▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁business es , ▁including ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁Techn ical ▁Center , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Detroit ▁Ar sen al , ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁T AC OM ▁Life ▁Cy cle ▁Management ▁Command ▁and ▁the ▁T ank ▁Autom ot ive ▁Research , ▁Development ▁and ▁Engineering ▁Center ▁( T AR DE C ), ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁Big ▁Boy ▁R estaur ants ▁International , ▁and ▁As set ▁Accept ance . ▁The ▁current ▁mayor ▁is ▁James ▁R . ▁F outs , ▁who ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁mayor al ▁term ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁Be eb e ' s ▁Corn ers , ▁the ▁original ▁settlement ▁in ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Warren , ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁M ound ▁Road ▁and ▁Chicago ▁Road ; ▁its ▁first ▁resident ▁was ▁Charles ▁Gro es beck . ▁ ▁Be eb e ' s ▁Corn ers ▁was ▁a ▁carriage ▁stop ▁between ▁Detroit ▁and ▁Ut ica , ▁and ▁included ▁a ▁dist illery , ▁mill , ▁ta vern , ▁and ▁trad ing ▁post . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁that ▁the ▁now - def unct ▁Warren ▁Township ▁was ▁organized ▁around ▁the ▁settlement , ▁first ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁H ick ory , ▁then ▁renamed ▁Ab a ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁and ▁finally ▁renamed ▁Warren ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁veter an , ▁and ▁front