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Duggan: Way forward runs through Detroit’s schools
Moving well beyond addressing basic city services he was tasked with to begin his first term, Mayor Mike Duggan is focusing his second on fixing some of the longstanding issues holding back Detroit: a broken school system, a lack of developed talent and neighborhoods forgotten in the city’s resurgence. […]
Romona Irvin #MyJobStory
Romona Irvin is one of the first graduates of the ‘Detroit at Work’ Healthcare program. A partnership between the City of Detroit, Oakland University School of Nursing and Focus: HOPE, ‘Detroit at Work’ is training Detroiters for careers in the healthcare industry. […]
Detroit wins Bloomberg Philanthropies grant, to compete for $5 million
The city of Detroit is launching a new career mentorship program at five of its high schools after winning $100,000 from the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge and earning a spot as one of 35 “champion cities” competing for up to $5 million in grants. […]
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan kicks off ‘Grow Detroit’s Young Talent’ program
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced the kickoff of enrollment for his “Grow Detroit’s Young Talent” program. […]
Flex-N-Gate’s Detroit plant to prioritize city residents for jobs
Auto part supplier Flex-N-Gate has committed to hiring Detroiters first for the 400 jobs the company is creating with the construction of a new parts plant in the city’s I-94 Industrial Park. […]