Mastering mobility through education and collaboration

Michigan educators are teaming up with industry professionals to build high level programs to prepare mobility workers with the specialized skills needed to catapult the industry forward to scale. We dig in to some of these developing programs to find out more.

Tammy Black photographed inside the Greenhouse at Community Empowerment Garden.
Photo Essay: Women of Jefferson Chalmers

In honor of Women's History Month, we've compiled a photo essay on women in Jefferson Chalmers.

Mobility Moments Podcast: Elaina Farnsworth, The NEXT Education

Mobility talent development stretches across the entire mobility infrastructure. Listen as we chat with Elaina Farnsworth, CEO of The NEXT Education, a Michigan-based company that is preparing workers to support the dynamic and rapid-growing mobility ecosystem.

Two Detroiters engage in a conversation during the Better Arguments event.
Can new and long-time Detroiters get along better by making better arguments?

Better Arguments brings newcomers and established Detroiters together for transformative dialogue.

MI Smart Factory Tours expose talent to high-tech advanced manufacturing

Michigan is one of the few global places where high tech and advanced manufacturing intersect. Through a series of smart factory tours, Automation Alley is exposing the brightest minds to the power--and sexiness--of Industry 4.0.

Destination1905 (indicated by the arrow) is bringing cocktails with a twist to West Village.
Neighborhood bar with international flair opens in West Village

A Slovak immigrant has opened a new cocktail establishment in West Village that gives a nod to the neighborhood's history.

Baker's has been a staple of Detroit's jazz scene since the 1930s.
Baker’s Keyboard Lounge, where Detroit’s jazz legacy burns brightly

Baker's Keyboard Lounge has been a Detroit musical institution since the 1930s. And jazz lovers from around the world long to visit the venue and play on its stage.

Here’s how we can address rural Michigan’s alarmingly high infant mortality and poor maternal health

Substance abuse, lack of access to healthy food, and dwindling birthing hospitals and OB-GYNs all contribute to poor health outcomes for mothers and infants. These organizations and individuals are working to change that.

Techstars Mobility Class of 2018
Techstars Detroit seeks new startups for its accelerator program

Techstars Detroit, an incubator for startups in mobility, manufacturing and other areas, is looking for another round of candidates for its successful accelerator program, which has helped launch nearly four dozen companies in the past four years.  

Urban Michigan initiatives recognize racism as major factor in infant and maternal mortality

Statewide, black babies are three times more likely to die in their first year of life than white babies. But those statistics are even more alarming in many of Michigan's urban centers.

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