Participating as developers, or construction partners and bringing more than $1.2 billion in potential new investments and jobs to the city, minority-owned businesses have been an important part of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation’s (DEGC) success over the last two years.Marvin Beatty and James Jenkins are both involved in the largest...
Detroit is reinventing itself and the way businesses operate in the city.
A new business model in Detroit appears to be pop-up businesses which are springing up in key areas, including Midtown, Corktown and the Villages. The emergence and success of pop-ups will be discussed Thursday, Feb. 28, during the Detroit Policy...
March 11 has been announced as the official deadline for the city to appeal Governor Snyder's declaration that Detroit is in a financial emergency.
The governor's latest announcement is one that could lead to the appointment of an emergency financial manager. Not everyone in the city wants to see that happen, and some plan to...
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AT&T wrapped up its 28 Days Black History Month campaign at the Millennium Centre in Southfield February 27. It was free and open to the public and featured a live performance from singer/songwriter Elle Varner. The campaign, hosted by comedian, television/radio personality Rickey Smiley, kicked off in Washington D.C...
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder today declared a financial emergency in Detroit, the climax of the fiscal crisis that has engulfed Detroit.Snyder speaking during a live broadcast town hall meeting on the campus of Wayne State University said it is time for people to come together and get the city from its current economic malaise.Snyder said he already...
As the possibility of an emergency financial manager looms over the city, Detroiters have taken to social media to suggest potential candidates.
Lately, the Twitter world has been a buzz with residents throwing out the names of individuals they only wish would be sent to take over the local government.
Some of the...
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The weekend is here! Need something to do? Here’s a list of things to get into this weekend in and around Detroit.
Recruit Detroit Alumni Only Career Fair
Cobo Arena
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Whether you're looking to network or for a new career in finance, investment banking, marketing, technology,...
Will Detroit get an emergency financial manager?
That question might be answered sooner than previously expected.
Mayor Dave Bing has announced that Governor Rick Snyder will come to Detroit on Friday, Mar. 1 to respond to the city's current financial situation.
It is expected that Snyder will reveal whether or not...
According to the Detroit Financial Review Team, Detroit’s financial situation is so grave that there is an expected cumulative deficit in excess of $100 million by June if no financial countermeasures are adopted to stop the depletion of cash.The anticipated unanimous report from the six-member review board created under Public Act 72 of 1990...
AT&T wrapped up its 28 Days Black History Month campaign at the Millennium Centre in Southfield last night. It was free and open to the public and featured a live performance from singer/songwriter Elle Varner. The campaign, hosted by comedian, television/radio personality Rickey Smiley, kicked off in Washington D.C and made stops in Raleigh,...
