@randywalker16dApply by March 2nd—Detroit Startup FundThe City of Detroit is committed to supporting entrepreneurs and startups with the Detroit Startup Fund. This initiative offers seed and scale grants to Detroit-based businesses that can grow and benefit the city. The fund aims to foster innovation, create jobs, and provide opportunities for collaboration.
@Zman22dThe Detroit News to be acquired by USA TODAY Co., owner of Detroit Free PressUSA TODAY Co., owner of the Detroit Free Press, will acquire The Detroit News and continue to publish it separately. The acquisition reinforces the company's commitment to local journalism in the Detroit metropolitan area. The Detroit News, a leading source of digital news, will remain distinct from the Free Press under the new ownership.
@randywalker23dDetroit's residential streets will get plowed tonight.Private contractors will begin plowing 1,884 miles of Detroit's residential streets tonight, with city crews already working on major roads. DPW Director Ron Brundidge urges residents to move their cars to avoid getting blocked in by snow. Seven companies will handle the residential plowing across the city's seven council districts.
@randywalker27dNew tech grants program to help smallest Detroit businesses modernize> The program will award $1,000 technology grants to 140 Detroit-based "microbusinesses" — defined as businesses with no more than 10 employees and less than $500,000 in annual revenue, according to a news release. is $1000 enough to fully modernize? Might get you a solid comput
@ZmanJan 15thDonations for suspended Ford worker who heckled Trump near $800,000During a visit to Ford's Dearborn Truck Plant, President Donald Trump was heckled by an employee, TJ Sabula, who called him a 'pedophile protector'. Sabula was subsequently suspended without pay. Two GoFundMe pages set up in support of Sabula have raised over $797,000 as of Jan. 14. The UAW has confirmed Sabula's suspension and has stated that it will protect his job and rights as a union member.