New sponsors, activities for Winter Blast
New sponsors this year include General Motors Foundations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and GalaxE-Solutions.
The Case for Making Detroit an IT Hub Company profile: GalaxE.Solutions By Alexa Stanard
Timothy Bryan, the company’s co-founder, chairman and CEO, says a blend of good infrastructure, an educated work force and vibrant cultural institutions has positioned Detroit as a viable option to international locations that are often the recipients of outsourced American jobs.
Michigan small businesses to get increased capital, tax cuts
Wherever I go in Michigan, I hear from small business owners who are doing their best to weather this recession. These companies are the engines of job creation, which is why I worked so hard to pass the Small Business Jobs Act. The new law gives small business what they have been asking for: access to capital and tax cuts.
GalaxE. Solutions to Add Space
GalaxE.Solutions, an information-technology company specializing in custom software solutions, has agreed to lease a third floor of the 1001 Woodward office tower in downtown Detroit for a total of 40,000 square feet of space.
The Secret Sauce
Dan Gilbert, founder and chairman of Quicken Loans Inc., has moved nearly 2,500 workers to downtown Detroit from Livonia in recent months. The move wasn’t altruistic; rather, Gilbert believes Detroit is on the cusp of creating a technology hub in the heart of its central business district.
Third World Aura Draws Businesses to Detroit
GalaxE could have settled in Southfield or Flint (Bryan looked there) but ultimately decided that planting a growing IT company in downtown Detroit would make a statement, and help attract other high-tech businesses to what Quicken Loan’s Chairman Dan Gilbert calls “Webward Avenue.”
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.