You’ve seen them and sometimes turned your head in disgust as you walked by. Empty Detroit storefronts – sometimes with posters in the windows and sometimes all you see is just dirty windows. No matter what, they’re ugly. Well, the City of Detroit’s Planning and Development Department has a plan to use local talent to […]
Tata Technologies will move it North American headquarters from Novi to the formerly empty 147,000-square-foot, Albert Kahn-designed building on Cass Avenue and York Street. The building, located in Detroit’s TechTown neighborhood, will undergo a complete rehabilitation to accommodate more than 150 Tata Technologies employees. Tata Technologies is a global engineering, consulting company. “North America is […]
It’s no secret Detroit’s neighborhoods need more businesses if they are going to reach their full potential and contribute fully to the city’s ongoing revitalization. With that in mind, the City of Detroit will create seven new deputy district managers for business, one in each City Council District. Their goal will be to build and […]
Something was calling Jay Rayford back to the city after living in different states for several years. Even with a professional job in electrical engineering, he had to return home. Social Sushi – a pop-up that brought sushi to various social and networking events – was Rayford’s gift to Detroit. The business went on to […]
Straight off of his widely lauded speech at the Mackinac Policy Conference in which he highlighted the need for affordable housing, Mayor Mike Duggan, Midtown Detroit representatives and local architects came together to announced a new housing project in the city with 25 percent affordable units. On Friday, Mayor Duggan announced the developers and design […]