Join us Nov. 18 for “Where Detroit comes together,” a Model D speaker series event
On Wednesday, Nov. 18, Join us at the Outdoor Adventure Center to discuss the places and spaces where the whole region comes together.
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Retail Bootcamp complete, Detroit startups work to establish permanent locations
Five startups that recently graduated from TechTown's 2015 Retail Boot Camp will receive a share of $40,000 to help them make the transition to brick-and-mortar locations.
Efforts to speed up development along the Detroit River take off with new RFQ
In an effort to stimulate development along the city's east riverfront, the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy and the city of Detroit Planning Department have issued a request for qualifications for a development plan.
Coming this September to the Dequindre Cut: Lazermaze, Pulsar Party, and more
A highlight of this year's Detroit design festival will be "Under the Cut," a series of installations planned for the Dequindre Cut Greenway.
Secure Beginnings sees significant growth after ‘Shark Tank’ appearance
Secure Beginnings was a sleepy little company making breathable mattresses for infants with the intention of preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Then it went on TV.
Atwater Brewery adds liquor to its adult beverage lineup
The Detroit-based firm, the third largest brewery in Michigan, is now selling craft spirits at its biergarten in Grosse Pointe Park, including rum, vodka, gin, and whiskey.
Parjana’s pilot project on Belle Isle ‘reboots Mother Nature’ to naturally drain standing water
The downtown Detroit-based startup is commercializing a filtration technology that opens up the earth’s natural ground filtration system to clean water.
May development news round-up: Brush Park, power washing the DIA, and more
May was a busy month for development news in Detroit. This will help catch you up.
Getting creative about freeway removal: If Portland can do it, why can’t Detroit?
Last week, we kicked off a three-part series asking Detroiters to imagine a new future for I-375, America's shortest (and arguably silliest) Interstate. For part two of the series, we present you with transportation projects from around the world where a community's collective desire for well-designed and healthy urban environments lead to creative transformations of freeways.
Creative agency The Work adds staff as it expands workload
The 5-year-old boutique firm has so much work that it has hired three people over the last year, expanding its staff to 11 people.
