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"We have more than 700 companies signed up to test our platform," says Brian Bosche, co-founder & CEO of Slope.

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

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

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.

The software startup is taking the third floor of 1520 Woodward, one of the recently renovated commercial buildings on the same block as the M@dison Building.

Detroit Lives! has expanded to five people, including hiring an editor over the last year. Lauri is also looking to add another editor to help enhance his team and its story-telling abilities.

Later this week, Detroit Bikes will open its first retail space in a storefront overlooking Capitol Park in downtown Detroit.

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.

"It's a huge opportunity for us to connect with real-estate agents and brokers," says John Morgan, founder & CEO of BoostUp. "It should really open up some doors for us."

The retail analytics startup took $5 million in venture capital investment earlier this year with Detroit Venture Partners as one of the lead investors.

M-1 has no plans to shut down public access to Campus Martius Park at any point during the construction process.

The 4-month-old startup is developing an iPhone case with suction technology built into it, enabling users to stick it against just about any flat surface.