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DMB Small Business Summit empowers entrepreneurs with tangible skills during National Small Business Week
Over 300 Detroit entrepreneurs unite at Ford Field during National Small Business Week for a day of expert training and essential tools to achieve tangible business growth Over $20,000 in cash grants and technical assistance awarded to Detroit entrepreneurs and small...
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DMB Small Business Summit empowers entrepreneurs with tangible skills during National Small Business Week
Over 300 Detroit entrepreneurs unite at Ford Field during National Small Business Week for a day of expert training and essential tools to achieve tangible business growth Over $20,000 in cash grants and technical assistance awarded to Detroit entrepreneurs and small...
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Manufacturing is growing again in Detroit’s I-94 Industrial Park
ArcelorMittal’s new $83 million Tailored Blanks facility is yet another indication that manufacturing is returning to Detroit.
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New tax incentive to attract more business, investment to Detroit
Businesses and developers interested in doing business in Detroit have a new tool that could make their investment more profitable and help them more easily secure capital.
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DEGC helps local businesses learn export strategies to grow globally
Executives from seven companies graduated from ExporTech Detroit – a national export technical assistance program that helps manufacturers develop and implement an international export growth strategy.
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DEGC Retail Study Matches Neighborhood Demand with Storefront Supply to Grow Detroit Retail
Residents in Detroit’s Northwest Grand River neighborhood are bursting with demand for coffee shops, restaurants, dry cleaners and countless other small businesses.
Making News
THE MICHIGAN OPPORTUNITY PODCAST
In episode 14, Kevin Johnson, DEGC President and CEO, talks with host Ed Clemente about DEGC’s efforts to stimulate small business growth, attract new investment and create jobs for Detroiters.
HELPING DETROIT SMALL BUSINESSES
Join a conversation with Kevin Johnson and Pierre Batton of the DEGC in an interview with the Michigan Chronicle’s Andre Ash.
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Build + Revitalize Podcast
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The Michigan Chronicle has named Pierre Batton, DEGC Vice President of Small Business Services, as one of its 2020 “40 Under 40” honorees. Batton joins a list of the area’s most influential young professionals, chosen from hundreds of nominations, that represent a variety of industries and professions, including business leaders, community activists, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and educators.
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Site Selection Magazine named DEGC a top economic development group for 2019 and 2020 and awarded DEGC with the prestigious Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development. The award recognizes the top local and regional economic development agencies in America. Significant projects noted were Fiat Chrysler, Arbe Robotics, and Flex-N-Gate. And, according to Site Selection Magazine, “DEGC’s Business Development team is leading Detroit’s first and only global commerce initiative.”
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Kevin Johnson, CEO was named one of the Top 50 Economic Developers of 2019 by Consultant Connect, a highly touted consulting agency known internationally for its strategies to advance economic growth and development. “The list recognizing North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers is designed to acknowledge the hard work of the top leaders in this field and elevate the conversation around economic development and job creation,” said Ron Kitchens, managing partner, Consultant Connect. “Each of the leaders represented on this year’s list is beyond deserving of this recognition for their efforts in building our communities.”
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For 2019, Business Facilities magazine selected the Fiat Chrysler expansion as its Deal of the Year. FCA’s $4.5 billion investment in Detroit and nearby Macomb County was selected from a group of 40 nationally recognized deals as the publication’s top economic development project in the U.S. It marked the second consecutive year a Detroit-based development won the highest honor. Ford Motor Company’s purchase of the Michigan Central Depot claimed the top spot in 2018. Ford continues to work with the City, DEGC and others to renovate the historic train station and redevelop the surrounding Corktown neighborhood.
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