The list of about 100 requests, or “recommendations,” runs for 18 pages and was presented to the developers and unveiled to the public Oct. 6 during an evening meeting of the project’s Neighborhood Advisory Council or NAC.
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From ‘The Voice’ to Eastern Market: A Detroit native’s next act
Located at 1347 E. Fisher Freeway, Rent Free Haus, co-owned by Detroit native Lamont Leak, is meant to be a coffee shop by day and listening bar at night.
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Neighborhood Advisory Council poised to begin negotiations with RenCen, riverfront developers
NAC Chair Jamaine Dickens told BridgeDetroit the board is ready to begin drafting the Community Benefits Agreement ahead of next Tuesday’s deadline.
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Survey: Michigan local leaders sour on data centers, want more regulations
Data center development has turned toxic among Michigan’s local government officials, with the majority saying the projects are a negative — and desperate for Lansing to do more.
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Audit finds fault in Michigan job training program, claims $59M misspent
At a time when Michigan is desperate to better educate workers with advanced certificates, a new report used millions instead to reimburse employers for basic on-the-job training.
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Bedrock, GM seek $548M in subsidies for $2.2B Renaissance Center plan
With hundreds of millions in subsidies, the project is only expected to have a 1% return on investment.
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Hotel Yorba’s Next Chapter Is Still Unwritten — And Detroiters Want a Say
The building has a new owner working to restore it and a neighborhood being asked to imagine what comes next.
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Sheffield taps longtime Detroiter to serve as business, workforce chief
Olga Stella is the latest in a string of newly-appointed department heads aimed at fulfilling the mayor’s agenda on economic growth and revitalization.
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Bedrock tells Detroiters its RenCen plan is ‘the only path forward’
Tuesday’s meeting also included a vote by attendees for two neighborhood representatives to serve on the nine-member Neighborhood Advisory Committee, which will negotiate with the developers for a Community Benefits agreement.
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New food hub taking root in Detroit’s North End
The building, located at Oakland Avenue Urban Farm, is the first of several food resiliency hubs that the emerging nonprofit Detroit Food LOOP plans to create to give Detroiters more control over their own food systems.