News from Detroit

Royal Oak's Black the Salon to open second location in Corktown

Model D Sunday, April 19, 2015

Work is underway on the storefront at 2117 Michigan Ave., where owner Jeph Wright plans to offer the same range of services as his Royal Oak salon.

Social entrepreneur turns old houses into new furniture business, Owen & Abbey

Model D Sunday, April 19, 2015

Owen & Abbey makes tables and an assortment of home furnishings from wood reclaimed from deconstructed homes in Detroit and Pontiac.

Attorneys chase literary dreams with Publishing313

Model D Sunday, April 05, 2015

The venture aims to publish the work local authors across Detroit and will begin accepting submissions this spring. The founders hope to print those works and make them available in local bookstores by the summer.

Corktown Inn to become 'Trumbull & Porter' as details and renderings emerge for boutique hotel rehab

Model D Sunday, April 05, 2015

Since we last reported on plans to update the Corktown Inn, new plans have emerged. This summer, the hotel will become Trumbull & Porter and will "reflect an honest version of Detroit and what it has to offer to the world."

Global Alliance Solutions turns life's lemons into new business

Model D Sunday, April 05, 2015

Global Alliance Solutions provides comprehensive diversity training to employees and members of management on unconscious bias as it relates to employment decisions.

March Development News round-up

Model D Sunday, April 05, 2015

It's been another busy month for development news in the city. Let's catch up on some of the biggest stories from the past four weeks.

Metropolis bicycle shop to open in Corktown

Model D Sunday, April 05, 2015

The bike stock at Metropolis will be roughly 95 percent new with an emphasis on commuter cycles from manufacturers like Bianchi and Raleigh. Customers can expect bikes that fall anywhere within a $200 to $2,000 price range.

New commercial real estate tours to connect small businesses with storefronts throughout Detroit

Model D Sunday, April 05, 2015

It's called Open Shop, and the series of commercial real estate tours is a way for Build and DXF to play matchmakers between new businesses and area landlords and property owners.

The Christman Co opens stunning office in the Fisher Building, a structure it helped build

Model D Sunday, April 05, 2015

The Christman Co is back in Detroit, working once again on the famous skyline it helped build nearly a century ago.

Tomo Coffee Co brings cold-brew coffee via tricycle cart

Model D Sunday, April 05, 2015

A group of young entrepreneurs are working to bring cold brew coffee to Detroit via tricycle this summer with a new company, Tomo Coffee Co.

WDET to produce its first podcast, 'The Beginning of the End"

WDET 101.9 FM Sunday, April 05, 2015

WDET 101.9 FM is joining the podcast craze with "The Beginning of the End," a bi-weekly production hosted by Alex Trajano "featuring people who feel the winds of change blowing (and messing with their lives)."

$500K Skillman grant will help connect 5,000 Detroit kids with summer jobs

Model D Sunday, April 05, 2015

Grow Young Detroit Talent is a collaboration between local employers and the city of Detroit, led by Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration. It aims to connect 5,000 14-to-24-year-olds with jobs this summer.

Better living through transit: Detroit firm seeks to improve public transportation throughout region

Model D Sunday, April 05, 2015

A Detroit-based transit firm is looking to produce a series of seven videos that demonstrate just how easy, beneficial, and indispensable public transit is in other metropolitan regions across the country.

BUILD partners with Etsy to offer craft entrepreneurship classes in Detroit

Model D Sunday, April 05, 2015

Etsy is coming to Detroit thanks to a partnership with a local nonprofit, BUILD Institute.

New documentary film follows struggle for community benefits agreement in Delray

Model D Sunday, April 05, 2015

"Living with Industry: Detroit, Michigan" tells the story of the people of Delray, a neighborhood on the city's southwest shore that is known as much for pollution and abandonment as it is anything else. It's also the place where the United States and Canada look to place their New International Trade Crossing.

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