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White House highlights Amy Kaherl as a 'Champion of Change'
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Source: The White House
New Solutions Group doubles team size in Green Garage
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Source: Model D
D:hive celebrates one year growing Detroit
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Source: Model D
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Say yes, Michigan: Marriage equality now
Matthew Piper
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Always Brewing Detroit to open permanently in Grandmont Rosedale
Nicole Rupersburg
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Source: Global Detroit
Meijer begins hiring 400 for new 8 Mile/Woodward store
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Source: Model D
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Detroit by district: It starts with a village
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Listen up: Greening of Detroit Grandmount-Rosedale project on WDET
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Source: WDET
Detroit 2020: Midtown rolling with momentum
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Source: Detroit 2020
Richard Florida: Redevelop neighborhoods for true urban prosperity
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Source: Urbanland
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Detroit by district: Beginning a new series on emerging neighborhood leadership
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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UIX: Jason Hall and Detroit Bike City
Tunde Wey
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Belle Isle to 8 Mile: An insider's guide to Southwest edibles
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Internet start-up Hashgram grows out of Elevator Building
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Source: Model D
Detroit Derby Girls flourishes with entrepreneurial action
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Source: Model D
WSU grad co-founds IBD social platform Girls With Guts
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Source: Model D
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Detroit Revitalization Fellow: Erin Kelly
Jay Walljasper
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Swapping innovation ideas with Cincinnati
Jeff Aronoff
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
World beat: Dan Gilbert's downtown makeover gets play in London media
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Source: Guardian UK
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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.
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Source: Rapid Growth
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Source: Southwest Michigan's Second Wave
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