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DHS employees protest working conditions

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Published May 7, 2010 at 4:17 p.m.

Workers from the state Dept. of Human Services rallied outside a state office building in downtown Detroit today in protest of escalating caseloads and proposed legislation that would cut their benefits, the Detroit News reports. Protesters said that they were angry about a proposal to address the state budget shortfall by increasing employee contributions and [ ... ] ...

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GalaxE CEO envisions IT hub in Detroit

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Published May 2, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

Hoping to help create an information technology hub in downtown Detroit, the CEO of Somerset, New Jersey-based GalaxE Solutions Inc. is eager to open his company's new office ...

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U.S. Air Force jets practicing for Detroit Tigers Opening Day

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Published April 8, 2010 at 1:12 p.m.

Four U.S. Air Force F-15C fighter aircraft are practicing formation maneuvers over downtown Detroit today in preparation for Friday's Detroit Tigers Opening Day game at Comerica Park ...

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RenCen's Seldom Blues restaurant has closed

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 8:46 a.m.

An upscale restaurant in downtown Detroit has served its last meal. A spokeswoman for Frank Taylor, owner of Seldom Blues, says in a statement Monday that the 320-seat jazz and supper club in the Renaissance Center has closed ...

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S3 offers alternative to offshore jobs

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Published Feb. 7, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

Strategic Staffing Solutions is trying to bring jobs back to Southeast Michigan — and the U.S. — with a $7.3 million investment in a new, downtown Detroit contract IT employment center ...

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GM to Keep 3,000 Workers at RenCen

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 9:39 p.m.

General Motors Co. workers at the automaker's headquarters indowntown Detroit are staying put. GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson saidFriday that the company has decided not to relocate 3,000 of the5,000 employees in the Renaissance Center to other facilities ...

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Au Bon Pain closes in Campus Martius Park; replacement café planned

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Published Feb. 4, 2010 at 12:52 p.m.

Au Bon Pain at Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit officially closed yesterday, according to an employee at the chain's Renaissance Center location ...

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Owner of Detroit Beer Co. to open Lockhart's BBQ in Royal Oak

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Published Jan. 26, 2010 at 12:35 p.m.

Drew Ciora, owner of Detroit Beer Co., Royal Oak Brewery and Detroit Brewing Co. will open a new barbecue restaurant named Lockhart's BBQ in downtown Royal Oak by late May ...

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Stadium authority could oversee development of a joint arena

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Published Jan. 24, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

If a rumored joint Detroit Pistons-Detroit Red Wings arena becomes a reality in downtown Detroit, its birth could follow the path of the city's last two sports venues: Comerica Park and Ford Field ...

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Ten years after: The 'perennially vilified' Jason Stollsteimer discusses his new Detroit 'supergroup,' life in the city, and the future of the Von Bondies

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Published Dec. 23, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

by Amy Elliott. "Hey, Mom? I love you, Mom — but ... I'm in an interview right now. Can I call you back?"Jason Stollsteimer adores this Thai place in downtown Plymouth — Little Bangkok Cuisine on Forest Avenue — where he orders the same meal (pad see ew) at least once a week. The kitch ...

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