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Detroit's 59-year-old convention center will become the largest LEED certified building in Michigan when it is awarded the second highest green building certification on Wednesday. TCF Center, recently renamed from Cobo Center, has earned the gold level of Leadership in Energy and Environmental… → Read More
A $4 million grant aimed at training and educating students cybersecurity has been awarded to Grand Rapids-based Davenport University.The Alexandra, Va.-based National Science Foundation awarded the grant, which will be distributed over a five-year period, according to a Thursday news release.The… → Read More
Detroit Red Wings fans will soon be able to sport a piece of the iconic Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit, which is being demolished. Jewelry maker Rebel Nell, which repurposes fallen graffiti paint, is trying to preserve a piece of the city's history by teaming with the Red Wings Foundation to… → Read More
Credit ratings agency Moody's Investment Services has bumped up Wayne County's credit rating by one notch, noting a stable financial outlook.The county was given a Baa1 rating, up from a Baa2 rating, and is a better position to absorb rising costs and respond to an economic downturn, according to a… → Read More
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A digital growth marketing agency is planting its roots in a former broom factory in Detroit's Islandview neighborhood, where the owner hopes to cultivate a hub for creative services, technology and education.Marketing Supply Co. moved last week into its new headquarters at 3106 Bellevue St.,… → Read More
Westborough, Mass.-based wholesale chain BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. is broadening its horizons in the Michigan market with plans to open a location in Chesterfield Township that will create 140 jobs.The club's exact location was not disclosed and a BJ's spokeswoman could not be immediately… → Read More
Sun Communities Inc., a Southfield-based publicly traded real estate investment trust, has entered into an agreement to purchase a portfolio of 31 home communities through an acquisition of Southington, Conn.-based Jensen's Inc., which will become a subsidiary of the company.The 31-community… → Read More
Travelers heading to Detroit Metropolitan Airport can expect to see a rotating art installation as part of a new program aimed at supporting local artists and institutions along with an improved travel experience. The Wayne County Airport Authority is scheduled to unveil artwork from its first… → Read More
The Detroit Zoo is going greener.As part of the Detroit Zoological Society's long-term strategy for environmentally sustainable operations, the Detroit Zoo will use 100 percent renewable energy to power its Royal Oak campus through DTE Energy Co.'s voluntary renewable-energy program.Approximately… → Read More
The Detroit Zoo is going greener.As part of the Detroit Zoological Society's long-term strategy for environmentally sustainable operations, the Detroit Zoo will use 100 percent renewable energy to power its Royal Oak campus through DTE Energy Co.'s voluntary renewable-energy program.Approximately… → Read More
The Detroit Police Athletic League is tapping into a 17,000-member workforce in Detroit to boost career development and job training activities for thousands of Detroit youth through a new five-year partnership with Quicken Loans Inc.'s online mortgage service, Rocket Mortgage.Under the agreement… → Read More
More than 40 powerboats will race the Detroit River in a newly formatted event this weekend in the 2019 Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Hydrofest.Thousands of spectators are expected to watch racers roar across a 1.25 mile course on the Detroit River, with hydroplanes reaching speeds of 150 mph and… → Read More
Scott Kaufman, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, is planning to step down from his day-to-day role with the Bloomfield Township-based nonprofit. He is leaving his post to focus on several "innovative and collaborative projects aimed at strengthening Jewish communities," the… → Read More
Home sales in metro Detroit inched up in July, outpacing a quieter-than-usual June, which suffered from a wet spring season.The uptick is a result of deals that were pending late last month and closed after the Fourth of July holiday, said Jeanette Schneider, vice president, RE/MAX of Southeastern… → Read More
DTE Gas Co. customers can expect a tiny monthly credit in their utility bills starting next month.The Michigan Public Service Commission on Tuesday green-lighted monthly decreases for DTE Gas customers to reflect the effect lower federal corporate tax rates have on the Detroit-based utility company… → Read More
The Children's Foundation will use a more than $1.5 million donation to zero in on mental health in children and young adults.The gift comes from Patricia Rodzik, who served as a volunteer at DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit and was on its board of directors for several years,… → Read More
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is beefing up its program that helps Detroit nonprofits add training, build talent or otherwise add capacities within their organizations, thanks to a $714,000 injection from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.The three-year commitment,… → Read More
Applications are open for a new pitch competition, which will provide $10,000 to one woman entrepreneur with a vision to benefit the city of Detroit.The Detroit-based nontoxic finishing salon and Austin-based women-focused social networking company have teamed up to host the competition, according… → Read More
Paul Propson has been selected to take the lead as the new CEO of Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan.For the past 12 years, Propson, 48, has served as CEO of Covenant Community Care Inc. in Detroit. His first day at the Clinton Township-based charity is Sept. 1, according to a news release… → Read More