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Motor City Match supports Kidz Kingdom expansion, giving Detroit families more room for childcare, play and celebrations
The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) and City of Detroit today celebrated the grand opening of Kidz Kingdom’s new location in Detroit’s Franklin Park neighborhood, marking Motor City Match’s 212th neighborhood ribbon cutting.

DEGC
Oct 94 min read


Motor City Match helps open Heal Well Detroit, giving Brightmoor seniors a new place to connect, stay active and receive daily care
Heal Well Detroit marks the 211th neighborhood ribbon cutting supported by Motor City Match. Countryman received a $55,000 cash grant through Round 30, which helped fund the center’s build-out and furnishings.

DEGC
Sep 255 min read


Mayor, DEGC celebrate grand opening of Bagley Vision, bringing new housing and retail to Corktown
Bagley Vision, a 25,000-square-foot mixed-use redevelopment at 2150 Bagley St. in Corktown, celebrates its grand opening with Mayor Mary Sheffield, DEGC and community partners and supporters. The building includes 14 residential units across junior one-bedroom, one-bedroom and two-bedroom floor plans, with 20% of units reserved for households earning up to 80% of the area median income. The project transforms a vacant 1933 warehouse into loft-style apartments, ground-floor re

DEGC
Sep 226 min read


Hastings Market opens, giving emerging Detroit entrepreneurs a rent-free shot at retail
Hastings Market officially opened its doors on Wednesday, September 9, giving a new group of emerging Detroit entrepreneurs a chance to test their retail concepts without the overhead that usually comes with it.
The market is the centerpiece of the NextUP313 Retail Incubator, a program built for Detroit residents and retailers ages 18 to 30 who want to see if a brick-and-mortar business can work before they commit to the rent, loans and build-out costs that typicall

DEGC
Sep 153 min read


Motor City Match-supported treatment center brings addiction recovery resources to the community
During National Recovery Month, Mayor Mary Sheffield, Detroit City Council President James Tate and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) today celebrated the grand opening of Old Redford Treatment Center, a new outpatient substance use disorder treatment facility created by two Detroiters determined to make compassionate, individualized care more accessible in the community where they grew up.

DEGC
Sep 114 min read


Grounded stays and grows in Detroit: Mayor and DEGC celebrate EV maker’s official grand opening
Mayor Mary Sheffield and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) joined Grounded today for the official grand opening of the company’s new 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in southwest Detroit, celebrating a deal that kept the Detroit-based mobility company in the city after it considered other options.

DEGC
Sep 83 min read
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