The retail readiness initiative to help spruce-up downtown before Super Bowl XL
The retail readiness initiative that's part of a 12-step program, is to clean up downtown by late January.
All-Star Game economic impact pegged at $52.5 million
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game made a $52.5 million economic impact on metro Detroit.
Former Piston has vision to help revive Detroit, one step at a time
Dave Bing, a former Piston, has plans to transform Detroit into the working and middle-class haven it once was.
Former state economic-development chief Rothwell to head Detroit Renaissance
Former MEDC chief and General Motors Corp. executive Doug Rothwell has been named head of Detroit Renaissance Inc.
Midtown’s Entrepreneurial Movement
Why set up shop in Chicago or New York, when all the cool city you need is in Midtown Detroit? The area formerly known as the Cass Corridor is taking on a new vitality. John Lopez and Ann Perrault think so. Lopez is reinventing a Cass Avenue favorite: Twingo's, hoping to return it to its chic-eats glory. Perrault is baking some of the most tempting breads, pastries and ooey gooey brownies in Motown at Avalon International Breads. Both say there is room and the market is primed for more cool Midtown spots.
General will return downtown
The 16-foot statue of Gen. Casimir Pulaski will now return to downtown Detroit.
Banking on the inner city
ShoreBank’s planned expansion could thrive by focusing on inner-city areas largely avoided by other financial institutions, has raised $20 million through the private placement of shares to help pay for the planned purchase.
