Now is usually about the time that we all start lining up for ice cream cones at our local shop to beat the heat. However, COVID-19 has made that impossible, at least for the time being. Annoying as that may be, there are many people far more impacted by the disease than not getting ice […]
The TechTown Stabilization Fund (TTSF) closed with 347 grantees receiving a total of $575,000 in funding – adding to the 350 small businesses previously funded by TechTown’s Detroit Small Business Stabilization Fund. Together, the two funds funneled approximately $1.2 million into local small businesses in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The New Economy Initiative (NEI) donated $500,000 to enable TechTown to support local businesses […]
Thanks to COVID-19 a walk down the streets of Detroit is almost like a scene out of Omega Man, a city seemingly devoid of people. However, just because you don’t see the people doesn’t mean the heart of the city has stopped. A video called Love Detroit was the vision of Billy Strawter Jr., founder […]
The world under COVID-19 is almost like the second act of a horror movie, where everyone is nervous the monster might be around every corner. Farmington Hills-based tech solutions company, Kyyba Innovations, has developed an app called weTrace, which may shine a light on where the monster disease is lurking. The app, now in beta […]
Recognizing Detroit as one of the hardest-hit COVID-19 regions in the U.S., and to help its neighboring communities most impacted by the virus, Amazon has donated $100,000 to Forgotten Harvest. The donation will provide more than 400,000 healthy, nutritious meals to those in need – specifically those struggling the most as a result of the […]
Many renters currently living in Detroit are looking to get out, and many of those looking to come into the region are looking outside the city. That’s the word from Apartment List’s 2020 Migration Report, which analyzes the metros people are looking to call their new home. According to the organization’s data, 46.8 percent of […]
Forgotten Harvest will distribute food at the following locations in Southeast Michigan this week. “Now more than ever, it’s vital that Forgotten Harvest is there to support the communities in need given the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Kirk Mayes, CEO and president of Forgotten Harvest. “We are increasing our food distribution site locations in order to […]
Tel K. Ganesan, founder and executive chairman of Farmington Hills-based Kyyba, has set up a “PPE swat team” that is searching the world for ways to bring personal protection equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to Michigan. Suppliers in Australia, Brazil, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Mexico and Canada have already been contacted, and […]
Two months ago, you may have thought PPE was some annoying internet slang. Now we all know it stands for Personal Protection Equipment, and hospital employees are at risk because of a shortage as they fight the coronavirus. Unique Fabricating Inc. in Auburn Hills quickly stepped and is now producing an average of 30,000 face […]
With entertainment and restaurants shutdown, downtown Detroit is almost empty. Auto plants have come to a halt. Throughout the region residents are bouncing off the walls from social distancing. The coronavirus has left its mark on Detroit, and small businesses across the region are nervous. Calling on their Motor City determination. small businesses are working […]