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A “Cornerstone” of Education Success in Detroit

Published on August 20, 2010 By David

Share Kindergartners learning both Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.  Each third grader learning to play the violin.  An 11 month school year.  School administrators who are constantly reviewing best practices in education so they can help children learn how to learn.  A community that actively engages with the school, providing over 150 partners that help encourage [...]

Jerry Flint’s Detroit

Published on August 17, 2010 By Guest Blogger

Share Last December Jerry Flint, long time Forbes columnist, native Detroiter and supporter, critic and automotive curmudgeon, wrote this blog for the Detroit Regional News Hub. Jerry died last week and it seems appropriate to rerun his blog, not only as a tribute but for the words of wisdom. By Jerry Flint Columnist, Forbes Magazine, [...]

Quicken Loans quickly increases Detroit business population by 1700

Published on August 17, 2010 By David

Share What if your town grew by 1,700 people in one week? Well, that’s what happened to the Detroit business community starting today. For 700 people, today marked the first day at their new address.  Next Monday, another 1,000 people will call the Compuware Building their home (as a note, spread across all 50 states [...]

Building a movement, one Blue Door at a time

Published on August 10, 2010 By David

Share “It was the most amazing thing hearing 3,000 people chanting about going back to school,” -Jeff Cruz, SVP and Creative Director for Leo Burnett Detroit. Soon after Robert Bobb arrived at Detroit Public Schools (DPS) as the Emergency Financial Manager, he tasked Steve Wasko with an unusual project. Bobb had seen advertising agencies come [...]

Diversity Is A Key To Detroit’s Future Success

Published on August 4, 2010 By Guest Blogger

Share This is a guest post by Dana Davis, a human resources professional in the Detroit Metro area. You can find her on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/danainthed. On Wednesday, July 21st, more than  200 business professionals from around Michigan convened at the MGM Grand Hotel, Detroit for a full-day’s worth of presentations and conversations on the [...]