WNEM TO OPEN DOWNTOWN FLINT OFFICE

(FLINT, MI—SEPTEMBER 18, 2007) Uptown Developments in cooperation with Uptown Reinvestment Corporation announced today that WNEM TV 5 will open offices in downtown Flint. WNEM will occupy the ground floor of the Wade Trim Building on Saginaw Street. The announcement of the development of the Wade Trim Building was made earlier this summer.

"We are very pleased with WNEM’s decision to come to downtown Flint," said Ridgeway White. "Their presence will help to animate the downtown landscape and bring a special media presence to our efforts to make a dramatic impact on the downtown scene."

WNEM has signed a 10-year lease for the facility and plans to have 4-6 employees at the new location. "We will have news and sales departments in downtown Flint," said Al Blinke Vice President and General Manager of WNEM. "People will be able to walk by our studios and watch our broadcasts in process through large windows facing Saginaw Street. With all the excitement and development going on in downtown Flint, we think it’s a great opportunity for our station and an opportunity to support the redevelopment of Flint."

Construction of the studio will commence with the development of the Wade Trim Building currently underway. Uptown Developments estimates the entire Wade Trim Building project will cost $8 million and anticipates completion in late 2008.

"We have reached another milestone in the redevelopment of the downtown community," said Tim Herman, Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce CEO and Chairman of the Uptown Reinvestment Board of Directors. "Downtown Flint will be part of the world of electronic media and I think we can look forward to some interesting events in the plaza of WNEM’s offices."