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Mickey Ciokajlo

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Executive Editor of Crain's Detroit Business and Crain's Grand Rapids Business.

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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Plans are in the works for a second convention center hotel next to Huntington Place in Detroit (Fort Washington Plaza, 333 W. Fort St., shown here would be demolished). Scoop by @kirkpinho.bsky.social www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
After Michigan’s NCAA title win, Detroit preps for 2027 Final Four with $400M economic impact in sight www.crainsdetroit.com/sports-recre... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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After UM’s NCAA title win, Detroit preps for 2027 Final Four with $400M economic impact in sight
After a strong 2024 NFL Draft showing, the city and event organizers are deep into planning.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
GM supplier Lear plans $87M plant, 400-plus jobs in Auburn Hills www.crainsdetroit.com/manufacturin... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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GM supplier Lear plans $87M plant, 400-plus jobs in Auburn Hills
The Southfield-based manufacturer is building out a roughly 350,000-square-foot space for a just-in-time seating operation to feed the nearby Orion Assembly plant.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Developers pitch housing, community centers for 2 former Grand Rapids schools www.crainsgrandrapids.com/real-estate/... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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Developers pitch housing, community centers for 2 former GRPS schools
Grand Rapids Public Schools' former Stocking and Alexander elementary schools could be redeveloped into new uses such as housing and community centers.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Dan Gilbert, major corporate players join Sheffield effort to grow Detroit’s population www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol... via @nickrmanes.bsky.social @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Dan Gilbert, major corporate players join Sheffield effort to grow Detroit’s population
The first initiative of MoveDetroit is called “Make Detroit Home,” which will award $500,000 to assist 313 people with funding for business projects, down payments, home renovations, rent or relocatio...
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Michigan State University merger of medical schools could deepen Grand Rapids ties www.crainsgrandrapids.com/education/cg... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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Michigan State merger of med schools could deepen Grand Rapids ties
A proposal to combine human medicine and osteopathic colleges could go to university trustees later this year.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Our @crainsdetroit.bsky.social website has been refreshed with some great new features. But our mission hasn't changed: to provide trusted reporting and analysis to metro Detroit's business community every day. www.crainsdetroit.com/media-market...
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Welcome to the new and improved Crain’s Detroit Business website
Our redesigned website makes it easier to find the business stories that matter to you most.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Excellent perspective piece by @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social in @crainsdetroit.bsky.social on the high-stakes dispute between Michigan Medicine and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan www.crainsdetroit.com/health-care/...
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What's behind the contract dispute between Blue Cross and Michigan Medicine
Two Michigan health care giants are squaring off in an intensifying reimbursement battle.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Crain's Forum: Economic stability for Detroiters is complicated. One supports underpins it all. www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Economic stability for Detroiters is complicated. One support underpins it all.
A multitude of approaches and assistance that work to build economic stability for individual residents, but housing remains most important.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Democratic power player tours Michigan as he eyes White House run www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Democratic power player tours Michigan as he eyes White House run
Potential 2028 presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel is in Michigan to unveil a proposal to give veterans a $10,000 bonus to join apprentice programs.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Entrepreneur returns to metro Detroit with Silicon Valley energy for women-led startups www.crainsdetroit.com/technology/r... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Entrepreneur returns to metro Detroit with Silicon Valley energy for women-led startups
After success on the West Coast, metro Detroit native Rose Vitale is launching a women's startup hub in Royal Oak.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Michigan Capital Network expands with Lansing angel investor group www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/banking... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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Michigan Capital Network expands with Lansing angel investor group
Michigan Capital Network adds Capital Community Angels in Lansing, expanding its statewide reach and tapping into MSU startups.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Moroun family spent years, tens of millions trying to block competing bridge to Canada www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Moroun family spent years, tens of millions trying to block competing bridge to Canada
The Ambassador Bridge owners seemingly tried everything over the years to block the new and competing Gordie Howe Bridge.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
John Ball Zoo taps Grand Action dealmaker for major aquarium project www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/economi... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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John Ball Zoo taps Grand Action dealmaker for major aquarium project
John Ball Zoo brings in longtime Grand Action leader Jon Nunn to help advance plans for a large-scale aquarium in Kent County.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Introducing @crainsdetroit.bsky.social Newsmakers of the Year www.crainsdetroit.com/awards/newsm...
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The Detroit News to sell to Free Press parent company www.crainsdetroit.com/media/usa-to... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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The Detroit News to sell to Free Press parent company
The corporate owner of the Detroit Free Press plans to acquire The Detroit News, the company announced Monday.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Crain’s Forum: Michigan’s solution to child care costs could go national. Advocates say the program doesn't solve a root problem. www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Michigan’s solution to child care costs could go national. Advocates say it’s not enough.
