Editing Livonia, Michigan (section)

==Economy==
{{wide image|LaurelParkPlace pano2a.jpg|800px|[[Laurel Park Place]], east entrance}}
In addition to its schools, colleges, churches, parks, recreation center, libraries and the St. Mary Mercy Hospital, Livonia also has commercial and industrial sectors, [[restaurant]]s and [[retail store]]s. [[Laurel Park Place]], an upscale fashion mall with 74 stores, was built in 1989 at 6&nbsp;Mile Road and Newburgh Road. [[Von Maur]] department store serve as the anchor.

The city previously featured two other malls which have since been dismantled. Wonderland Mall was the first, opening in 1959 and closing in 2003; it was replaced with a development called [[Wonderland Village]], anchored by [[Walmart]] and [[Target Corporation|Target]]. Livonia Mall was built to the north in 1964. It also closed in 2008 and was redeveloped as [[Livonia Marketplace]], featuring a second Walmart, along with [[Sears]] and [[Kohl's]]. The Sears store closed in 2020. Other [[big-box store]]s are located near Laurel Park Place.

Livonia is home to the [[Livonia Hockey Association]], the largest amateur hockey association in Michigan, as well as two-time state champions the Livonia Knights. The city also boasts the Livonia City Soccer Club, one of the largest soccer programs in the state, with 1,300 participants.

===Leading employers===
# [[Ford Motor Company]]
# [[Trinity Health (Livonia, Michigan)|Trinity Health]]
# [[Livonia Public Schools]]
# St. Mary Mercy Hospital
# NYX, Inc
# [[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF Automotive]]
# [[Schoolcraft College]]
# [[Roush Performance]]
# [[United Parcel Service]]
# Mastronardi Produce<ref>{{cite web|title=Leading Employers in Livonia (May 2017)|url=http://www.livonia.org/leading-employers-in-livonia|publisher=Livonia Chamber of Commerce|access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref>