Building Communities

Skateboard shop CHIIPSS makes move to Hamtramck from Plymouth


DEGC looks for pop-up retail proposals for The Villages


Old container boxes become new urban garden in SW Detroit


Work begins on Sherbrooke Apartments renovation in Midtown


Broderick Tower creates dozens of jobs as it nears completion


Detroit Works tackles economic development with recommendations


Move to Detroit, build community, get some rent money


First wave of Venture for America fellows land in Detroit


AJ's Coffeeworks coffee house comes home to Highland Park


Getting beauty in a box is possible


Gilbert gives updates for projects in downtown Detroit


DC3 announces second design festival for September


Core77 blogger hits Detroit, swoons over people and place


This series tells the stories of Detroit changemakers using business acumen to empower and build communities. With this year's stories supported by Build Institute, we report on entrepreneurs and innovators shaping the city's business ecosystems.