New Online Directory Launches for District 1 Businesses
Detroit City Council and partners introduced an online local business directory on Monday. The website lists 620 neighborhood shops...
Getting a Job Can Be More Complicated for Some Detroiters
One of Detroit’s biggest employment services is beefing up its mission with a new C-E-O. The Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation...
GM Gives Furniture to Metro Detroit Organizations
General Motors says thousands of pieces of office equipment and furniture being discarded because of renovations will be donated to institutions...
Detroit Photographer Chronicles Standing Rock Standoff
Cybelle Codish Over the weekend there was another flare-up between protesters and police near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North...
Penske Takes Lead on Race Track and Public Projects
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET There’s a famous billionaire, generally known by his last name, who is taking an active role with government....
What Does ‘Working Class’ Mean?
Many analysts are attributing Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential race to his courting so-called “working class” voters. Donald Trump...
Solar Panel Company Stops Production In Toledo
The biggest U.S. manufacturer of solar panels is cutting a quarter of its jobs worldwide and will halt production at...
What Does Dakota Access Pipeline Tell Us About Broader Issues Facing Indigenous Communities?
United Church of Christ, Flickr Lost in much of media coverage of the presidential campaign this year has been a...
Michigan’s Silent and Wage-less Seven Billion Dollar Industry
Michigan has a seven Billion-dollar industry where almost everyone works for free. It’s called Elder Care. Over a half-million Michigan...
Forbes’ “Most Affordable Cities” Ranks Detroit in Top Ten
Sandra Svoboda/WDET Detroit has been ranked tenth on Forbes’ list of “Most Affordable Cities,” with median costs for houses at...
Snyder Waiting To See How Trump Handles Immigration Promises
Jake Neher/WDET It’s been a year since Gov. Rick Snyder called for a “pause” in re-settling refugees from the Middle...
Car Companies Consider Future Under Trump Administration
The Los Angeles Auto Show began this week amid slowing U.S. sales and Donald Trump’s election as president. Trump’s victory...