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How A Non-Profit Can Develop Detroit Differently Oct 06, 2020

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Today's show is a deep-dive with Sonya Mays. She heads up the non-profit development firm, Develop Detroit.

And I'm going to focus on one word here - non-profit. Which means they need to have a community mission. Because when it comes to Detroit's nascent comeback, firms that think about more than the bottom line might be something to look at as a model.

This is done in other cities, but is still in the early stages of getting traction here.

And we'll talk about how the new Detroit Housing For The Future Fund may play into what's happening on the ground.

Then, we'll send you out with a couple things to know including the latest on mask mandates, a new law to allow clerks to prep ballots, and the expansion of the University of Detroit Mercy.

DCFC Wins Tourney; Throwback Plates To Help Fund Roads; Patchwork Pandemic Response Oct 05, 2020

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A Detroit Vineyards Wine Tasting Oct 03, 2020

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Coronavirus Check-In w/ Dr. Paul Thomas; Buses Stay Put; The Census Matters Oct 02, 2020

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In the wake of the President being diagnosed with COVID-19, we talk to Dr. Paul Thomas of Plum Health Direct Primary Care about the situation and what's happening here.

Specifically, due to the incubation period of the virus, presidential candidate Vice President Joe Biden is not out of the woods for awhile yet. Plus, the Lions will not have fans at the stadium; and Michigan's cases are rising. This was recorded before word came that the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is rolling back to stage 4.

Plus: 85,000 or so Detroit bus riders were left without transportation today as there was a work stoppage around safety concerns on DDOT coaches.

And finally, the U.S. Census matters, and in Detroit it's a full-court press to get people counted. Victoria Kovari from the city of Detroit joins us to talk about the low response rate, how it's calculated, and where in the coming weeks the city will be focusing their efforts. Census numbers impact not only representation in the legislature but funding and business planning.

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Conservative Ideas For Dealing With Climate Change; DCFC Makes Finals; Stories Around Town Oct 01, 2020

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The Jewish News Goes Non-Profit Plus 8 Things To Know Around Detroit Sep 30, 2020

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Oak & Reel First Look Plus 4 Local Stories To Know Sep 29, 2020

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On today's show:

COVID-19 Updates
Chrysler is paying $9.5 million in additional fines to the SEC
Macomb County gets $12.5 million in settlement money over the giant sewer collapse in Fraser back in 2016
The Detroit Housing Fund for the Future kicks off to make more housing that's affordable for middle and low income possible in the city of Detroit

Plus, our feature conversation at 6m30s: Oak & Reel — a new seafood and pasta restaurant in the Milwaukee Junction neighborhood — just opened a few weeks ago and Engineer Randy visited the place to provide a preview for our listeners and chat with Chef Jared Gadbaw.

Website: https://www.oakandreel.com/

There are some pictures from the visit on our website: http://www.dailydetroit.com/2020/09/29/first-look-at-oak-and-reel-plus-things-to-know-in-detroit/

8 Things To Know Around Detroit Plus Detroit City FC Updates w/ Fletcher Sharpe Sep 28, 2020

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Helping The Unbanked In Detroit; DCFC/Stars Tournament Talk; Thanksgiving Parade Will Be TV Only Sep 25, 2020

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The city of Detroit – as well as cities across the nation – has an issue with residents not having bank accounts. A study by prosperity now says that almost 20% – or one in five Detroiters – do not have a bank account.

So they're paying much higher fees at liquor stores and other places to get access to their money.

To help residents, especially young adults, get started off on the right foot, Jason Rivers joins me to talk about a new program.

Then, we check in with Fletcher Sharpe about the latest in fall tournament action with Detroit City Fc, the Michigan Stars, and looks ahead to the weekend of play.

And finally, a Detroit tradition is back, but on television only.

Unpacking United Shore / UWMC Going Public, SPACs And The Local Impact Sep 24, 2020

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Today's show focuses on a second big company in metro detroit going public.

You know them as United Shore, but as this show is being published the giant letters on their Pontiac headquarters are coming down for their new name, United Wholesale Mortgage.

The merger deal that will put the lending giant on the NASDAQ will peg the company's value initially at about $16 billion dollars.

And although metro Detroit is known for cars, students of regional history may know that we're also the cradle of the consumer finance industry.

From auto loans to help make cars more accessible to store credit at places of yesterday like Hudsons, consumer credit powers America's economy and a lot of it started right here.

So to navigate the waters of this deal, I'm going to chat with Matthew Rolling. He has a career with experience in accounting firms, an automaker, and yes, full disclosure, worked for a time for Rock Ventures at one point - although that's a couple of positions ago. Rolling is the executive director at Wayne State's Office of Business Innovation, as well as an adjunct finance professor at the university.

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