China Stock Market Woes Create Bumpy Road for Detroit Automakers
Investors are still feeling the fallout from the recent – and drastic -- decline in China’s stock market. Experts say...
Month: August 2015
Black Lives Now, Black Lives Then
Stephen Henderson talks with David Dennis, writer and commentator on the Black Lives Matter movement, Darrell Dawsey, communications director of...
Cities, Counties Could Soon Face Much Higher Telecommunications Costs
Updated 3:34 pm Michigan cities and counties could soon face big increases in telecommunications costs. Industry onlookers and local government...
State Agency Launches New Website for Aging Services
Gflores/Public Domain A new website designed to help older adults connect with their local aging services launched this week. The site...
Michigan DEQ Proposing Plan to Reduce Sulfur Dioxide Emissions in Southwest Detroit
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is decreasing sulfur dioxide emission limits in southwest Detroit. Officials are working with area manufacturers...
High School Student Work in Healthcare Field through DMC Program
Parkerdr/Creative Commons Detroit high school students are receiving experience in the healthcare field through a summer program called Project Genesis. The...
Macomb County Officials Looking for State Road Funding
Marissa Gawel/WDET Macomb County is in need of several unexpected bridge repairs this year. County Executive Mark Hackel is calling...
How Can Boxing Help Detroit Youth?
Stephen Henderson talks with Khali Sweeny, founder and program director of Downtown Boxing Gym and Dorian Hogan, youth boxer, about...
New Detroit Red Wings Arena Contracts Will Go to Detroit Businesses
Stephen Henderson talks with Doug Diggs, president of Heritage Development Services, about the Olympia Development contract outreach event for the new...
Ten Years Post Katrina: New Orleans’ Economy
Stephen Henderson talks with Rodrick Miller, president and CEO of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and founding president and CEO...
WalletHub Says Detroit is 10th Worst Place to Retire [Map]
A new survey says Detroit is one of the ten worst U.S. cities in which to retire. WalletHub ranked the...
CuriosiD: When Detroit was Armed with Missiles
For this edition of CuriosiD, we tackle a question from Steven Gold. Click on the audio player above or use...