News from Detroit

Small business contest seeks applicants for $50,000 award

Model D Monday, May 16, 2016

Now in its sixth year, Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest rewards entrepreneurs on the path to opening brick-and-mortar storefronts in either Detroit, Highland Park, or Hamtramck with a $50,000 cash prize and a number of other benefits.

Final year of NEI's challenge to grant local businesses a total of $500K

NEI Sunday, May 01, 2016

On April 20, the New Economy Initiative kicked-off the third and final year of the NEIdeas challenge, "a two-tiered challenge awarding $500,000 to existing small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park for their ideas to grow."

U.S. Census Bureau says metro Detroit grew in 2015

City Lab Monday, April 18, 2016

As recently as 2009, metro Detroit experienced the largest population losses in the country. In 2015, the region grew, albeit modestly.

Motor City Match seeks business and commercial property owners for third round of grants

Model D Monday, March 07, 2016

There are four major award categories for which business and property owners can apply for a share of $500,000 in grant funding.

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.

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.

Bike share program for greater downtown on track for 2016

Model D Friday, November 27, 2015

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

Fighting tax foreclosure, Recovery Park, and more: October development news round-up

Model D Monday, November 02, 2015

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 Future City releases guide to help residents steward vacant lots

Model D Monday, October 19, 2015

As the city of Detroit makes it easier for residents to purchase vacant lots in their neighborhoods, the Detroit Future City Implementation Office has developed a field guide for residents that informs them how to transform the empty land into neighborhood resources.