Chris Casteel became an amputee after a motorcycle accident in 1988. He then worked in manufacturing until he was let go in 2002. If that were the end of the story it would be pretty depressing. After that he went to Eastern Michigan University and earned his master’s degree. If that were the end of […]
The City of Flint and its potential for development was on the discussion table in Detroit Sunday as talk show host Mark S. Lee and editors of TheHUBmet with Metro Community Development CEO Brian Glowiak to discuss the more than $250 million in new investments and related small-business growth in the city. Glowiak was a […]
Jobs would be easier to find and get to if job posters and job seekers’ needs were better aligned. That’s the findings of a new report that studied nearly 260 workforce and related service providers. The report, produced for the McGregor Fund and released by the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan (WIN), found that approximately half […]
Thirty-two years ago Dawn Sanford found herself pregnant and needing not only money, but a career. While that was a start of her happy family, it was also the beginning of a dream. Despite having no inclination to ever become a barber, she graduated from the Michigan Barber College and took up a chair at […]
Bank of America employees recently turned volunteers to spend a day giving Walter Meyers Nursery in Rouge Park some TLC. With the help of Greening of Detroit and American Forests, they cleaned the area to show some old-fashioned civic pride. The volunteer work was part of a larger, on-going effort of the two nonprofits to […]
Street food like hotdogs, lamb sliders, and fried cod sandwiches may sound good, but being serving them in concert with healthy juice bar seems odd. These two restaurants, Street Cuisine and Ocean’s Fresh Juice Bar, which opened next to each other on the same day, are owned by Ari Shah. The two restaurants are located […]
“These kids are going to ruin the world when they inherit it.” That sentiment has been around as long as there has been a next generation. It was said about me, and probably you, and it is never really all that true. Even the firmest believers that the upcoming generation will be the doom of […]
From homelessness to finding a job and a future Ms. Johnson has followed the path of Sankofa thanks to Neighborhood Legal Services Michigan (NLSM). The Sankofa bird, with its head turned backwards and its feet facing forward, is a symbol in African-American and African Diaspora art. It represents the need to reflect on the past […]
It is an age-old question. How do you get people with money to invest in places where it is most needed? One answer is Opportunity Zones (OZs). They can help communities in Detroit and Flint grow and prosper. Part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts, the new economic development tool is designed to incentivize patient capital […]
As a healthcare leader and employer of more than 33,000 employees, many would assume that Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) must actively minimize, if not eliminate, risks whenever possible. Nevertheless, Robert G. Riney, president of healthcare operations and chief operating officer at HFHS, says eliminating the requirement that job applicants state whether they’ve been convicted […]