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Jon Zemke

Jon Zemke is a news editor with Model D and its sister publications, Metromode and Concentrate. He's also a small-scale real-estate developer and landlord in the greater downtown Detroit area.

Jon Zemke's Latest Articles

Prominent public relations firm Berg Muirhead transitioning to new name and ownership

Last week Berg Muirhead and Associates was one of Detroit's most recognizable boutique public relations agencies. This week it has a new name, Van Dyke Horn Public Relations, and new owners.

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DC3 launches Detroit City of Design initiative

The Detroit Creative Corridor Center wants to help figure out how best to harness the Motor City's flair for design to improve its local economy. It's launching the Detroit City of Design initiative to make that happen.

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Lawrence Hunt signs Tigers catcher endorsement to power brand growth

Lawrence Hunt needed a big name, but not too big, when it came to finding an endorsement for its clothing line. The name that fit that bill: James McCann of the Detroit Tigers.

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Patronicity expands its platform outside Michigan

Patronicity has landed a new partnership helping Local Initiatives Support Corporation Indianapolis where it will provide the crowdfunding platform for projects targeting three neighborhoods in Indianapolis.

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Greening of Detroit program helps unemployed harvest careers

The Detroit Conservation Corps provides unemployed residents in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park job training and certification in the landscape industry.

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Lake Brothers Beer Co. begins brewing lagers in Corktown

The brothers-in-law duo that started Lake Brothers Beer Co. believe their lager could be the Midwest's regional beer of choice.

Build Institute hits road with Build Bazaars pop-ups and Open City forums

Build Institute is hosting a number of Build Bazaars pop-up marketplaces and Open City small business forums across the city this summer.

Prestigious fellowship for founder of Building Hugger demonstrates the firm’s growth

Amy Swift never takes a day off from her preservation-focused construction firm Building Hugger. But a fellowship with the Tory Birch Foudation was too good to pass up.

NextChallenge aims to smarten up urban infrastructure tech

Technology upgrades are an everyday part of our lives. Cutting edge technology in public infrastructure, not so much. It's why NextEnergy is hosting NextChallenge: Smart Cities.

Family-owned consulting firm moves to bigger office downtown to accommodate growth

LoVasco got its start in 2013 as a small, family-owned consulting firm starting out in a small space in the Buhl Building in downtown Detroit. Today it has grown to a point where it needed to move.

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