Detroit

The stage is set for Detroit’s Michigan Central Station — a massive architectural landmark that became a symbol of the city’s struggles as it sat empty for decades — to return to its former glory as a hub of modern transportation. In a community celebration including Detroit...

Over Memorial Day weekend, thousands of music lovers gathered in downtown Detroit’s Hart Plaza for Movement Detroit. The annual three-day electronic dance music festival takes place in a city where techno's roots run deep. Mayor Mike Duggan declared it "Detroit Techno Week."...

The newly formed Detroit Fintech Association has a threefold mission: networking and job placement; attracting tech workers and companies to Detroit; and mentoring students in financial literacy and investing. “There are financial technology companies all over the country. A lot in New York [...

Benzinga is hosting a StockTwits Detroit meetup at its headquarters with a focus on pre-market trading from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 27. Guests are welcome to enjoy pizza and refreshments with fellow stock market enthusiasts. The event is free and attendees can RSVP here. At 6:30 p.m., a panel...

May Mobility announced Monday it closed a seed round of financing led by BMW i Ventures and Toyota Motor Corp (ADR) (NYSE: TM) AI Ventures. The funding will support this year’s launch of commercial operations and deployment of autonomous shuttles nationwide, building off a Detroit pilot...

Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) said there’s no perceivable disconnect between what investors want and what the midwest offers. “I’m listening to what the venture capitalists say and what the entrepreneurs say, and they’re all kind of talking the same lingo,” Ryan told...

The mobility world got a little smaller Wednesday with Robert Bosch GmbH’s announced acquisition of Splitting Fares Inc., a Detroit-based platform developer coordinating shared commutes and facilitating peer-to-peer transactions. “Integrated travel is really the hallmark of new transit-...

Mike Kirk has worked in Detroit since the mid-1970s, and he said the city’s resurgence strikes a familiar feel. “This is the fifth time that Detroit’s kind of come back up,” Kirk, principal at Neumann/Smith Architecture, said Tuesday during a Bisnow panel held Tuesday on...

Detroiters awoke Friday to reports the city had enacted a new zoning ordinance that bans the online hospitality marketplace Airbnb from operating in the districts where the majority of its hosts exist. Enforcement Suspended As City Conducts Legal Review  The new zoning ordinance went through...

AutoBooks, a Detroit-based startup, announced Wednesday a $10 million Series A1 round of financing intended to widen the company’s payroll. The firm has already responded to business expansion with the addition of a dozen employees in 2017 and relocation to Detroit's Madison Building, but...