The future of jobs, in many ways, is rooted in technology – the understanding of it, the use of it and the mastery of it. To that end, Mayor Mike Duggan’s Detroit at Work initiative recently announced the opening of applications for the inaugural ‘TechHire Bootcamp’ in partnership with Grand Circus, a downtown Detroit technology […]
Detroit has so many architectural gems, including skyscrapers, office towers and schools, so it is impressive when you see one of them being honored and converted into homes for current and future city residents. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Monday joined Banyan Investments in breaking ground on the $10 million renovation (Phase I and II) […]
In short order, a previously vacant lot in Detroit’s District 6 will turn into one of the largest residential and commercial developments in the Midtown area of the city. Developers will spend $77 million to bring more than 300 new residential units, 8,000 square feet of retail space and a one acre of public open […]
In another sign that Detroit’s economy is on the upswing, an auto supplier is investing in the city, bringing up to 700 jobs and building a massive manufacturing facility inside the city. Mayor Mike Duggan, Flex-N-Gate owner Shad Khan, along with state and local officials and community leaders today officially broke ground on the global […]
Pundits and agitators are trying to push Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan into installing a new pro-black business president and CEO at the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. following the resignation last month of Rodrick Miller. The implication is that the mayor has been pro-white corporate cozy in his attempts to kick start business investment and development. […]
Looking for a ride? The City of Detroit has got a deal for residents with the Detroit ID in a new partnership that will give ID holders up to $25 in credits and more. Lyft, a ride-sharing service, is joining more than 100 other businesses providing city services and benefits to Detroit ID holders. In a […]
A dramatic new partnership between the city of Detroit, four foundations, The Platform and Century Partners will bring $4 million in investment and redevelopment of more than 300 parcels within the beloved Fitzgerald neighborhood. Officials who announced the partnership Wednesday said “Fitzgerald Forward” as the plan is known will be one of the largest neighborhood […]
For Detroit residents, having an app to report everything from potholes to damaged street signs to broken lights has been a huge improvement in their quality of life, city officials say. For the past two years, Detroiters have had “City Hall in your pocket” through the Improve Detroit mobile app. The app, which launched in […]
After a terrorizing year when 130 homes in the Greenacres-Woodward community suffered invasions, dozens of residents formed a citizens band radio patrol back in 1987. It functions so well that the mayor of Detroit, several Detroit City Council members, the city clerk, police administrators and a hundred neighbors came to New Prospect Baptist Church to […]
One of the most important jobs in the city of Detroit may be its District Managers – they’re people who have a direct impact on the lives of residents and neighborhood strength. Mayor Mike Duggan recently announced the appointment of three new District Managers to the Department of Neighborhoods. Mayor Duggan created the Department of […]