News from Detroit

Famed Pinkerton detective agency opens downtown Detroit office

Model D Sunday, February 07, 2016

The famed Pinkerton detective agency has opened an office in downtown Detroit that will serve as the headquarters for its Michigan operations.

Inventev halfway to raising $1.5M seed round for commercial truck tech

Model D Sunday, February 07, 2016

Inventev recently landed a $500,000 federal grant, which represents a large chunk of the TechTown-based startup's upcoming seed round.

Downtown loses clothing boutique to North End

Model D Sunday, February 07, 2016

Formerly located in the Harmonie Park/Paradise Valley neighborhood, Zarkpa's left downtown because of rising rents. Unfazed, the boutique is optimistic about its future in the North End.

Detroit startup Castle kicks off first month at Y Combinator

Model D Sunday, February 07, 2016

Castle is making waves at Y Combinator, the granddaddy of all tech startup acclerators.

North Corktown rental to feature homage to legendary teachers union leader

Model D Sunday, January 24, 2016

Amid strife between local teachers and the Detroit Public Schools, a mural of a legendary teachers union leader Mary Ellen Riordan is unveiled in North Corktown.

Motor City Muckraker shifts focus to education in 2016

Model D Sunday, January 24, 2016

Last year, Motor City Muckraker's Steve Neavling focused his attention on the struggles of the Detroit Fire Department to great effect. This year he's turning his attention to education in Detroit.

Girls With Guts founder grows nonprofit into full-time job

Model D Sunday, January 24, 2016

Jackie Zimmerman helped launch Girls With Guts in 2012 with the idea of helping women battling Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Today her side project has turned into her full-time job.

Boots on the Ground puts veterans to work making boots in Detroit

Model D Sunday, January 24, 2016

"We don't want to just pay a living wage. We imagine what it means to wage a living."

Placemaking projects seek to re-energize struggling section of Michigan Avenue

Model D Sunday, January 24, 2016

Organizers hope efforts like the installation of bike racks and the painting of murals will help breath life into a struggling commercial section of Michigan Avenue.

Detroit Denim Co. moving out of Corktown's Ponyride and into bigger digs on riverfront

Model D Sunday, January 24, 2016

The move will allow the 5-year-old company to triple its production of jeans.

Crafting high-quality stories propels Final5's growth

Model D Sunday, January 24, 2016

Matt Dibble, the founder of Final5, has learned a lot in the five years since launching his creative agency, first and foremost that the biggest successes come when his clients better connect with their community through stories.

20 Detroit-based projects named finalists for Knight Cities Challenge

Model D Sunday, January 24, 2016

Twenty of the 158 Knight Cities Challenge finalists are Detroit-based projects. The winners will be announced later this spring.

Electronic music legends Kraftwerk to headline 2016 Movement festival

Model D Sunday, January 24, 2016

Kraftwerk has never played Movement, which is celebrating its 10^th anniversary this summer, though they've performed in Detroit sporadically over the last 35 years.

2016 will be a year of big improvements to Detroit's cycling infrastructure

Model D Saturday, January 09, 2016

A new report released by the Detroit Greenways Coalition highlights five bike and trail projects that the bike and pedestrian advocacy group is most looking forward to in 2016.

Bareo's mobile inventory app targets small food businesses

Model D Saturday, January 09, 2016

Karren Timmermann identified the need for a food inventory app when trying to launch her own salsa company.

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