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Quicken Loans Hopes Detroit will be the Next Technology Hub
Quicken Loans owner Dan Gilbert hopes his company’s move to Detroit will help create a technology hub downtown. The online mortgage giant says in a release that 1,700 workers will work downtown when Quicken and several sister companies move their headquarters to Detroit in August.
New Jersey tech firm hiring in downtown Detroit
A 20-year-old New Jersey-based IT company has hired its first 20 people in downtown Detroit — enroute to plans to hire 500 people over the next five years. GalaxE Solutions Inc. is setting up shop at its new Detroit development office at 1001 Woodward Ave., the former First Federal of Michigan building, across Woodward Avenue from Compuware Corp. and Campus Martius park.
Looking to the Future – Parting Shots Reflect on Hope and Change
A few parting thoughts –– and quotes –– from last week’s Mackinac Island shindig, as folks looked forward to what will come out of the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual policy conference.