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As real estate market changes, some Detroit renters eye a tenants' union
2014-11-24 22:35:33| Real Estate - Topix.net
Some renters in the city's revived downtown and midtown areas worry that as the real estate market heats up , they'll be pushed out by higher rents. People discussed their experiences with unexpected rent increases, unauthorized lockouts and evictions at Saturday's meeting, as well as ongoing issues with living conditions such as lack of heat, hot water or basic safety.
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estate
market
real estate
Eternal Energy, Another Detroit Player, Carves Slot In Shot Market
2014-11-21 23:27:54| Automakers - Topix.net
I have broad interests and experience as a journalist, covering the auto business, the consumer-packaged goods industry, entrepreneurship, and others, as well as politics, culture, media and religion. I used to cover the car business for The Wall Street Journal, which nominated me and some colleagues for a Pulitzer Prize for our coverage of General Motors.
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player
energy
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Is Whole Foods accomplishing their goal of combatting elitism, racism, and obesity in Detroit?
2014-11-20 19:12:50| Grocery - Topix.net
In April of 2012, when Walter Robb, the co-CEO of Whole Foods, spoke to the Milken Institute Global Conference, he made some rather ambitious statements on the company's goal with its new Detroit location. "We've tried to put the community first in this effort," Robb said .
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The luxury-goods company Shinola is capitalizing on Detroit
2014-11-19 23:21:26| Jewelry - Topix.net
No, not the World War II-era shoe polish that gave rise to that unprintable colloquialism. This Shinola is a luxury-goods producer that chose to start up in this struggling city, and less than two years later has become an innovative giant in branding, storytelling marketing and, above all, understanding the consumer zeitgeist, what people want at this very moment.
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detroit
capitalizing
shinola
Midwest Traveler: Outdoor art thrives in Detroit
2014-11-16 16:10:23| Automakers - Topix.net
We bump down an alley, trying to remember how we got to our destination the last time. We're on a hunt for Hamtramck Disneyland, my favorite place to take visitors to my newly adopted city of Detroit.
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outdoor
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midwest
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