News from Detroit

Urban redevelopment work leads to 12 new hires at Giffels Webster

Model D Sunday, June 14, 2015

Giffels Webster has begun taking on more private projects, such as urban redevelopments and residential construction, as it finally recovers from the Great Recession.

May development news round-up: Brush Park, power washing the DIA, and more

Sunday, June 14, 2015

May was a busy month for development news in Detroit. This will help catch you up.

May development news round-up: Brush Park, power washing the DIA, and more

Model D Monday, May 25, 2015

May was a busy month for development news in Detroit. This will help catch you up.

Detroit retailers to host pop-up market at Mackinac Policy Conference

Model D Monday, May 25, 2015

A handful of Detroit-based entrepreneurs will make their pitch for the importance of small business in the future of the city's economy at this week's Mackinac Policy Conference.

Lovio George adds staff as it grows with local PR work

Model D Monday, May 25, 2015

Lovio George Communications + Design has been around Midtown for a long time -- 33 years to be exact, long before the brand Midtown was ever dreamed up. And in that time, the boutique communications and design agency has made it mark with local work.

The Floyd Leg expands furniture offerings, sharpens brand

Model D Monday, May 25, 2015

The Floyd Leg made a name for itself last year when it raised six figures in a crowdfunding campaign to produce its invention, a versatile furniture leg. In 2015, the Corktown-based startup is expanding its product line and sharpening its brand.

Tour homes in two of Detroit's most iconic historic neighborhoods, Corktown and Palmer Woods

Model D Monday, May 25, 2015

This summer, historic homes in two of Detroit's most iconic neighborhoods, Palmer Woods and Corktown, will open to the public thanks to a concert series and a home and garden tour.

Policy Lab conference to tackle regional transit issues June 3-5 in Port Austin

After the Storm Monday, May 25, 2015

Bromberg & Associates finds the right words for growth in Hamtramck

Model D Monday, May 25, 2015

Its services include onsite telephonic and video remote interpreting, document translation, website localization, language training, relocation services, and bilingual staffing for more than 150 languages.

Corbe Company moves to Detroit from island off Washington coast

Model D Monday, May 25, 2015

Corbe Co. is a ceramics design studio specializing in making housewares and custom products. Ryan and Kaitlyn Lawless (partners in business and life) started it three years ago, not long after graduating college.

Corktown Farmers Market to celebrate grand opening May 21

Model D Monday, May 25, 2015

Endeavor report calls for focus on gazelle startups to spur job growth

Model D Monday, May 25, 2015

"Scaleups are a really important part of creating new jobs," says Mike Goodwin, project leader with Endeavor Insight. "They have the most potential for creating new jobs."

Inside La Palma Mediterranean Cuisine's expensive Midtown expansion

Model D Monday, May 25, 2015

Neighborhood Exchange, a new resource for Detroit communities, launches Thursday

Michigan Community Resources Monday, May 25, 2015

Key features of Neighborhood Exchange will include monthly features highlighting achievements in Detroit's neighborhoods, an events calendar of community happenings and volunteer opportunities throughout Detroit, a directory of neighborhood resources, and a discussion board for neighborhood issues.

New management company seeks to improve historic Virginia Park shopping center

Model D Monday, May 25, 2015

Virginia Park Shopping Plaza isn't your typical strip mall. Built in the 1960s, the 72,000-square-foot shopping center was dreamed up by a group of Virginia Park residents who wanted to create positive change in their neighborhood after the civil unrest of 1967.