Detroit developer Doran honored by Urban Land Institute

Wayne Doran, the longtime leader of Ford Motor Land Development Co., will receive a lifetime achievement award Tuesday night from the Detroit chapter of the Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit group dedicated to promoting responsible development practices.

UDM students building Woodbridge House using salvaged materials

Nine University of Detroit Mercy students have drawn up plans to build a house in Detroit's Woodbridge neighborhood using salvaged materials.

Deal would make way for funding of Detroit-Ann Arbor transit

An agreement struck between Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican legislative leaders would put local funding for light rail and other mass transit between Detroit and Ann Arbor back on track.

$15 million loan helps greenlight Book-Cadillac renovation

A $15 million loan from the City of Detroit's Police and Fire Pension Fund means “everything’s in place” to start renocation of the historic Book-Cadillac hotel, says Brian Holdwick, vice president for business development of the Detroit Economic Growth Corp.

Nonprofit group plans to give Eastern Market a radical makeover

The city of Detroit is poised to turn over control of the 115-year-old open-air market to a public-private group that vows to invest $30 million in renovations and lure a new wave of private development to the surrounding neighborhood.

Calling all urban explorers: Preservation Wayne walking tours set to begin
New 6,000-square-foot retail space planned for Hamtramck
Run/walk event to benefit expanding Belle Isle Nature Zoo
First six Bonnie Bridge Villa townhomes nearly complete in Woodbridge
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