New details of a massive $2.1-billion plan for four downtown Detroit developments that could create as many as 24,000 temporary and permanent jobs and transform the city skyline were unveiled Wednesday by businessman Dan Gilbert. Gilbert, founder of … Keep Reading…
Windsor may be joining a Detroit bid for a second Amazon.com headquarters in North America, a move that the Windsor Star called “a game-changer.”Moreover, in a new twist, there’s now a … Keep Reading…
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The median household income of Americans grew to an all-time high of $59,039 in 2016 according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released Sept. 12. That’s a 3.2 percent increase … Keep Reading…
Michigan’s overall labor force is shrinking, with a loss of 320,000 workers since 2000.That’s the finding of the nonpartisan Michigan League for Public Policy, which released a report on Labor … Keep Reading…
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The state of Michigan profited last year from trading shares of an automaker that isn’t even allowed to sell vehicles here.The state’s pension funds realized $22 million in gains on … Keep Reading…
On Wednesday, August 9, 2017, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, in partnership with the Oakland County Department of Economic Development & Community Affairs and Purchasing, will present a business … Keep Reading…
The University of Michigan’s one-of-a-kind research center for autonomous and connected vehicles is something like a practice field for Ford Motor Co.Inside that controlled environment, Ford runs drills that put … Keep Reading…
Join the Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce for speed networking over coffee on Friday, June 23, 2017 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am at the Rochester Community House, 816 Ludlow … Keep Reading…
Strategic Staffing Solutions in Detroit just celebrated its 25th anniversary this past year. When Founder Cindy Pasky first became a computer programmer in the 1970’s she quickly realized that technology … Keep Reading…
10 New Cars Debuts at Detroit Auto Show 2017. Auto Show Website – Click Here
Okay, so the 2017 Detroit Auto Show was kind of an endless parade of Toyota Camrys, boring crossovers and empty corporate patriotism. I didn’t care. I take the pictures and … Keep Reading…
Speaking at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit, key original iPod team member and Nest founder Tony Fadell explained why Detroit is such an ideal place to test autonomous … Keep Reading…
Credit and debit card chips have reduced fraud at traditional retailers, so scammers have moved online, plus other common holiday scams. By Beth Dalbey (Patch Staff) The Better Business Bureau … Keep Reading…
It can get you a lot of house Today we’re taking a look at four different properties in four different neighborhoods around Detroit. From a condo in Lafayette Park, a … Keep Reading…
A Birmingham teen raised more than $17,000 to purchase and install a greenhouse that will help Forgotten Harvest feed the hungry, but the effort also got him a step closer … Keep Reading…
American Girl is introducing its new, historical Detroit-inspired doll Saturday at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. The popular doll retailer spent two to three years researching and … Keep Reading…
The antithesis of the gas-guzzling Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise celebrating Detroit’s role in the development of the American automobile, the 2016 Sierra Club Green Cruise, will be held in Ferndale … Keep Reading…
City planning officials are on the hunt for designs to revive Detroit’s neighborhood main streets while hoping to ease bureaucratic hurdles that often stand in the way. Detroit this week … Keep Reading…
Eastern Market, already the largest historic public market district in the country, is looking to expand its footprint to more than five times its current size, roughly 250 acres, by … Keep Reading…
