While many Michigan’s urban cities’ economic recovery programs have gained momentum, there is concern those efforts may not be moving fast enough or are far enough along. Visibility is often a problem. Investors, entrepreneurs, community leaders, developers, builders and other critical stakeholders need to “see” incentives, in order to “seize” them, according to development experts […]
The Brush Street Historic District was once known as “Little Paris.” While some of homes in the neighborhood have been lovely restored and still support the nickname, in other sections once beautiful homes have been abandoned or are in disrepair. That’s changing. Developments are springing up. The most recent is a $1.8 million project by Detroit-based […]
It is an age-old question. How do you get people with money to invest in places where it is most needed? One answer is Opportunity Zones (OZs). They can help communities in Detroit and Flint grow and prosper. Part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts, the new economic development tool is designed to incentivize patient capital […]