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Green Grocer Program helps Detroit entrepreneur open store built as a “counter” to unhealthy food options
Mayor Mary Sheffield, the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) and City leaders joined Karlyta Williams today to celebrate the opening of The Counter Detroit, the third Green Grocer Program ribbon cutting since the program relaunched in 2024. Williams received a $25,000 grant to open a small-format grocery inside Shops on Six, a new community marketplace in Detroit’s Bagley neighborhood.
DEGC
Aug 35 min read
Motor City Match awards $40,000 grant to help local entrepreneur turn dorm room dream into a Detroit gym
Mayor Mary Sheffield and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) today celebrated the opening of Just Elevate Fitness Club, Motor City Match’s 207th neighborhood ribbon cutting. The new Rivertown fitness facility was built to make health and wellness more accessible by removing the barriers that keep people from getting started.
DEGC
Jul 314 min read
Detroit to award more than $1 million in grants to local entrepreneurs
The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC), in partnership with the City of Detroit, will distribute more than $1 million in grant funding to Detroit entrepreneurs through four small business programs opening for applications between July and October.
DEGC
Jul 284 min read
Motor City Match helps Detroit family-owned restaurant expand to new location with $55,000 grant
Mayor Mary Sheffield and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) today celebrated the opening of Samaritan Cafe West, a family-owned restaurant carrying a Detroit dining tradition from the city’s east side to a new home on the west side. Supported by a $55,000 Motor City Match cash grant, the business marks the program’s 206th neighborhood ribbon cutting.
DEGC
Jul 14 min read
Nagase America Celebrates Grand Opening of Downtown Detroit Mobility Solutions Office with Formal Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Nagase America, a subsidiary of Nagase & Co., Ltd. and a strategic supplier partner to the global automotive industry, today celebrated the formal opening of its Mobility Solutions office in downtown Detroit with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony. Held at the company's office at 211 W. Fort Street, the celebration brought together representatives from the Office of Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield, the DEGC, and the Consulate-General of Japan in Detroit to mark the occasion.
DEGC
Jun 303 min read
Detroit’s Small Business Growth Summit goes hands-on as Detroit Means Business prepares for its next chapter
Detroit small business owners filled Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church on June 15 for the fifth annual Small Business Growth Summit, the event formerly known as the Detroit Means Business Summit. The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) rebuilt this year’s program around hands-on working sessions, trading the lecture format of years past for rooms where entrepreneurs rolled up their sleeves and built practical plans for their businesses.
DEGC
Jun 155 min read
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