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Small Business Spotlight — 127 episodes
Small Business Spotlight podcast: How an independent furniture retailer survives
Small Business Spotlight: Planted Detroit grows sustainable salad business
Small Business Spotlight podcast: Manufacturing business owners work to diversify industry, give back
Small Business Spotlight podcast: Avalon bakery's Jackie Victor on creating community
Small Business Spotlight podcast: Summer hiring outlook
Small Business Spotlight podcast: Tips for choosing office space
It's tax season: What small businesses should know in 2022
Nonprofit turns to tech to save, bolster events
How Dan Gilbert’s philanthropy is being spread across Detroit
MHA’s Brian Peters and Chris Mitchell discuss hospital staffing crisis in fourth surge of COVID cases
Deloitte’s David Parent on the future of the workplace – and where people will work
Mackinac conference: New MEDC CEO Quentin Messer Jr. on Michigan’s economic development toolbox
Gov. Whitmer talks state budget, COVID-19 and auto insurance reform at Mackinac Policy Conference
John Rakolta talks UAE ambassadorship, Walbridge construction industry growth, growing education “crisis” in Michigan
Marathon refinery GM Dave Leaver on the refinery’s home-purchase program
Conrad Mallett: Duggan to come out in favor of Detroit reparations ballot proposal
Detroit Future City CEO: Private sector ready to make equity changes ‘we have not seen before’
Bollinger Motors CEO Robert Bollinger on taking a different road to electric trucks – and why the auto business is hard
Mackinac conference: Detroit CFO Jay Rising: Sports betting, casino taxes are “savior” of city budget this year
Mackinac conference: HAP CEO Michael Genord on the lessons of COVID
Duggan talks re-election campaign, towing, Detroit infrastructure issues at Mackinac Policy Conference
Mackinac conference: DTE Energy Vice Chairman Dave Meador talks workforce development, tree-trimming and burying power lines
Mackinac conference: Lt. Gov. Gilchrist talks transit, equity, state budget and pandemic lessons learned
Mackinac conference: Soon-to-retire Antoine Garibaldi on why Detroit Mercy is expanding to Novi, what’s next
Consumers Energy CEO Garrick Rochow: Time to rethink utility industry’s resistance to burying power lines
Crain’s kicks off podcast interviews from the Mackinac Policy Conference
How outsourcing can ease the workload
Staying ahead of the game in a pandemic
How to stay alive in a changing industry
The rewards and challenges of gig work
Michael Lee on WJR: Decade of decline for recycling | Home care caps
Detroit Flower Co. owner learns to run her business on the fly
Planning an infrastructure future without flooded freeways, basements in metro Detroit
Beyond the pandemic: Will new college scholarship program help frontline workers gain new skills for future jobs?
Challenges ahead for distributing COVID-19 vaccines in Detroit, Michigan; a chat with the Oakland County attorney who runs the IVaccinate.org campaign
Abdul El-Sayed talks public health infrastructure, Whitmer's handling of COVID-19 pandemic and his future in politics
Eric Larson: Downtown Detroit retailers, restaurants struggling after seven months of pandemic downturn, steep decline in patrons and visitors
Black women-owned staffing agency in Detroit sees growth opportunities in energy, aerospace and entertainment industries
MEDC CEO talks new FCA plant and auto supplier opportunities in Detroit, community redevelopment and revived Pure Michigan ad campaign
From streetscape project to COVID-19, Narrow Way Café navigates adversity on Detroit's Livernois Avenue of Fashion
FCA's Mark Stewart talks about Detroit's new Jeep plant, challenges with COVID-19 and job opportunities for Detroiters
Detroit ed tech startup delivering science to students learning at home
Nikolai Vitti on Detroit Public Schools' reopening plans, education funding equity and deteriorating buildings
Rocket Companies COO Bob Walters on Dan Gilbert's mortgage company going public, stock for employees, future of Quicken Loans brand and returning to the office
Meeko Williams: Mandatory police residency would help officers connect with Detroiters
Warren Evans: Requiring police officers to live in Detroit a 'great concept' but 'very impractical' to enforce
Can solar energy turn Detroit's vacant lots into profit?
How auto insurance reform is supposed to drive down premiums in Detroit
Skidmore Studio growing an online farmers market from Detroit for Michigan food producers
Detroit’s decision-making tables need more African Americans, Hudson-Webber Foundation CEO Melanca Clark says
How an unconventional hospital was stood up for COVID-19 patients inside Detroit's TCF Center
What's next for Detroit's construction industry? Return to boom or pandemic bust?
Michigan Manufacturers Association CEO talks business adaptation, survival in the coronavirus outbreak
Lon Johnson see opportunity for Detroit in supplying capital for water tech development
Detroit Rising: Greektown Casino betting on growth from sports betting
Detroit Rising: Detroit CFO Dave Massaron talks frankly about city finances 5 years after bankruptcy
Detroit Rising: Expiring tax payment plans threaten new wave of foreclosures in Detroit next year
Detroit Rising: How Detroit is trying to get Detroiters in line for FCA auto plant jobs
Detroit Rising: Compuware has returned to its mainframe computer software roots — and is growing
Detroit Rising: Two cannabis entrepreneurs at different ends of Michigan’s green rush
Detroit Rising: Ashley Williams' path from media to millennial marketing entrepreneur in Detroit
Detroit Rising: Detroit needs a convention hotel attached to TCF Center, Bedrock exec says
Detroit Rising: Detroit's broadband haves and have nots
Detroit Rising: Stephanie Byrd on how her Midtown restaurant's rebranding helped it thrive
Detroit Rising: High-rise Midtown condos at The Mid could approach $1 million
Detroit Rising: Bob Thompson and Jalen Rose talk education with Tonya Allen at Detroit Homecoming
Detroit Rising: Expats Ken Buckfire, Ty Fahner talk pension debt and land use at Detroit Homecoming
Detroit Rising: Xenith CEO Ryan Sullivan on the Detroit football helmet maker's upward trajectory
Detroit Rising: Suneel Gupta joins Techstars Detroit to mentor entrepreneurs of mobility startups
Detroit Rising podcast: Venture for America's entrepreneurship taking root in Detroit
Detroit Rising: Canadian consul general talks Enbridge Line 5, trade and Gordie Howe bridge work
Detroit Rising: Tony Michaels on designing the Ford Fireworks, Parade Co.'s need for new space
Detroit Rising: Arab American & Chaldean Council working on 7 Mile revitalization
Detroit Rising: Chasing medical fraud in Michigan's no-fault auto insurance system
Detroit Rising: Should Michigan more closely regulate auto insurance companies, premiums?
