I bet they moved because it was cheaper to do business in Southfield [[i.e. insurance).

I doubt this move was motivated to be perceived as "making it". It doesn't make sense as a motive when you look at the demographics of his customer base. Their clientele seemed to be perfectly happy supporting the business where it was already located [[and the customer would probably prefer to support a business that is located in the city, whether or not she lives in the city herself).