An effort to expand a Michigan child care pilot program nationally faces two common hurdles: affordability and access.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Bronson employee housing project part of yearslong plan to address healthy living www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-es... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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Bronson employee housing project part of yearslong plan to address healthy living
A $40 million housing project backed by Bronson Healthcare Group is set to break ground this summer next to Bronson Methodist Hospital.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Hyperscale data center developer prepares to make its case in Oakland County www.crainsdetroit.com/economic-dev... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Hyperscale data center developer prepares to make its case in Oakland County
Executives behind a planned hyperscale data center project in the southwest corner of Oakland County are preparing to make their case to residents.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Corewell Health plans major expansion in downtown Grand Rapids www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/health-... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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Corewell Health plans major expansion at Butterworth campus downtown
Corewell Health is planning a 621,000-square-foot patient tower at its Butterworth campus to expand ER, OR, and inpatient capacity by 2030.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Flagstar weathered a merger and restructuring. Now, it's shifting its focus. www.crainsdetroit.com/banking-fina... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Flagstar weathered a merger and restructuring. Now, it's shifting its focus.
The Flagstar Bank that merged with New York Community Bank came out the other side with the same name, but a new approach.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Inside BAMF Health’s plan to build a national network of cancer clinics www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/health-... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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Inside BAMF Health’s plan to build a national network of cancer clinics
BAMF Health is scaling up with 25 planned clinics across the U.S., starting with a new cancer center in partnership with Henry Ford Health.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
7 Detroit-area construction projects to watch in 2026 www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/... via @kirkpinho.bsky.social @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Detroit will see a construction boom in 2026. Here are 7 projects to watch.
All eyes will be on these large construction projects in Detroit and its suburbs in the coming year.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
State board OKs $561M tax incentive for downtown ‘three towers’ project www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-es... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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State board OKs $561M tax incentive for downtown ‘three towers’ project
The three-tower riverfront development proposed in downtown Grand Rapids has landed a nearly $561 million state tax incentive package.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Grand Rapids Public Schools to seek plans for 2 shuttered elementary schools www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-es... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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Grand Rapids Public Schools to seek plans for 2 shuttered elementaries
Grand Rapids Public Schools is preparing to issue a request for proposals to redevelop two of its vacant school properties.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Crews begin razing old hospital for new Detroit soccer stadium www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Crews begin razing old hospital for new Detroit soccer stadium
Demolition on a long-vacant former hospital in Southwest Detroit has begun as the Detroit City FC men’s and women’s soccer organization kicks off its effort to build a new 15,000-seat stadium on the s...
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Rural West Michigan castle with secret rooms hits market for $2.15M www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-es... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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Rural West Michigan castle with secret rooms hits market for $2.15M
A massive castle with swinging bookcases that lead to secret passageways is on the market for $2.15 million in rural Allegan County.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Grand Rapids developers change course after neighbors push back www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-es... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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Grand Rapids developers change course after neighbors push back
Developers in Grand Rapids are facing resistance from residents as they propose new multifamily housing in single-family neighborhoods.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Crain's Forum: University enrollment has been falling for years. Is it time to overhaul the system? www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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College enrollment has been falling for years. Is it time to overhaul the whole system?
Michigan's one-of-a-kind college system may make change hard to coordinate among 15 schools, but there are things the state can do.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
As Thanksgiving parade nears, Woodward's retail rebirth is ready for its close-up www.crainsdetroit.com/nonprofits-p... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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As Thanksgiving parade nears, Woodward's retail rebirth is ready for its close-up
With the new Hudson's Detroit complex opening and a slew of new retail and restaurants, downtown Detroit is looking sharp.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Crain's Forum: Landlords, developers desperate for solutions in Detroit's difficult rental housing market www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum... via @nickrmanes.bsky.social @kirkpinho.bsky.social @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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A rental market in crisis? Landlords, developers desperate for Detroit solutions
Challenges loom across income levels for the city’s multi-family real estate market, particularly for those with a concentration of market-rate units.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Steelcase CEO, other executives to exit after $2.2B HNI acquisition closes www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/manufac... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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Steelcase CEO, other executives to exit after $2.2B HNI acquisition closes
President and CEO Sara Armbruster and other longtime executives will depart Steelcase Inc. after its $2.2 billion acquisition by HNI Corp. closes.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Lawsuits fly in messy Michigan law firm breakup www.crainsdetroit.com/law/lawsuits... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Lawsuits fly in messy Michigan law firm breakup
A pair of metro Detroit attorneys' secret plot to split from business partners led to lawsuits flying in one of the largest — and ugliest — Michigan law firm breakups in recent history.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
This Detroit real estate broker went from cleaning buildings to selling them www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/... via @kirkpinho.bsky.social @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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This Detroit real estate broker went from cleaning buildings to selling them
Marcel Pearl, 40, has taken his career on a 180-degree turn from starting a franchise cleaning company to closing millions of dollars in commercial real estate deals.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Pure Michigan tourism budget slashed as industry warns of losing ground www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/hospita... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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Pure Michigan tourism budget slashed as industry warns of losing ground
Michigan’s new budget slashes tourism ad spending in half, marking the second cycle in a row that deep cuts follow a high-spending year.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Beloved Hunter House restaurant moving to new Birmingham location after 73 years www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Beloved Hunter House restaurant moving to new Birmingham location after 73 years
Hunter House, the beloved downtown Birmingham slider and french fry joint, has been at its current location since the Eisenhower administration. That’s about to change as it relocates about a mil...
