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 […]
LinkedIn has signed a lease on the historic Sanders building at 1523 Woodward Ave. Renovations are underway and it expects to move in next year. The Sanders building is owned by Bedrock, which purchased it in 2016. Last August LinkedIn opened its first U.S. office in 10 years in Detroit in a temporary space. In […]
The elephant in the room that kept Detroit out of the top 20 cities angling for the Amazon headquarters was simply the city’s reputation. So says Dan Gilbert., Quicken Loans founder and chairman. The accepted view is Detroit did not make Amazon’s next round because of its lack of talent and transportation. Not so fast, […]