Last Wednesday, JP Morgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon, and Detroit Mayor, Mike Duggan made a presentation at Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute on Politics, “Investing in Detroit” about rebuilding Michigan’s biggest … Keep Reading…
In an effort to attract and connect more mobility-focused startups and other emerging high-tech, automotive-focused companies, the Detroit Regional Chamber, Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) and WeWork announced today the … Keep Reading…
The Kresge Foundation and the Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation today announce new funding to launch a comprehensive plan and campaign to increase postsecondary education attainment in Southeast Michigan. The $450,000 … Keep Reading…
Why work this summer as a golf shop attendant just anywhere when you can work as a golf shop attendant at a 120-year old course built on a battleground where … Keep Reading…
People’s Restaurant Equipment Company, a 100-year old business located near Eastern Market on Gratiot Avenue, is among the 25 established Detroit businesses receiving Motor City Re-Store grants today from the … Keep Reading…
Timmons delivers keynote address emphasizing the future of manufacturing and seeking to inspire next generation of manufacturers in America The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) joined Governor Rick Snyder to … Keep Reading…
Art Van Elslander, founder of the Michigan-based retail-giant Art Van Furniture, has died at the age of 87, company officials announced on Monday.Elslander was born in 1930 as the son of … Keep Reading…
A new 20-story residential high-rise overlooking Comerica Park is in the works, according to Crain’s Detroit. The business site was unable to get a comment from Olympia Development. However, it said four … Keep Reading…
Let the truck wars begin.Chevrolet unveiled its much-hyped 2019 Silverado pickup truck Saturday night at Eastern Market, kicking off a trio of truck reveals expected at the Detroit auto show.Weighing … Keep Reading…
Snapping a photo of $2-million-plus Bugatti Chiron, Steven Bearden couldn’t get enough of the bevy of super-luxury cars herded into a ballroom Saturday night at Cobo Center. “I feel like … Keep Reading…
DTE Electric Company, Michigan’s largest electric utility, uses a simple rhetorical device to explain the impact of solar and wind energy. But one expert says it misleads people by making … Keep Reading…
The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) announced today the winners of the 30th annual poster contest – a creative competition that drew 825 entries from 68 schools. Open to … Keep Reading…
Southfield-based Colliers International Group Inc., a global commercial real estate services firm, has brokered the move of automotive supplier Botaz Centre to a 40,000-square-foot headquarters facility at 1099 Chicago Rd. … Keep Reading…
Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock Detroit has acquired another downtown office building and parking garage.The company announced Monday that it purchased the 27-story Buhl Building located near the corner of Griswold and … Keep Reading…
The average cost of treating an auto accident injury in Michigan tripled over the last decade and is now more than five times the cost in the next most-expensive state. … Keep Reading…
Go on, touch the robot.That’s what engineering manager Tom Borro told every worker at an auto supplier factory to do when the first of six “collaborative” robots arrived last year. The … Keep Reading…
A national business magazine now has Detroit in the running — in the top five — for Amazon.com’s second headquarters.”We are hot,” Renee Monforton, the marketing director for VisitDetroit.com, said Monday. “We … Keep Reading…
Thursday marks the deadline for cities seeking Amazon’s new second headquarters to submit their proposals. The city that Amazon chooses will see up to 50,000 new jobs and several billion … Keep Reading…
As Mark Twain might have said, reports of the death of the Gordie Howe International Bridge have been greatly exaggerated.Word that Canada last month granted the Moroun family a permit … Keep Reading…
Organizations are generally led by a predictable C-suite of traditional roles with traditional responsibilities. The chief executive officer reads reports from her chief financial officer about the work of the chief … Keep Reading…