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Detroit Rising podcast: Shri Thanedar wants to replace 'corporate welfare' with small biz incubators

Detroit Rising podcast: Shri Thanedar wants to replace 'corporate welfare' with small biz incubators

Ann Arbor businessman Shri Thanedar, a Democratic candidate for governor, talks with Crain's Senior Reporter Chad Liveng... Read more

26 Jun 2018

15mins

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Detroit Rising: High-rise Midtown condos at The Mid could approach $1 million

Detroit Rising: High-rise Midtown condos at The Mid could approach $1 million

Emery Matthews, co-founder of Real Estate Interests LLC, and his firm's managing director, Damon Jordan, talked with Cra... Read more

26 Sep 2019

19mins

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Detroit Rising podcast: Whitmer vows to ban auto insurance redlining, stop 'raid' on school funding

Detroit Rising podcast: Whitmer vows to ban auto insurance redlining, stop 'raid' on school funding

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer discusses her agenda for Detroit and broader plans for Michigan shou... Read more

16 Jul 2018

15mins

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Detroit Rising podcast: Detroit Vegan Soul owners eye statewide expansion

Detroit Rising podcast: Detroit Vegan Soul owners eye statewide expansion

Kirsten Ussery, co-owner of Detroit Vegan Soul, and JPMorgan Chase bank executive Peter Scher talk with Crain's Senior R... Read more

22 Jan 2019

15mins

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Detroit Rising: Detroit's broadband haves and have nots

Detroit Rising: Detroit's broadband haves and have nots

At the Detroit Digital Inclusion Summit event on Oct. 7 in TechTown, Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talked with fo... Read more

10 Oct 2019

33mins

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Detroit Rising podcast: Steve Tobocman on how immigrants can fill Michigan's talent gaps

Detroit Rising podcast: Steve Tobocman on how immigrants can fill Michigan's talent gaps

Steve Tobocman, executive director of Global Detroit, discusses how foreign-born immigrants have helped stem Detroit and... Read more

17 Mar 2019

19mins

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Detroit Rising: Chasing medical fraud in Michigan's no-fault auto insurance system

Detroit Rising: Chasing medical fraud in Michigan's no-fault auto insurance system

John Hohmeier, an insurance industry defense attorney at Scarfone & Geen in Madison Heights, talks with Crain's Seni... Read more

14 May 2019

23mins

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Detroit Rising: Canadian consul general talks Enbridge Line 5, trade and Gordie Howe bridge work

Detroit Rising: Canadian consul general talks Enbridge Line 5, trade and Gordie Howe bridge work

Joe Comartin, Canada's consul general in Detroit, sat down with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood to discuss his coun... Read more

27 Jun 2019

23mins

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Detroit Rising: Should Michigan more closely regulate auto insurance companies, premiums?

Detroit Rising: Should Michigan more closely regulate auto insurance companies, premiums?

Michigan's no-fault auto insurance law allows insurance carriers to "file and use" their rates with little oversight by ... Read more

5 Apr 2019

22mins

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Detroit Rising: Bob Thompson and Jalen Rose talk education with Tonya Allen at Detroit Homecoming

Detroit Rising: Bob Thompson and Jalen Rose talk education with Tonya Allen at Detroit Homecoming

At the last day of Detroit Homecoming VI, charter school philanthropist Bob Thompson, Danielle Jackson from Thompson's U... Read more

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'Detroit Rising' podcast: At Bamboo Detroit, a wide variety of businesses working under one roof

'Detroit Rising' podcast: At Bamboo Detroit, a wide variety of businesses working under one roof

CellularEMT CEO Dwain Watkins and business and non-profits consultant Chanel Hampton operate vastly different businesses... Read more

30 Jan 2018

15mins

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Detroit Rising: Expats Ken Buckfire, Ty Fahner talk pension debt and land use at Detroit Homecoming

Detroit Rising: Expats Ken Buckfire, Ty Fahner talk pension debt and land use at Detroit Homecoming

At the sixth annual Detroit Homecoming, Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talked to Detroit expats Ken Buckfire of Mi... Read more

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Detroit Rising podcast: Mayor Mike Duggan talks Amazon HQ2 bid, auto insurance reform, 2018 politics

Detroit Rising podcast: Mayor Mike Duggan talks Amazon HQ2 bid, auto insurance reform, 2018 politics

During an interview with Crain's, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan talked about the city's bid for Amazon's second headquarters... Read more

8 Jan 2018

15mins

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Detroit Rising podcast: Venture for America's entrepreneurship taking root in Detroit

Detroit Rising podcast: Venture for America's entrepreneurship taking root in Detroit

Amy Nelson, CEO of Venture for America, and her organization's Detroit director, Sarah Craft, talked with Crain's Senior... Read more

13 Aug 2019

22mins

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Detroit Rising podcast: Calley talks Detroit policy issues, plans to accelerate road-funding

Detroit Rising podcast: Calley talks Detroit policy issues, plans to accelerate road-funding

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, talks about how he will approach policy issues affecting De... Read more

17 Jun 2018

15mins

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Detroit Rising: Xenith CEO Ryan Sullivan on the Detroit football helmet maker's upward trajectory

Detroit Rising: Xenith CEO Ryan Sullivan on the Detroit football helmet maker's upward trajectory

Xenith LLC, the football helmet and protective gear company owned by billionaire Dan Gilbert, now claims 10 percent mark... Read more

13 Sep 2019

18mins

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Detroit Rising: Arab American & Chaldean Council working on 7 Mile revitalization

Detroit Rising: Arab American & Chaldean Council working on 7 Mile revitalization

Fred Batayeh and Kimberly Hassan of the Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) discuss the non-profit's plans for a mi... Read more

17 Jun 2019

14mins

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Detroit Rising podcast: Growth opportunities for more food businesses, affordable housing in Detroit

Detroit Rising podcast: Growth opportunities for more food businesses, affordable housing in Detroit

Melinda Clemons, senior loan officer for Capital Impact Partners, and Ashley Mizzi with the Detroit Community Loan Fund,... Read more

13 Feb 2018

15mins

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Detroit Rising: Suneel Gupta joins Techstars Detroit to mentor entrepreneurs of mobility startups

Detroit Rising: Suneel Gupta joins Techstars Detroit to mentor entrepreneurs of mobility startups

Tech entrepreneur Suneel Gupta has joined Techstars Detroit as a founder-in-residence focused on mentoring other entrepr... Read more

22 Aug 2019

16mins

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Detroit Rising: Tony Michaels on designing the Ford Fireworks, Parade Co.'s need for new space

Detroit Rising: Tony Michaels on designing the Ford Fireworks, Parade Co.'s need for new space

Tony Michaels, president and CEO of The Parade Co., talks with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about how the Ford F... Read more

20 Jun 2019

15mins

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