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Development News
April development news round-up: Retail, restaurants, and office space
MJ Galbraith
Friday, April 29, 2016
Buzz
Final year of NEI's challenge to grant local businesses a total of $500K
Friday, April 29, 2016
Source: NEI
Feature Story
Meet the Hinterlands, your friendly neighborhood theater revolutionaries
Matthew Piper
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Buzz
Week of events celebrating and supporting Detroit entrepreneurs starts May 2
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Source:
Build Institute
Development News
Two new placemaking projects launched on city's east and west sides
MJ Galbraith
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Investment group adds staff downtown as it spreads seed capital across Michigan
Jon Zemke
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Source: Model D
Development News
Detroit outpaces rest of southeastern Michigan for new residential unit permits
MJ Galbraith
Monday, April 18, 2016
Buzz
Biking institution celebrates coming of spring with annual open house
Friday, April 15, 2016
Source:
Back Alley Bikes
Startup News
Detroit tech community leads venture capital boom in Michigan
Jon Zemke
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Development News
Luxury apartments development hopes to draw residents to riverfront
MJ Galbraith
Monday, April 11, 2016
Feature Story
Avenue of Fashion restaurant to bring new approach to an old favorite
Cornelius Fortune
Friday, April 8, 2016
Development News
Move over food trucks, a flower truck is coming to Detroit
MJ Galbraith
Friday, April 8, 2016
Buzz
Knight Arts Challenge Detroit accepting submissions now through May 2
Monday, April 4, 2016
Feature Story
The future of Hamtramck is being built today
Walter Wasacz
Friday, April 1, 2016
Development News
Church in Midtown restores historic building to former glory
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Buzz
Community space hosts small scale development "walk and talk" in downtown Hamtramck
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Feature Story
Detroit's civic funding scene gets crowded
Nina Ignaczak
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Development News
Wheelhouse Detroit to open new bike shop in downtown Hamtramck
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Development News
New hotel in Midtown offers sustainable stays and intimate access to the city
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Feature Story
7 ways to build a healthy food system in Detroit
Nina Ignaczak
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
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changemakers using business acumen to empower and build communities. With this year's stories supported by Build Institute, we report on entrepreneurs and innovators shaping the city's business ecosystems.
Across Our Network
Arc of Appalachia has acquired 14,000 acres to protect the region’s temperate forest biome forever
Source: Soapbox
Community Impact Day expands, mobilizes volunteers across Michigan
Source: The Lakeshore
How Fort Wayne food entrepreneur Johnny Perez built and scaled a restaurant empire
Source: Input Fort Wayne
Shared humanity that crosses language, religious and cultural barriers
Source: Second Wave Michigan