Reputation: Elephant in the room that cost Detroit Amazon bid

Reputation: Elephant in the room that cost Detroit Amazon bid

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, […]

‘Michigan Matters’ Focus: Dan Gilbert’s Motor City vision plus, affordable housing

‘Michigan Matters’ Focus: Dan Gilbert’s Motor City vision plus, affordable housing

Dan Gilbert has spent well over $3 billion on buildings in the Motor City the past several years, with bigger plans ahead. That from Matt Cullen principal of Gilbert’s Rock Ventures who appeared with Carol Cain, senior producer and host of CBS Channel 62’s “Michigan Matters,” who talked about the game plan. Matt Cullen, principal […]

Wayne County Administration Considering New Jail Site Proposal

Wayne County Administration Considering New Jail Site Proposal

As downtown Detroit’s landscape continuously evolves, a new proposal between Wayne County and Rock Ventures is creating significant buzz among county officials, residents and business owners around the area. Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans is now reviewing Rock Venture’s proposal to build a criminal justice center and use the jail site as a “welcoming […]

New jobs, new investments, new housing development? Yes, this is the new Detroit

New jobs, new investments, new housing development? Yes, this is the new Detroit

You know when Detroit’s Mayor Mike Duggan describes the past seven days of his tenure in the city as “remarkable,” that something significant has happened. Was it the $100 million investment in a residential development in Brush Park? Perhaps it was a Fortune 200 company bringing its global headquarters to Detroit. Oh, and the Detroit Promise announced […]

Ally Detroit Center brings 1,500 jobs downtown

Ally Detroit Center brings 1,500 jobs downtown

Mayor Mike Duggan remembers when tall buildings around his new office at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center were filled with empty floors. It was early in his first year after being elected, and surveying the land left him feeling challenged. Today he’s thankful corporations have begun filling the towers downtown. “This is a day I […]