Comcast awards $1 million to 100 BIPOC small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park

Comcast awards $1 million to 100 BIPOC small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park

Comcast has awarded $1 million in grants to 100 Black, Indigenous and People of Color- (BIPOC) owned small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park. Awards also went to 84 additional businesses across Michigan. Detroit was one of five cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Houston and Philadelphia, selected to award $10,000 grants to 100 local businesses […]

$10,000 grants from Comcast Rise available for Detroit BIPOC-owned small businesses hit by COVID

$10,000 grants from Comcast Rise available for Detroit BIPOC-owned small businesses hit by COVID

The Comcast Rise Investment Fund has $10,000 grants available to help Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned, small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park hit hard by COVID-19. Beginning Monday, March 1 and running through Sunday, March 14, eligible businesses can apply for a $10,000 grant at www.comcastrise.com. A total of 100 grants totaling $1 million will […]

Comcast surprises 150 low-income veterans, 100 youth with free laptops

Comcast surprises 150 low-income veterans, 100 youth with free laptops

For many low-income veterans and families the digital divide has been as wide as trying to traverse the Grand Canyon. For some that has changed. On August 15 Comcast surprised 150 low-income veterans with free laptops and announced a $25,000 grant to Southwest Solutions for a mobile computer lab and WiFi access points at its Piquette […]

Corktown businesses form Project Green Light commercial corridor to create safer neighborhood

Corktown businesses form Project Green Light commercial corridor to create safer neighborhood

A half-dozen of Corktown’s most well-known establishments along Michigan Avenue have joined together to create the Detroit Police Department’s second Project Green Light Commercial Corridor. The partners, located in Detroit’s oldest neighborhood, include the new Detroit Police Athletic League headquarters, McShane’s Irish Pub, Detroit Institute of Bagels, Ottava Via, Brooklyn Street Local and PJ’s Lager […]

Comcast to offer services to Highland Park residents

Comcast to offer services to Highland Park residents

Comcast is coming to Highland Park. The internet provider has acquired MIcom, the city’s cable system, and expects to begin offering Xfinity residential and Comcast Business services in the coming weeks. Highland Park residents and businesses will have access to Comcast’s full suite of Xfinity products and services, including the X1 video platform, which provides […]

SmartOffice from Comcast lets small, mid-size businesses monitor locations

SmartOffice from Comcast lets small, mid-size businesses monitor locations

A new product from Comcast is giving small- and mid-size businesses the green light to monitor their businesses remotely and on-site and keep them safer. SmartOffice, which provides 24-hour video surveillance, lets businesses record, store, access, and share surveillance video 24×7. It also provides secure cloud storage and instant access via mobile devices and has […]

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