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
How power-hungry could data centers be? Proposals total more than a dozen Fermi plants www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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How power-hungry could data centers be? Proposals total more than a dozen Fermi plants
Michigan’s two major utilities are preparing to potentially add multiple gigawatts of electricity load to serve new massive data centers in coming years.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
How Detroit transformed an 'open-air drug market' into a chic enclave www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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How Detroit transformed an 'open-air drug market' into a chic enclave
Through a concerted, complicated and sometimes controversial effort involving the public, private and nonprofit sectors, today Capitol Park is now chock-full of pricey rental housing.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Crain’s Forum: As seismic change remakes college sports, mid-size programs try to adapt to survive www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum... @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Steelcase to sell to rival HNI in $2.2B deal www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/manufac... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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Steelcase to sell to rival HNI in $2.2B deal
Steelcase Inc., the iconic office furniture company founded 113 years ago in Grand Rapids by Peter Martin Wege, will sell to long-time rival HNI Inc. in a $2.2 billion deal.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Crain's Forum: Big expectations, vital priorities await Detroit's next mayor www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum... via @nickrmanes.bsky.social @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Big expectations, vital priorities await Detroit's next mayor
Those running in a crowded primary to replace Mike Duggan to give him considerable credit, but also seek to differentiate themselves in both policy and style.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Dug Song-backed software startup moves to Detroit with plans to triple its staff www.crainsdetroit.com/technology/r... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Bezos-backed electric truck startup plots major growth in the Big 3's hometown www.crainsdetroit.com/automotive/b... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Bezos-backed electric truck startup plots major growth in the Big 3's hometown
Slate Auto has been growing quietly in metro Detroit, but now that the minimalist electric pickup truck startup is out of stealth mode, officials are laying out bold plans to disrupt the market.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Crain’s Forum: Can individuals really slow climate change? ‘Every little bit helps’ www.crainscleveland.com/crains-forum... via @crainscleveland.bsky.social
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Can individuals really slow climate change? 'Every little bit helps.'
Ride a bike. Rent a shared scooter. Use public transit. Plant a tree. Eat more vegetables. Shop with a reusable bag. Those are just a few ways area residents can help reduce the increasingly seve...
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Michigan's next billion-dollar company could be one of these startups, VC investors say www.crainsdetroit.com/technology/m... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Michigan's next billion-dollar company could be one of these startups, VC investors say
Venture capitalists are eyeing these startups for their potential to be Michigan's next billion-dollar company.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
How a tiny Michigan tourist town became Weed City, USA www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/how... via @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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How a tiny Michigan tourist town became Weed City, USA
With the lowest cannabis prices in the nation, Michigan’s border towns have become lucrative outposts for the state’s operators.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
How SpartanNash became a $1.8B target — and what happens next www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/retail/... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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How SpartanNash became a $1.8B target — and what happens next
SpartanNash’s proposed sale to C&S Wholesale Grocers comes after three years of lower earnings and growing debt for SpartanNash.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Crain's Forum: School districts get creative, controversial to improve attendance www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Transformed Breton Village shopping center in Grand Rapids sells to East Coast firm www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-es... via @crainsgrandrapids.bsky.social
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Transformed Breton Village shopping center sells to East Coast firm
A prominent group of local real estate investors has sold a Grand Rapids shopping center to an East Coast firm that long showed an interest in the property.
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Mickey Ciokajlo @mickeyciokajlo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Invest Detroit to open $48M innovation hub in former school www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/... via @crainsdetroit.bsky.social
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Invest Detroit to open $48M innovation hub in former school
Invest Detroit is reopening the former Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School as a coworking space and innovation hub for small businesses
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