Detroit Rising podcast: Steve Tobocman on how immigrants can fill Michigan's talent gaps
Detroit Rising podcast: Detroit Vegan Soul owners eye statewide expansion
Detroit Rising: Lt. Gov. Brian Calley reflects on Snyder administration's intervention in Detroit
Detroit Rising: Ford's autonomous vehicle team in Corktown forges ahead on driverless cars
Detroit Rising: Todd Sachse on why the skilled labor shortage is slowing construction projects
Detroit Rising podcast: The changing landscape of options for commuting into downtown Detroit
Detroit Rising podcast: Detroit chamber backs Gretchen Whitmer for governor
Detroit Rising podcast: Bunker Labs aims to nurture veteran-owned businesses at WeWork
Detroit Rising podcast: Tech entrepreneur Angel Gambino's re-engagement with Detroit
Detroit Rising podcast: Local fashion apparel companies working to scale industry
Detroit Rising: 'Talent is determining where corporations make real estate decisions,' DEGC CEO says
Detroit Rising: Teacher preparation for third-grade reading mandate lacking
Detroit Rising: City's business liaisons branch out into neighborhoods
Detroit Rising: Louisiana Creole Gumbo adds restaurant on northwest side, food truck service
Detroit Rising podcast: Stroh's now brewing three beers in Detroit, plans to add more
Detroit Rising podcast: Schuette backs Trump's attempt to get 'fairer trade deals'
Detroit Rising podcast: Whitmer vows to ban auto insurance redlining, stop 'raid' on school funding
Detroit Rising podcast: Colbeck wants to end 'winners and losers' economic development
Detroit Rising: Saginaw doc running for gov seeks to cap medical provider payments in auto no-fault
Detroit Rising podcast: Rapidly-growing StockX pushing e-commerce platform beyond sneakers
Detroit Rising podcast: Shri Thanedar wants to replace 'corporate welfare' with small biz incubators
Detroit Rising podcast: Calley talks Detroit policy issues, plans to accelerate road-funding
Detroit Rising podcast: Abdul El-Sayed takes on health, auto insurers in bid for governor
Detroit Rising podcast: Mobile app developer Detroit Labs adding space, tech talent downtown
Detroit Rising podcast: Mackinac confab focused on Michigan's future amid rapid change, uncertainty
Detroit Rising podcast: How a Detroit high school is putting students on career paths
Detroit Rising podcast: DTE engineer's career pathway opened up through FIRST robotics
Detroit Rising podcast: How GM is building an engineering talent pipeline through FIRST robotics
Detroit Rising podcast: Real estate course teaches Detroiters how to get into the business
'Detroit Rising' podcast: Ideal Group grows in southwest Detroit into multifaceted company
'Detroit Rising' podcast: Urban Land Institute meeting in May to showcase Detroit revitalization
Detroit Rising podcast: Barton Malow's Doug Maibach sees decline in workers' reading, math skills
Detroit Rising podcast: Leveraging technology in tracking Detroit blight-removal demolitions
'Detroit Rising' podcast: Sister Pie owner has no plans of opening bakeries beyond West Village
Detroit Rising podcast: Recapturing service industry sales one hair 'blowout' at a time
Detroit Rising: Detroit Chamber's policy conference focused on building regional culture of civility
Detroit Rising: Primary care physicians in short supply in Detroit's neighborhoods
Detroit Rising podcast: Growth opportunities for more food businesses, affordable housing in Detroit
Detroit Rising podcast: As automakers race to build electric vehicles, 'range anxiety' persists
'Detroit Rising' podcast: At Bamboo Detroit, a wide variety of businesses working under one roof
Detroit Rising podcast: Bamboo Detroit co-founder sees changing downtown office space landscape
Detroit Rising podcast: Lightweight materials R&D takes root in one-time auto parts plant
Detroit Rising podcast: Mayor Mike Duggan talks Amazon HQ2 bid, auto insurance reform, 2018 politics
Detroit Rising podcast: Workforce board to replicate job-training, skilled trades programs in 2018
'Detroit Rising' podcast: Revitalizing city neighborhoods goes beyond fixing dilapidated homes
Detroit Rising podcast: Service businesses missing in Midtown
Detroit Rising: Bridging gaps in Detroit's workforce
Detroit Rising podcast: Tax reform bills in Congress reduce urban redevelopment incentives
Detroit Rising podcast: City's restaurants struggling with worker retention
Detroit Rising podcast: Owners of McClure's Pickles, Valentine Distilling talk food industry growth
Detroit Rising podcast: TechStars Mobility entrepreneurs on changing perceptions of Detroit
Detroit Rising podcast with Chad Livengood: Small business development along Detroit's corridors