Four metro Detroit businesses have been selected for a cohort Apple Inc. put together for a new environmental sustainability accelerator aimed at growing Black- and Brown-owned companies.
Continue ReadingNew Detroit is hosting a leadership development series that empowers professionals to transform businesses and communities through multicultural education focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Learn about the principles of R.A.C.E. Get involved.
Continue ReadingMaking It…With Lowe’s, a pitch competition for small businesses, is back as part of Lowe’s continued effort to carve out space for minority-owned, woman-owned, veteran-owned, and other diverse-owned small businesses in the home improvement industry. The competition has three phases. …
Continue ReadingIn June 2021, Amazon launched a free program for Black-owned U.S. businesses selling on Amazon.com named Black Business Accelerator. To build sustainable equity and growth for Black entrepreneurs, Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator offers financial assistance, business education and mentorship, and …
Continue ReadingState lawmakers passed an unprecedented $17.1 billion budget on Wednesday, and federal COVID-19 relief funding will also send billions to schools. The latest budget hikes per-pupil funding in the state to $8,700, closing a persistent funding gap between Michigan school districts that state lawmakers for years have tried to incrementally close.
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6/16/21 Crain’s Detroit Business By Nick Manes Detroit commitment part of $40 billion initiative Community Plan to focus on business and personal lending, racial social equity Huntington completed TCF Bank acquisition last week Fresh off its acquisition of TCF Financial Corp., Huntington Bank …
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6/14/21 Crain’s Detroit Business By Nick Manes Fifth Third announces new $2.5 million investment in Black-owned First Independence Follows $3 million investment in 2008 Larger banks increasingly taking investment positions in minority banks First Independence Bank, among the nation’s largest …
Continue ReadingHonoring historical moments such as Juneteenth in the workplace can not only strengthen a company’s morale but its sense of value by illuminating its commitment to social and racial justice and equity in the workplace and community.
Continue ReadingTalking about race and diversity can be uncomfortable. However, the injustice exemplified by the tragic killing of George Floyd and too many others over the years calls for us to seize this moment to listen, learn, and grow. The Chamber …
Continue ReadingGov. Gretchen Whitmer announced today her funding priorities for K-12 education as the state readies for major investments in our schools and teachers. Due to the American Rescue Plan and the recently announced state revenue increases, a surplus in funding now exists to make unprecedented investments in our schools, …
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