Creating places across Michigan where people want to live and work
Michigan needs to think about how it is going to create regions and vibrant central cities where college-educated individuals want to live and work.
Mackinac pipeline crossing may have new life after lame duck legislation calls for Enbridge...
With just a few weeks before former Gov. Rick Snyder's term ended, the State of Michigan established a three-member Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority.
International teams are working toward prize focused on sustainable solutions
A competition with nine teams formed with international members are organizing, hoping their innovations will result in a sustainable future.
The Beauty of Differences
Decades after the diversity and inclusion movement took hold, there are both successes and challenges to consider.
Making An Impact
Nonprofits contend with new funding methods, succession planning, collaboration.
Metro Detroit businessman pens book to help career-minded kids, boost literacy
Choosing your career is one of the most exciting and challenging things a person can do – whether they want to work in business, teach at a school or serve as a lawyer, it...
Entrepreneur comes up with new way to sell, track ticket sales
If Jennyfer Crawford sees a problem, she is just the kind of small-business owner and proponent to come up with a solution.
Floyd takes a simple table leg and has turned it into a growing furniture...
The founders of Floyd, an innovative furniture company are proud to call Detroit home. Here’s why.
Need a quick meeting space? Try one of these new hotels
Metro Detroit is enjoying what some describe as a mini-hotel boom.
Volunteers find it easy to share holiday cheer with the Salvation Army
At the holidays, many companies get together for a holiday party and to share the cheer of an approaching new year. Many also add a time to give back, and that is exactly what...
Bedrock breaks ground on Monroe Blocks, adding 1.4M square feet of office, retail, residential...
December has been a banner month for Detroit development – its neighborhoods got a $35 million investment from seven companies, and Bedrock broke ground on its 1.4 million square-foot Monroe Blocks project situated on...
Detroit welcomes two new hotels: The Element Detroit at the Metropolitan and the Shinola...
In another whirlwind week of development news for Detroit’s downtown, two signature hotels with meeting spaces, restaurants and bars have opened in the core area along the Woodward corridor – the Shinola Hotel and...
Nuspire Hires Joseph Breen as Chief Revenue Officer
Nuspire, a state-of-the-science Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) for some of the largest and most distinctive companies around the world, announced today that it has hired Joseph Breen as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
Detroit Popcorn Company prepares to celebrate its 95th anniversary
Much like Faygo, Better Made or Sanders, there are companies that symbolize Detroit and have fed generations of Metro Detroiters. That list includes Detroit Popcorn Company, which is celebrating its 95th anniversary.
The Redford-based company...
Health care system offers program for non-clinical staff to become nurse assistants
Like many employers these days, Henry Ford Health System had a problem that needed a solution. The health care organization was looking for more nurse assistants, and there just wasn’t enough job candidates to...
Grocer Nino Salvaggio slated to open fourth location with more to-go items and artisan...
Kirk Taylor, president OF Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace, has learned one thing for sure in his time with the premiere grocer: The customer is always right.
That means when the company was ready to opened...
City and business partners announce $35M corporate commitment to Detroit neighborhoods
Through a major funding boost from seven companies, Detroit’s neighborhoods will receive a record-setting $35 million.
Thompson-Sandy ‘honored’ to fill executive board roles helping Michigan seniors and children
Samaritas President Vickie Thompson-Sandy become President-Elect of the Board of Directors for the Michigan Federation for Children and Families, where she served as Vice President of the Board of Directors, and also has became...
ITC’s Linda Apsey joins the Nature Conservancy’s Michigan Board of Trustees
The Nature Conservancy is proud to welcome Linda Apsey of Novi to its Michigan Board of Trustees. “Linda brings a smart, disciplined approach to her industry, which we value strongly in the business of...
DoubleTree by Hilton debuts new hotel in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
After undergoing a multi-year, complete renovation, the brand-new DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomfield Hills Detroit will open its doors to the public in mid-to-late December 2018. The hotel is owned by the Zaid Elia, CEO...
