‘Month of Design’ kicks off September 5th to showcase Detroit’s design legacy with events throughout the city.
Venture for America dispatched over two hundred new fellows this month to companies in Detroit and four other U.S. cities. 2019 fellows spent the month of July training at Wayne State University to prepare for their two-year assignments.
More than another new attraction in Detroit: Atwater Beach aims to add to the growing number of public spaces in the city. A dream for a greener, walkable Detroit is becoming a reality as plans and planning unfold.
Started in 2014 as a dream for an Innovation District, Wayne State University shows sign of a reality coming to fruition. Leveraging technology to promise an emerging smart city, plans of a refresh for a gathering space will be unveiled in September.
Detroit seeks to attract and retain foreign-born entrepreneurs through the Global Entrepreneur In Residence (Global EIR) program, working with city leaders in partnership with local universities to connect international student entrepreneurs with visas.
Project for Public Spaces writes on how the Southeast Michigan Placemaking Pilot Initiative is helping four Detroit area grantees spark new uses of underutilized space.
The JPRO Network hosted JPRO19: What Connects Us, a seminal conference held at Cobo Center in Detroit this year. Hundreds of Jewish professionals from across the world gathered to attend both small and large group workshops, deepen connections, and strengthen their individual capacity to lead.
Two Detroit rabbis share their experiences as members of the seventh cohort of the Rabbinic Leadership Initiative (RLI) of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.
For Harold Grinspoon, turning 90 this year, Jewish funding and PJ Library are parts of a legacy that came out of realizing life was about “more than making money.”
A new report released by the New Economy Initiative reveals a broad network of support for those wishing to start and grow businesses in the Detroit area.
A winning team in the international competition to reshape and create a partnership between 12 Cultural Center institutions in Detroit was chosen and announced. The design competition was initiated by the Detroit Institute of Arts in partnership with Midtown Detroit, Inc.
Endeavor Insight releases report that explores local entrepreneurship and ideas for growth strategies after analyzing over 10,000 companies in Southeast Michigan.
The Motown Museum hosts the Founder’s Day celebration to unveil a small but important part of the undergoing major expansion and renovation project. The new space,“Dancing in the Street Park,” a blue mural on the concrete inspired by the iconic Motown ‘M’, will establish a place to gather and celebrate.
The Michigan Israel Business Accelerator announces an online platform that will connect all those interested in entrepreneurial activity in Southeast Michigan.
Darin McKeever, president and CEO of the William Davidson Foundation, describes the Foundation’s early years, the lessons learned, and the four characteristics of his “all-in” style of philanthropy: inspired, intentional, informed, and inclusive.
