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From a fitness studio to a gelateria, Midtown and New Center land 6 new businesses

Other businesses include a restaurant, hair salon, waxing and lashing studio, and bridal boutique

By Steve Neavling
Sep 8, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Local Businesses, Real Estate, Retail, Development, retailers, business, Midtown, Detroit, the Platform, restaurants, Pure Barre
Cannabis News

Federal ban on marijuana means Michigan cannabis company can’t sue state agency, judge rules

Court says Viridis Laboratories lacks legal standing because it deals in ‘illegal contraband’

By Steve Neavling
Aug 4, 2023

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Viridis Laboratories, Marijuana, U.S. District Court, law, Michigan, Controlled Substances Act, Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency
Metro Detroit

Workers at a Starbucks in Royal Oak seeks to unionize as movement grows in Michigan

Twelve Starbucks stores in Michigan have formed a union since May.

By Steve Neavling
Oct 11, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Labor, Starbucks, Royal Oak, union, coffee, coffee shop, business
Metro Detroit

Striking workers at Great Lakes Coffee withdraw from union effort as company closes stores

After a bitter battle to unionize, baristas are forced to move on

By Steve Neavling
Aug 15, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Labor, Coffee, Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Co., labor unions, Detroit, business
Michigan

Michigan Democrats pledge to mount a fierce fight to protect abortion rights

In response to a leak of draft on the SCOTUS decision on ‘Roe v. Wade,’ Gov. Whitmer says she’ll ‘keep fighting like hell’ to ensure abortion remains safe and accessible

By Steve Neavling
May 3, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Health Care, Abortion Rights, Abortion, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, Michigan, law, Gov. Whitmer, Rashida Tlaib, Gary Peters, Debbie Stabenow
Metro Detroit

Michigan Senate passes sweeping criminal justice reform bills

By Scott McClallen, The Center Square
Dec 11, 2020

Tags: License, Bill, Crime, Criminal Law, Law, Economics, Suspension, Criminal Justice, Offender, Michigan, Politics
Metro Detroit

Think tank offers guidance to keep Michigan strong amid coronavirus crisis

By Mary Schuermann Kuhlman, Michigan News Connection
Apr 6, 2020

Tags: News Hits, coronavirus, Michigan, COVID-19, Detroit, business
Metro Detroit

Michigan opens door for Tesla service centers/showrooms in state; still prohibits dealerships

By Bruce Walker, The Center Square
Jan 23, 2020

Tags: News Hits, Tesla Michigan, Michigan, Dealership, Commerce, Law, Economics, Dana Nessel, Jocelyn Benson, Daniel Crane, Agreement, Sale
Cannabis News

Voters to decide whether to allow marijuana businesses in 10 Michigan municipalities on Tuesday

By Lee DeVito
Nov 4, 2019

Tags: Marijuana News, marijuana, business, Michigan Detroit, Keego Harbor, Walled Lake, Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Mount Pleasant, Marenisco Township, Hudson, South Haven, Northfield Township, Crystal Township.
Canna-Business

Detroit-based business to launch cell phone app for cannabis users, businesses

By Steve Neavling
Oct 30, 2019

Tags: Canna-Business, Marijuana, cell phone app, business, Detroit
Metro Detroit

Dan Gilbert's last gasp on Amazon HQ2 has us shaking our heads

By Violet Ikonomova
Jan 18, 2018

Tags: News Hits, Detroit, Dan Gilbert, richest man in Michigan, Michigan, Amazon HQ2, business, investment, tax breaks
Metro Detroit

Duggan, Snyder react to Detroit's Amazon HQ2 loss

By Violet Ikonomova
Jan 18, 2018

Tags: News Hits, Detroit, Duggan, Snyder, Governor, Mayor, Michigan, Amazon HQ2, investment, business, jobs, corporation, tax incentives
Arts

Comerica Hatch Detroit is looking for contestants

By Alysa Zavala-Offman
Apr 19, 2017

Tags: The Scene, hatch detroit, entrepreneur, local, business, small business, shop small
Metro Detroit

Michigan State Police plan to issue tickets for drivers in the left lane

By Alexandra Fluegel
Aug 2, 2016

Tags: News Hits, Michigan State Police, left lane driving, left lane tickets, law, left lane against the law, MOVE BITCH
Arts

Detroit named 'Best Place to Open a Yoga Studio'

By Luanne Lim
May 3, 2016

Tags: The Scene, detroit, number one, business, yoga, sparefoot
Metro Detroit

NewCo does Detroit

By Michael Jackman
Mar 29, 2016

Tags: News Hits, Detroit, NewCo, business
Metro Detroit

Eastpointe court blocked from 'pay or stay' sentencing

By Allie Gross
Mar 10, 2016

Tags: News Hits, Macomb County, Eastpointe, Supreme Court, law, ACLU
Arts

Detroit is one of the best cities for women in tech

By Luanne Lim
Feb 25, 2016

Tags: The Scene, tech, detroit, women, woman, wallethub, fastcompany, fast company, smartasset, charts, math, technology, business
Arts

TechTown hosts an important seminar for aspiring business owners in Detroit

By Alysa Zavala-Offman
Jun 22, 2015

Tags: The Scene, retail, detroit, techtown, business
Food News

Former Wyandotte nightclub is being transformed into a microdistillery

By Alysa Zavala-Offman
Apr 29, 2015

Tags: Table and Bar, Wyandotte, Downriver, business, downtown