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Penn National Gaming, Inc (NASDAQ: PENN) has acquired operating rights to the Greektown Casino in downtown Detroit as part of a $1-billion sale of the property. What Happened Dan Gilbert, the founder and chairman of Quicken Loans, agreed to sell Greektown Casino for $1 billion. The property...

During the CityLab Detroit Conference, several public officials and higher education leaders from across the country discussed ways in which communities and universities are unleashing opportunity and seeking talent on a city level. The panelists within the political sector included Detroit...

CEO and chairman of General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM), Mary Barra spoke Monday morning to the attendees of the CityLab Conference in Detroit on the future of GM and the future of the auto industry. Rise Of Technology As technology greatly impacts the economy on a global scale, it comes as no...

Want to be a full-time gamer? Detroit is the best place to make it in competitive gaming according to a new study. To be considered a full-time gamer, one needs to make an average of $69,119 per year and have 1,920 followers on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s's Twitch, according to Value...

The CSForAll — Computer Science for All — movement has developed a U.S. initiative to empower students from kindergarten through high school to learn computer science and to better equip the future workforce with computational thinking skills for an increasingly digital economy. “...

Ranging from small towns, cities, and villages, Detroit's suburbs have great schools, lower homeowners insurance rates and other perks. After examining data on 59 suburbs in the Detroit metropolitan area, we compiled a list of Detroit's best suburbs to raise a family based on...

A 450-person gathering in Detroit’s Eastern Market this week made it clear Michigan sits at the intersection of development in the mobility space, Midwestern affordability and investor interest. Venture capitalists from as far away as Tokyo were in attendance at the Michigan Venture Capital...

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, Lyft chief strategy officer Raj Kapoor, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation CEO Kevin Johnson and Sherif Markaby, the CEO of Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F)'s autonomous vehicles division, discussed the self-driving vehicle market with The New York Times'...

Four metro Detroit tech and blockchain companies have formed the Detroit Blockchain Center, a nonprofit advocacy group and incubator. EOS Detroit, a community network infrastructure company, and KAZZALOGY, a web development company, will help launch and guide the group as its founding members...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On this day 116 years ago, the Cadillac Motor Company was founded. Where The Market Was The Dow Jones Industrial Average trade at around 64.40 and the S&P 500 traded at 8.85. Today...