Meijer looking to hire more than 400 employees for new Detroit store (via Mlive.com) Mlive file photo DETROIT, MI – Grand Rapids-based retailer Meijer is looking to hire more than 400 employees for its first store opening in the city of Detroit this summer. For the 190,000-square-foot Meijer Supercenter, which is to be the retail anchor of Gateway Marketplace at ... Read More »
Saganing Eagles Landing Casino hotel, gaming expansion near Standish to add 251 jobs (via Mlive.com) View full sizeFile | MLive STANDISH, MI — They haven’t broken ground yet, but the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe has big plans for its little casino near Saginaw Bay. The Mount Pleasant-based tribe is gearing up to triple the size of the Saganing Eagles Landing ... Read More »
BLADE STAFF | toledoblade.com Chrysler Group LLC is looking for more people who are interested in working at the Toledo Assembly Complex. A company spokesman said today that the automaker will be collecting online applications starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday through the ChryslerCareers.com Web site. Applications will not be taken at the plant or over the phone. The only way to apply is through ... Read More »
LOOK: Dan Gilbert lays out vision for Downtown Detroit (via blog.thedetroithub.com) The City Theater in Downtown Detroit was packed to the rafters with the crowd listening to every word of the presentation by the Downtown Detroit Partnership, Dan Gilbert, Rock Ventures, the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and placemaking experts. But what does that vision for Downtown Detroit… Read More »
By Daniel Duggan | crainsdetroit.com Cars aside, it seems the there’s tough competition among Detroit’s automakers when it comes to talent, IT talent in particular. General Motors Corp. plans to hire another 400 IT workers this year, another 250 could land at Ford Motor Co., and an undisclosed, yet smaller amount at Chrysler Group LLC. But where those employees will be found – if not ... Read More »
By Tim Martin | tmartin4@mlive.com Gov. Rick Snyder has scheduled a news conference in Detroit today to discuss Michigan’s business climate and job creation – and several media reports say he’s expected to announce the U.S. presidential permit for the New International Trade Crossing has been approved. The Windsor Star reported Thursday night that “sources from both sides of the border” indicate they have been invited to attend ... Read More »
Detroit Leaders Launch Opportunity Detroit’s Placemaking and Retail Vision for City’s Urban Core (via PR Newswire) - Bold, aggressive plan to create top urban center – DETROIT, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Rock Ventures, joined by the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) and Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, today shared a visionary placemaking and retail plan for Detroit’s urban core with more than ... Read More »
BY DAMON LAVRINC | Wired.com Detroit Electric is back. Again. For real this time. And the reborn automaker will debut an all-new, all-electric sports car next month, with plans to expand the brand over the next two years. If you’re catching a twinge of skepticism about Detroit Electric’s chances, you’re not off-base. The automaker was reanimated in 2008 by ZAP and Albert Lam, former CEO ... Read More »
This is so poignant. The Daily Line…”Let me be clear. When I talk of survival, I do mean our physical survival. But I also include the survival of principles. After all, physical survival is desirable but it is meaningless without honor.Without striving for and contending for our principles then there can be no ... Read More »
By: Dave Rupe | www.stonesdetroit.com Student loan delinquencies are on the rise. For some this is a surprise, for the market minded this is no surprise at all. In 2008 there was a massive spike in student loans. The result of the financial crisis and spike in unemployment pushed those out of work to seek education in hopes of becoming ... Read More »
By: Terri Garza-Makowski | stonesdetroit.com There is plenty of talk about our fair city, Detroit. It is the one place that has nearly everything one could possibly imagine: blight, beauty, art, architecture, culture, theatre, music, manufacturing and political corruption. If you were to ask random people what they think about when they think of Detroit the answers will vary ... Read More »
By: S Holmes | www.stonesdetroit.com Hollywood heartthrob, Ryan Gosling is gearing up to shoot his directorial debut, “How to Catch a Monster,” here in Metro Detroit. The movie is described as a combination of “fantasy noir, horror and suspense in a modern day fairytale”. Shooting is scheduled to begin in May and Gosling is in search of talent to work ... Read More »
By: Terri Garza-Makowski | stonesdetroit.com There was a time in history when a product that was made here in the United States meant something. It meant that it was made with a certain amount of quality and pride, with American resources and know-how. Growing up in Southwest Detroit back in the 60′s and 70′s, you could hear the old-timers ... Read More »
JON EVANS http://techcrunch.com “The middle class is being hollowed out,” says James Altucher. “Economists are shifting their attention toward a [...] crisis in the United States: the significant increase in income inequality,” reports the New York Times. Think all those job losses over the last five years were just caused by the recession? No: “Most of the jobs will never return, and millions more are likely ... Read More »
By Terri Garza-Makowski | stonesdetroit.com A few weeks back, I posted a video news story that ran on NBC’s Nightly News with Brian Williams. It was a great story for the start of the new year telling of a small group of people coming together each month paying $5.00 to share in soup, salad and togetherness to support an ... Read More »
By: S Holmes | www.stonesdetroit.com Detroit is taking a step in the right direction, thanks to the federal government. We’ve heard the rumors of a rail system for a lot of years and now it’s official. Friday morning, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that the federal government is ready to spend $25 million toward the M1 Rail that will ... Read More »
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