News from Detroit

Steven Mazur and Eric Huang’s big idea was to make everyday clothing for shorter men. This week they are set to ship their first orders.

Officials say roughly 350 bikes and 35 bike stations will be scattered throughout greater downtown.

Build Institute is putting on bazaars where its alumni can sell their products, while DC3 is launching a program that helps freelancers more easily sell their services.

Detroit Trading Co. greatly expanded its staff when it opened its downtown office. That growth is expected to continue as the company flips the dealership model of selling cars on its head.

In an effort to stimulate development along the city's east riverfront, the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy and the city of Detroit Planning Department have issued a request for qualifications for a development plan.

When they started handing out the big checks at the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition last week, the biggest went to small food startup working out of an old tax foreclosure in Virginia Park.

Five startups that recently graduated from TechTown's 2015 Retail Boot Camp will receive a share of $40,000 to help them make the transition to brick-and-mortar locations.

The C-Type is available exclusively through Detroit Bikes' latest crowdfunding campaign.

Now in its eighth year, Kresge Arts in Detroit will award $25,000 fellowships to 18 local artists in film, music, and the live arts.

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

Detroit City FC is preparing to kick off what it's estimating to be the largest community-financed project in U.S. sports history, the renovation of its future home, Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck.

Vern Dale Products, a 57-year-old company located on Detroit's west side, makes roller dried milk powder, which is primarily used by premium chocolate manufacturers.

Detroit Ento is an Eastern Market-based startup that's turning locally sourced insects into food products.

A public forum on the future of Navin Field, the former site of Tiger Stadium, is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28.

The products will be available to the public at the Midtown store Nora from Oct. 30 through Nov. 15.