The Detroit City Council’s approval of a land swamp and other steps gave the green light to the new $2.5 million Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Jeep Assembly Plant and an upgrade to its Jefferson North Assembly Plant. The project is expected to bring a total of 4,950 new middle class union to the city. The Jeep plant on Mack Ave. […]
Detroit’s median household income was on an upward climb in 2017, but the poverty rate stayed pretty much the same and much work needs to be done to move that needle. Nearly 35 percent of Detroiters are still living in poverty. While that’s down 1.2 percent from 2016, Detroit still remains the poorest city in […]
The future for Detroiters and the city’s employers just got brighter. We all know Detroit’s long-term growth depends on creating jobs and preparing residents to do them. A $1 million investment by Quicken Loans and Bedrock in the Breithaupt Career and Technical Center will help do that. Breithaupt offers many technology-based, hand-on education options in […]
Flex-N-Gate Detroit is ready to hire for more than 400 jobs, ranging from hourly workers to management positions. The company will partner with Detroit at Work to train Detroiters for the new positions and has committed to hiring Detroiters first. When it reaches capacity over the next three year it will provide up to 700 new […]
The technology boom has hit Detroit hard, and we are all the better for it. Coders, developers, and techies of all sorts are finding vibrant career opportunities in the heart of the Motor City. Skills that many college students might take to cities like San Francisco or New York upon graduation are now finding a […]