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Can Detroit Be Saved?
Detroit is known by many names: The D, Motor City, and Motown, among others. But this once sprawling metropolis of nearly 2 million has over the past few decades become more synonymous with poverty, crime, unemployment, and urban blight. ... (Continue reading)
Automakers Optimistic About Constant Progression
The woes of the auto industry have dominated business headlines all year – which has had and will continue to have a devastating toll on African American suppliers.... (Continue reading)
Aerotropolis Is Expected to Help Revive Detroit’s Economy
Written on 27 Oct, 2009 at 9:45 in News | viewed 287 times | 0 Comments
In the November 2009 issue of Black Enterprise, Can Detroit be Saved? highlights the industries that can conceivably take hold in Detroit to help wean the city from its dependence on the slumping auto industry and help ease the city’s... (Continue reading)
Tourism Industry Holds Prime Opportunities
The tourism industry is big business. The Detroit metro area alone took in about $5 billion in tourism last year – but this can be improved. ... (Continue reading)
Detroit to The World: Don’t Count Us Out
Written on 18 May, 2009 at 1:52 in Blogs | viewed 1,270 times | 3 Comments
Battered by a crisis of faith in local government triggered by the scandal surrounding former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, as well as the economic devastation of the automotive industry that gave Motown its name, it is easy for us non-Detroiters to... (Continue reading)
Dave Bing Elected Detroit Mayor
Written on 6 May, 2009 at 12:45 in Politics | viewed 358 times | 2 Comments
In what Detroit newspapers called “a stunning victory” local businessman Dave Bing was elected mayor Tuesday and will finish serving the remaining term of convicted Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.... (Continue reading)
Detroit Mayoral Candidates Bump Heads in Debate
Written on 17 Apr, 2009 at 9:01 in Politics Blogs | viewed 748 times | 1 Comment
Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrel and businessman Dave Bing agreed on very little at their second mayoral debate Wednesday evening, except that -- as General Motors, a top Detroit employer goes bankrupt -- the city is in desperate need of revenue... (Continue reading)
Detroit Mayoral Race Heats Up Amid City Council Lawsuit
Written on 3 Apr, 2009 at 16:07 in Politics News | viewed 711 times | 0 Comments
The collapse of the auto industry isn’t the only thing making headlines in Detroit. The race to succeed Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is heating up in anticipation of the May 5 election between interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr., the former... (Continue reading)
Unemployment Rate Hits 8.5%
Written on 3 Apr, 2009 at 9:38 in Business News | viewed 929 times | 0 Comments
The nation’s unemployment rate soared to 8.5% in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.... (Continue reading)
Detroit Mayor to Resign, Do Jail Time
Written on 4 Sep, 2008 at 10:36 in Politics News | viewed 74 times | 0 Comments
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice by committing perjury and has agreed to serve four months in jail.... (Continue reading)
