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On the Ground: Youth entrepreneurship in action
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
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UIX: Andrea Scobie and Matrix Theatre Company
Amanda Lewan
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
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International students at Michigan schools present opportunities for economy
Andrew Sokoly
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Feature Story
On the Ground: Curbside economics in Brightmoor
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Feature Story
Brightmoor Alliance revisited
Tunde Wey
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Focus: HOPE receives $50,000 grant for HOPE Village Initiative
Nicole Rupersburg
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Biergartens pop up this week downtown and in Villages
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Source: The Villages CDC, Hatch Detroit, Berg Muirhead and Associates
Detroit Venture Partners grows fund to $50M
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Source: Model D
Feature Story
Open City: Introducing Detroit BizGrid
Model D staff
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Feature Story
Publisher's Notebook: Onward & upward
Claire Nelson
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
TechTown receives $800,000 federal grant to bring SWOT City to three new Detroit neighborhoods
Nicole Rupersburg
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Artspace: 'Everything and every idea is possible' in Detroit
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Source: Artspace
Kraemer Design Group expands staff, local workload
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Source: Model D
Food Lab Detroit grows commercial kitchen availability
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Source: Model D
Eastern Market lands $100K for small biz microloans
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Source: Model D
Google joins tech crowd at the M@dison Building/Block
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Source: Model D
Feature Story
On the Ground: Osborn's turnaround people
Matthew Lewis & Marvin Shaouni
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Feature Story
UIX: Marcell Copeland and the MAN Network
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Feature Story
On the Ground: East, meet west
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Feature Story
Piquette Square: Sustainable housing offers chance at new lives for veterans
Dennis Archambault
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
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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
Dwelling Place expands affordable homeownership through Community Land Trust
Source: Rapid Growth
One tree at a time: Teens work to reverse decades of environmental injustice
Source: Soapbox
Back to build bridges: Yarbrough brings homegrown vision to Northside leadership
Source: Southwest Michigan's Second Wave
Cincinnati’s school dental clinics bring relief to thousands
Source: Input Fort Wayne