State of Michigan allocates $3 million to implement Michigan Workforce Training Center Equipment Grant Program
The State of Michigan has allocated $3 million statewide to implement the Michigan Workforce Training Center Equipment Grant Program to support equipment purchases for qualified training providers that offer workforce training for qualified employers and individuals...
#ShopSmallDetroit this holiday season
By Kevin Johnson, President & CEO, DEGC Now that the 2021 holiday season is upon us, it’s more important than ever to place Detroit small businesses at the forefront of every buying decision. DEGC is encouraging support for our commercial corridors as well as...
Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority awarded $2.6M to support local food manufacturing at Eastern Market
By: Kenyetta Hairston-Bridges, Executive Vice President of Economic Development and Investment Services, DEGC Thanks to a request submitted by DEGC to the U.S. Department of Commerce, it was recently announced that the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority has...
The critical role of incentives in Detroit’s economic development
Kevin Johnson, DEGC President & CEO For too many years, blighted and vacant buildings like the former Cadillac Stamping Plant and Michigan Central Station sat as reminders to the world of what Detroit once was, and what it had become. Thanks to tools that enable...
Eats All Good celebrates grand opening in Detroit’s Rivertown District, receives $50,000 from Motor City Match
Specialty food company to serve as social enterprise, employing homeless and at-risk Detroit women through local nonprofit Alternatives for Girls Detroit small business awarded Motor City Match (MCM) Round 13 $50,000 cash grant Detroit Economic Growth Corporation...
Detroit’s best kept small business secret: District Business Liaisons
While Detroit’s small business owners continue to face challenging times, there have never been more tools and resources available to help them succeed. Providing a roadmap to Detroit’s array of small business assets is a team of true superheroes: District Business...
New 450-job Lear auto parts supplier plant to begin rising on Detroit’s East Side
Work begins on new auto parts supplier facility expected to open in mid-2022 to produce parts for GM’s Factory Zero Assembly Facility Lear to prioritize Detroiter hiring similar to successful FCA/Stellantis plant process Detroiters also playing a major role in...
DEGC helps business owners with Recovery Assistance Loan Fund
Recipients of the DEGC Recovery Assistance Loan Fund (RALF) are touting the COVID-19 financial relief program and the people who are running it. RALF provides up to $500,000 in loans to Detroit businesses impacted by the pandemic to use for payroll, rent, utilities...