D:hive, a new program to attract and retain creative and entrepreneurial talent in Detroit, is setting up shop in downtown Detroit in the Inside Detroit offices on Woodward Avenue. It is now looking for residents to work out of the D:hive studio.
D:hive residencies work in three month rotations and provide modest weekly living stipends. Residents will work out of the constantly evolving D:hive studio co-located with Inside Detroit at 1253 Woodward Ave.
The D:hive currently has residencies open in the following areas:
•Residential and Commercial Real Estate Assistance
•Compelling Data Management, Acquisition, and Visualization
•Public Inquiry and Air Traffic Control
•Social and Cultural Innovation Acceleration
•Detroit Job Opportunities
•Construction and Studio Design
The D:hive residency program interviews are on an as needed, rolling basis as current residents rotate out. Send your resume and work samples to
[email protected]
D:hive is headed up by Josh McManus who has spearheaded similar efforts in Tennessee. He recently moved from Chattanooga to Brush Park to push forward the D:hive initiative, which is being funded by a grant from the
Hudson-Webber Foundation. It is also receiving help from the Detroit Downtown Partnership, Detroit Economic Growth Corp and Quicken Loans.
The new initiative has eight people working on it. That staff will help newcomers to Detroit looking to stake a claim in the Motor City connect with resources and people. It could be as simple as helping them find a place to live to showing them potential places to open or move a business. McManus hopes to be helping thousands of people within his first year, complimenting the similar work already going on in the city.
Source: Josh McManus, construction superintendent of D:hive
Writer: Jon Zemke
Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at
SEMichiganStartup.com.
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