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WEBFHLBank Indianapolis first-time home ownership program making Michiganders’ dreams a reality. Jaishree DrepaulTuesday, September 10, 2024. FHLBank Indianapolis HomeBoost program offered up to $15,000 in down payment and closing and counseling costs assistance in its pilot year. For the program's return, those who qualify can receive up to ...
Meet the small tech companies that are transforming the Motor …
WEBAug 25, 2020 · Last year, the industry added 5,235 new jobs — up 2.2% from 2018 — and contributed around $24.2 billion to the local economy. Alongside Big Tech, though, a small but mighty sector of Detroit-based companies has emerged — and they’re giving Silicon Valley a run for its money. Detroit Labs. Nathan Hughes, Chief People Officer and co ...
For over 30 years, Bert's Marketplace has served food and …
WEBApr 2, 2018 · Bert Dearing Jr. opened the Marketplace in 1987, but the building's roots go back to when Dearing was much younger. He comes from a family of entrepreneurs—his grandfather owned grocery stores on Detroit's east side where Dearing would work as a youth. After graduating high school, Dearing enlisted in the U.S. Army.
IBEW Local 58 is making zero net energy happen at its Detroit
WEBOct 9, 2018 · When Local 58 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) decided to modernize its Corktown Detroit union hall four years ago, it pulled out all the stops to transform it into a Zero Net Energy (ZNE) facility. That's a term used to describe buildings where the sum total of energy used in a year is approximately equal to the amount of renewable energy produced on-site during ...
How has Detroit remained the nation's automobile hub?
WEBOct 23, 2018 · The greater Detroit area has been a hub for designing and building automobiles for decades, and the region is poised to continue to be an automotive hub into the future, even as the industry faces challenges ranging from the push for market-ready automated and connected vehicles to competition from technology firms around the …
From maker space beginnings to international aspirations, Floyd …
WEBMay 25, 2021 · An expansion is currently underway. For all their success, Floyd remains, and will remain, rooted in Detroit. And it makes sense. The city has a rich history in design and innovation, and a future that is just as fertile. Detroit’s 2015 designation as a UNESCO City of Design — the only American city to have received such a designation ...
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WEBAbout Model D. Model D is an award-winning digital news magazine, and Detroit institution, focused on the dynamic communities, businesses, and residents of Detroit, Michigan. We cover what's next in entrepreneurship, creative culture, and urban development in and around the city, and are part of the Issue Media Group family.
Resilient Neighborhoods: Central Detroit arts studio complex …
WEBSep 27, 2022 · Dedicated to supporting local artists and fostering arts in the community, the arts facility came into being through the efforts of a nonprofit called Central Detroit Christian (CDC). CDC purchased the building that would become the studio complex for around $6,000 in 2016. Looking for neighborhood guidance on how to use the space, CDC ...
Repurposing historic buildings on Detroit's medical campuses
WEBJul 14, 2015 · Of the 10 buildings on campus, most prominent is Herman Kiefer Hospital, a 450,000-square-foot former Albert Kahn-designed hospital that opened in 1928. According to a recent report by Dan Austin of the Detroit Free Press, the historic 800,000-square-foot campus is on the verge of a $75-million—at least—redevelopment by New Yorker Ron ...
Pharmacist Tania Begum serves Bengali community - Model D
WEBAug 9, 2021 · Tania Begum is a pharmacist, mother of three, and a Bangladeshi woman entrepreneur who co-owns Community Rx Pharmacy in Warren, Mich. Begum was born in a middle-class family in Bangladesh. Her father was a pharmacist in Bangladesh who owned his own pharmacy, and her mother, a homemaker. Her …