A Sunday-night Facebook post signed by billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert announced that his organization “screwed up badly” when posting a downtown sign that said, “See Detroit like we do.” Filling windows along the ground level of the Vinton Building, the sign with the Bedrock real-estate company’s insignia was a photograph of mostly all white people. […]
After pledging $100 million to the cause of revitalizing Detroit, JPMorgan Chase has announced that it is expanding that commitment to $150 million by 2019. The investments have been used for projects such as real estate, small business aide, and unemployment job training. Peter Scher, Chase’s head of Corporate Responsibility, said that the revitalization effort, which could […]