TechTown Detroit Launches Stabilization Fund for Small Businesses
The coronavirus pandemic and the measures meant to slow its spread are already having catastrophic effects on the economy. Businesses...
Detroit Police Reports First Employee Death Related to COVID-19
A 911 dispatcher employed by the Detroit Police Department has died from complications related to COVID-19. City officials say the 38-year-old...
Michigan Approves $20 Million In Small Business Relief In Response to COVID-19
Twenty million dollars in emergency funding for small businesses has been approved by the State of Michigan. The money will go...
Gov. Whitmer On ‘Stay At Home’ Order: Health Is Tied to Economy
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered all Michiganders to stay at home for at least three weeks. Travel is banned, other than...
Questions Surround Whitmer’s “Stay At Home” Executive Order
Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson speaks with reporters and Detroit Regional Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah about Governor Gretchen Whitmer's announcement of...
Michigan Arts Can Move Online, But Still Face Uncertain Future
The spread of COVID-19 is forcing many cultural organizations and artists to cancel events and close their doors to the...
Michigan Announces ‘Stay At Home’ Order, Schools to Remain Closed Until April 13
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order ordering non-essential businesses to temporarily close and Michiganders to stay at home in...
Airline Industry Bailout Could Come With Consumer Protections Attached
Movement to get a Coronavirus stimulus package through Congress came to a standstill over the weekend. "There are so many...
What $1,200 A Person Means for the Economy
The Coronavirus pandemic has caused businesses, schools and restaurants to shutter overnight, leaving many abruptly out of work. (Are you...
Census Bureau Wants People to Respond Online Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The U.S. Census Bureau is suspending field operations until April 1, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Director Steven Dillingham says...
Whitmer “Not Considering” Lockdown or Shelter-In-Place in Michigan
There is no "lockdown" or "shelter in place" order coming for Michigan. "That's not something that we're contemplating here in...
Congresswoman Haley Stevens Backs $1,000 Cash Assistance — Or More — In Response to COVID-19
The continued spread of COVID-19 throughout American communities has ravaged local economies and brought big and small businesses alike to...