Assad Turfe honored for his promotion to Wayne County deputy executive

March 24th, 20231 DEARBORN — A celebratory dinner took place last Thursday, March 16 at La Pita in Dearborn to honor Assad Turfe and his recent promotion to deputy county executive of Wayne County. Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans promoted Turfe to the position last September, following his 20 years of service for Wayne County. He began his...

New report shows immigrants contribute significantly to Wayne County’s economy

October 18th, 20190 Detroit — New research from New American Economy (NAE), in partnership with the office of the Wayne County executive and Wayne United, reveals that immigrants contributed more than $10.5 billion to Wayne County’s GDP in 2017. In addition to their financial contributions, including $430.5 million to Social Security and $110.6...