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September 2, 2022

Trust and Belonging Key for New Minority Owned Businesses

Credit: The Detroit Free Press It is estimated that 600,000 businesses open each year in the United States. They vary in size and span, some closing and some remaining in business. Michigan has about 902,000 small businesses that are owned…

October 9, 2019

Scaling down Detroit’s riverfront

Thanks to the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, this year's Convention attendees had the chance to be wowed by the transformation of Detroit's waterfront during two mobile workshops and a general session with Conservancy CEO Mark Wallace. While our largest city's efforts…

August 1, 2018

e-Scooters have arrived-don’t panic.

New ways of getting around our communities keep popping up: Lyft now claims to be available for ridehailing statewide, bikeshare systems are active in half a dozen cities (and under consideration in others), and now: Electric scooter sharing has arrived…

February 26, 2016

Rail across Michigan, coast-to-coast? Yes, please!

The pre-feasibility study looked at several routings for coast-to-coast service, as well as connections to existing Amtrak services. Rail service connecting Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Holland? Yes, please! With the amount of travel we do just between…

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