Tel K. Ganesan, founder and executive chairman of Farmington Hills-based Kyyba, has set up a “PPE swat team” that is searching the world for ways to bring personal protection equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to Michigan. Suppliers in Australia, Brazil, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Mexico and Canada have already been contacted, and […]
Two months ago, you may have thought PPE was some annoying internet slang. Now we all know it stands for Personal Protection Equipment, and hospital employees are at risk because of a shortage as they fight the coronavirus. Unique Fabricating Inc. in Auburn Hills quickly stepped and is now producing an average of 30,000 face […]
With entertainment and restaurants shutdown, downtown Detroit is almost empty. Auto plants have come to a halt. Throughout the region residents are bouncing off the walls from social distancing. The coronavirus has left its mark on Detroit, and small businesses across the region are nervous. Calling on their Motor City determination. small businesses are working […]
Here’s your chance to watch a terrific ice-skating show and help cure cancer at the same time. The Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation will bring a SK8 to Elimin8 Cancer fundraising event to the Frankenmuth Rink at Campus Martius Park on January 30. There will be performances by two-time national champion and CARES board ambassador Alissa Czisny […]
What does a high schooler do for summer vacation? Family road trip? Work at a local convenience store or restaurant? For those interested in something more civic-minded and rewarding, there is the Bank of America 2020 Student Leaders Program. The philanthropic program helps high schoolers from Detroit and across the nation build job and leadership skills […]
According to most CBD company founders, the momentum behind the “Green Rush” has little to do with money – it is more about how these founders realized their own lives or those of the people closest to them improved as a result of CBD. That’s just one of the findings of the CBD Confidence Survey, […]
Eligible homeowners living near FCA’s new assembly plant on Detroit’s east side will soon have extra dollars – up to $15,000 – to help with repairs. The money comes from FCA, which completed the transfer of $900,000 to the City of Detroit’s Housing & Revitalization Department (HRD). It is the first tranche of a $1.8 […]
The 9th annual Menorah in the D celebration will take place December 22 starting at 4:30 p.m. in Campus Martius Park. Family activities run from 4:30-5 p.m., followed by the official public lighting of a steel and glass menorah at 5 p.m. Thousands of children, families and individuals from Oakland, Wayne and Detroit are expected […]
The garment industry in America all but died long ago. Everyone wants to send the work oversees. It’s been that way for decades. Mathew Hunt decided metro Detroit was the perfect place to buck that trend. The founder of metro Detroit-based clothing manufacturer GETTEES makes shirts in unused space in his dad’s automotive parts factory […]
Get your skates ready. The Rink at Campus Martius Park opens for a preview weekend Friday, November 15 through Sunday, November 17 before it officially opens on November 22 following the Detroit Tree Lighting Ceremony. On Friday, November 15 the Rink will celebrate its 16th season with free ice skating for the first 100 visitors […]