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Detroit
Why the Detroit Auto Show is happening in January again
by
Laura Davis
Jan 14, 2025
For the past few years, the annual gathering was held during warmer months. But many didn’t go for it, which may seem surprising given the typical weather in January in Michigan.
In a changing Detroit, GM moves headquarters out of the iconic Renaissance Center
by
Nova Safo
Jun 4, 2024
GM will relocate to a modern office building about a mile north of the Renaissance Center along a stretch of road that now houses high-end shops and restaurants.
Ford renews a Detroit train depot in hopes of anchoring a new tech hub
by
Nova Safo
Jun 3, 2024
Ford reportedly invested nearly $1 billion into the once derelict Michigan Central Station, which officially reopens this week.
Communities were sometimes winners in the Numbers gambling game
May 13, 2024
The illegal game has similarities with a state lottery. For many Black residents of Detroit, it represented an opportunity.
A window into the world of deconstruction
by
David Brancaccio
and Natalie White
Apr 17, 2024
Chris Rutherford, executive director of Salvage Warehouse of Detroit,
shares how the deconstruction business is a huge benefit for communities economically, environmentally and socially.
For this Detroit restauranteur, business is still "day to day"
by
Sean McHenry
May 18, 2022
For Lester Gouvia, chef-owner of Norma G's Detroit, business in the pandemic economy has been a "rollercoaster."
At this Detroit framing shop, demand is outstripping supply
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Mar 25, 2021
For Eric Vaughn, picture frame demand is up as customers spend more time at home. But can supply keep pace?
For public good, not for profit.
Black women are thriving in Detroit's business ecosystem
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Sep 14, 2020
Black women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the country, says Courtney McCluney of Cornell, despite having fewer resources.
The "Detroitist" on her dad's record shop and what it really meant
by
Alli Fam
Aug 21, 2020
Marsha Music talks about her hometown and how urban renewal efforts uprooted the family business.
Detroit hits pause on tax foreclosures to help homeowners during COVID-19
by
Eli Newman
May 13, 2020
Wayne County estimates roughly 10,000 properties were scheduled for tax foreclosure this year, including about 3,200 owner-occupied homes.