After a public fundraising plea, Detroit People’s Food Co-Op has drawn overwhelming support from residents and local organizations. Co-ops across the Midwest say building deep community roots is key to surviving the difficult early years.
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RenCen Community Benefits package, the largest ever, gets NAC’s OK
The package was the culmination of weeks of negotiations between the NAC and the RenCen project’s developers, Bedrock and General Motors, as well as over 500 public comments since August.
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Detroit City Council member’s probe of east side bars sparks uproar
The requests can be received only as an opening salvo in blocking new bars or threatening those that are open, some business leaders and residents say.
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Nonprofit to redevelop, own revamped RenCen. Gilbert pledges $1B
The unnamed nonprofit is slated to own and revamp the Renaissance Center and 35-acre east riverfront, amid an ongoing $2.2 billion redevelopment plan.
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Detroiters ask RenCen developers for $40M in benefits. What’s on the list
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.