Keeping Black-owned businesses open is key to Detroit’s success
The impact of COVID-19 on Detroit’s economy, and the financial disparity that exists for many Black Detroiters resulting from systemic racism, create a nexus for addressing Black business ownership in our city. According to the Washington Post, the number of...
Economic equality is one step in addressing systemic racism
As the U.S. grieves the deaths of too many Black men and women at the hands of police officers, we must shine the light on all of the racial atrocities that have brought us to this place and time. Discrimination and bigotry perpetrated against Black Americans is an...
Detroit projects win nation’s top deal award two years running
For a second straight year, Business Facilities magazine has chosen a Detroit project as its Deal of the Year. For 2019, the Fiat Chrysler expansion was named the top economic development project in the U.S. FCA’s $4.5 billion investment in Detroit and nearby Macomb...
Make Black History Month count – support Detroit’s Black-owned businesses
Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions and accomplishments of Black Americans – past and present. We are fortunate to live in an area closely connected to the Civil Rights Movement, and the men and women who dedicate their lives to equal rights....
Dymond Designs Beauty School celebrates first graduating class
On Dec. 14, 2018, Marlene Brooks’ dream came true. The veteran stylist and Detroit salon owner set a course to help aspiring beauticians fulfill their own dreams. With the help of Motor City Match, Brooks opened Dymond Designs Beauty School, located at 3300 E....
Black-owned businesses imperative to Detroit’s development
The number of minority-owned small businesses continues to grow throughout the U.S. In its 2018 National Report, Kauffman’s Indicators of Entrepreneurship reported that the share of new entrepreneurs representing minority groups has reached nearly 50 percent, almost...
Motor City Match Winner, Plum Health DPC, Brings Affordable, Accessible Healthcare to Southwest Detroit
Today, the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC), Mayor Mike Duggan and community members of Corktown joined Motor City Match (MCM) awardee Dr. Paul Thomas at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of his Direct Primary Care practice, Plum Health DPC....
The Boulevard marks first residential development of scale for New Center in a generation
Since its inception, the DEGC’s Brownfield Redevelopment team has facilitated the approval of over 200 plans for Brownfield redevelopment including residential, mixed-use, retail, industrial, office and commercial. Yesterday, the team celebrated a momentous win with...