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Detroit and the Metro area are the hub for innovation – for more than a century, businesses here have not only “put the world on wheels,” but they have brought new technologies to a variety of sectors, according to Pegasystems Inc. Pegasystems brought more than 400 people together recently at...

  UA and Quicken Loans recently announced the program, making Quicken Loans and its family of companies the program’s anchor employer in Detroit. This unique High School Internship Program aims to expand students’ opportunities and develop meaningful work experiences during their senior year of high school. Beginning with a pilot group...

After he graduated from Detroit’s College for Creative Studies, Tim Flattery went to Hollywood, a place where his wildest dreams came true as he became a well-known concept designer. Recently, after 28 years in the business, Flattery is coming home to help other dreamers and artists like him create an...

Ten years ago, Ellis Island Tea was just an idea that Nailah Ellis-Brown had, picturing what it might be like to have an iced tea company and watch it grow. Fast forward to 2018, and Ellis-Brown has product in more than 1,500 stores nationwide. She has her own production facility....

Detroit is becoming known as a restaurant hot spot with plenty of young chefs who are winning prestigious awards and making names for themselves. But did you also know that Detroit’s restaurant scene also is one of the most affordable? WalletHub recently named Detroit the No. 2 most affordable foodie...

Moving the Motor City and beyond is taking on a new dimension with the addition of connected and autonomous vehicles. That is why this unique industry is celebrating and highlighting their work through Mobility Week Detroit. Mobility Week Detroit, which takes place Oct. 7-13, includes six events in Metro Detroit....

Looking for some interesting dining companions while eating some iconic Buddy’s Pizza? Then look no further than its newest location inside the Detroit Zoo. This month, Buddy’s opened a 5,200-square-foot restaurant with 163 seats near the Zoo’s historic Horace H. Rackham Memorial Fountain. This is Buddy’s 13th location in Michigan,...

Will Branch is an international foodie – he’s cooked in kitchens from New York, eaten his way through the charcuterie of Paris and he founded a sausage company in Detroit. As of this month, September 2018, Corridor Sausage Co. products can now be found in 126 Kroger locations across Michigan....

Mental health in the workplace is one of those topics that may seem too controversial to discuss in the office – but there has never been a better time to tackle this important issue, workplace experts say. One company, Detroit Labs, is going full out on the conversation around mental...

Some 25 years ago, Jenenne Whitfield took a wrong turn while she was driving through Detroit. And, as the poet Robert Frost said, it has made all the difference. Whitfield, then enjoying a successful career in banking, came across a place called the Heidelberg Project and she was intrigued with...

Some important information to know about longtime journalist Joe Grimm is this: He’s a busy author, an active professor and his favorite flavor of Faygo is Rock & Rye. Why is that last detail important? Because Grimm and Wayne State University Press soon will release his latest writing effort, “The...

Nine years ago, Will Branch and Zachary Klein started making artisan sausage, learning about the art and science of the food business along the way. Now, in the largest account acquisition yet, Corridor Sausage Company’s products are now available in Kroger stores across Michigan. It’s a big move for the...

One of the most difficult things sometimes when you launch a new business is finding your tribe – the people who understand what you’re going through and offer advice, suggestions and sympathy. Jennyfer Crawford understands that. She has built a brand and a business through helping small-business owners find their...

  Thanks to the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest, Metro Detroit soon will have a new tasting room featuring hand-crafted Tequila and Mezcal via Toma Detroit. Toma Detroit in August won the $50,000 top prize in the 2018 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest presented by Bedrock. The annual contest supports brick and mortar...

  What happens when you bring more than 200 women together – mostly women who are mothers in one way or another – to talk about how to thrive in and beyond motherhood? You have a lively summit, thanks to Mother Honestly. Detroit-based Mother Honestly, a think tank and platform for...

  Want to know something about Detroit, the city’s current events or its history? Then tune into Podcast Detroit. Podcast Detroit, a metro Detroit based podcasting network of nearly 100 shows on a variety of topics, views and opinions, recently opened another Detroit studio located in the new Detroit Shipping Company...

She was the Queen of Soul but to Michigan residents of all ages, Aretha Franklin also was the woman they saw at local restaurants, bars and music venues throughout her life. That is why Detroit is working hard to create a tribute to Franklin in the wake of her recent...

Photos by Thanin Viriyaki Photography If you want to stand out among your competitors – whether it is other companies, offices or even homes – sometimes, you’ve got to get a little weird. That is the idea behind Metro Detroit’s first Weird Homes Tour, which debuts this Saturday, August 25. Attendees can...

Because he first trained to be a teacher, it makes sense that Josef Bastian became an author and storyteller specializing in young adult books. As a father of four, he especially wanted to write stories that young males could relate to and enjoy. That is why his latest work, “Excerpts...

When Dan Baxter heard about Detroit’s Dr. Ossian Sweet and his monumental “trial of the century,” Baxter was a young man living in the very house on the city’s east side where the 1925 shooting that made Dr. Sweet a household name happened. As Baxter researched Dr. Sweet’s story of...