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The floor of The Peacock Room Boutique is rife with vintage treasures. Tables are covered with jewelry displays and a fashionable mannequin stands with a dark patterned evening dress. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling.
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The Metro: Michigan businesses brace for impact from tariff hikes

Robyn Vincent, The Metro August 11, 2025

More tariffs on imported goods took effect last week.  The federal government is making big money from tariff revenues, which...

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Hassan Beydoun, group executive of Economic Development for the city of Detroit.
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The Metro: Detroit’s ‘bold plan to cut red tape’ for small businesses

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Sam Corey, Nadia Ziyad July 16, 2025

Detroit City Council recently approved changes to city ordinances to make the licensing process easier and less cumbersome for small...

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MichMash hosts Zach Gorchow (from left), Alethia Kasben and Cheyna Roth at the Michigan State Capitol.
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Detroit Evening Report: A MichMash lookahead; Detroit eases business licensing + more

Hernz Laguerre July 9, 2025

This week on WDET’s Michigan politics podcast MichMash, Craig Mauger and Beth LeBlanc of The Detroit News join the show...

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The city of Detroit filed what it says is a "historic" lawsuit against the real estate company Real Token for public nuisance violations involving more than 400 properties.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit suing blockchain-based real estate firm for neglecting hundreds of properties

Bre'Anna Tinsley July 3, 2025

Detroit officials say they've filed the "largest blight lawsuit in its history" against a blockchain-based real estate platform after it...

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Mark Lee, president and CEO of The Lee Group, on The Metro at WDET Studios, May 13, 2025.
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The Metro: Detroit workshop aims to help small businesses thrive amid economic uncertainty

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Sam Corey May 13, 2025

Uncertainty. That’s the word that economists are using to describe the U.S. economy lately. It’s also the theme of an...

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Baker's Keyboard Lounge first opened its doors in 1934.
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The Metro: Baker’s, Simmons & Clark hit 90-plus year milestones in Detroit 

Dorothy Jones October 4, 2024

Both Baker's Keyboard Lounge and Simmons & Clark Jewelers have kept their doors open for 90-plus years — largely due...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan poses with past Motor City Match grant awardee Ysahai Honor-Marie, owner of Ice Cream Detroit.
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Detroit Evening Report: 23 new small businesses opening in Detroit thanks to Motor City Match grants

Nargis Rahman January 22, 2024

Motor City Match will award more than $1 million in grant funds on Tuesday to 23 new small business owners...

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Little Liberia has been metro Detroit's purveyor of Liberian beverages and multicultural cuisines since 2016.
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Little Liberia moving from pop-up to permanent location next year

Tia Graham December 4, 2023

The popular African fusion pop-up eatery Little Liberia recently announced plans to open a brick and mortar location next year....

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