Fathead hired 25 in 2012, set to expand staff further this year
Last year was more than a good year for Fathead, the downtown Detroit-based poster-decal firm. The 7-year-old company watched its revenues jump 20 percent in 2012. It hired 25 people last year,...
View ArticleStudents grow 313 Energy out of M@dison Building
Sawyer Altman and Matthew Tukel, high school students at the Jewish Academy in Bloomfield Hills, started their first business a few years ago. The idea? Bottle tap water from Detroit and brand it after...
View ArticleRockbridge Growth Equity hires 4, looks to add 3 more
Rockbridge Growth Equity has expanded its staff by four people over the last year as the private-equity firm makes both a successful exit and acquisition. The downtown Detroit-based company has hired...
View ArticleMcConnell Communications expands staff as it grows services
Darci McConnell spent 14 years as a newspaper reporter before leaving the profession about a decade ago. At that moment in life she heeded the advice of family and friends, including well-known local...
View ArticleDavid Whitney Building secures final $8.5 million in funding, will begin...
A recent $8.5 million investment by the State of Michigan in the David Whitney Building has made headlines recently. This money finally enables the Whitney Partners, LLC to move forward with...
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February 8: Winter Blast, QL Careers, NSO, and MI Community Health
Feeling the cold in the D? Why not embrace it? Listen tonight to hear about Detroit’s only winter festival, the Motown Winter Blast and others great things happening in Detroit. Tonight on Opportunity...
View ArticleGawker exec launches Tiny Toy Car in downtown Detroit
Ray Wert named his new custom publication business Tiny Toy Car because he wants its readers to see the stories about automobiles the same way a child sees a car. "The name comes from how a child looks...
View ArticleDetroit Labs doubles staff, preps to move into its own space
When the M@dison Building opened in downtown Detroit in late 2011, Detroit Labs was one of the first start-ups to move in. Today the mobile app company has grown to the point where it's almost...
View ArticleAmerican Coney Island expands into Canton, Las Vegas
American Coney Island, one of downtown Detroit's two landmark coney island restaurants, is expanding both at home and across the U.S. The 95-year-old downtown restaurant at the corner of Michigan...
View ArticleUK’s Guardian checks out Detroit’s tech boom
We've been all over the growing companies', startup and gazelle scene centered around downtown's M@dison building. It's a thrill all the same to see it reported from afar, this time in the UK's...
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