Since 1978, DEGC has helped created jobs, support existing businesses and usher new investment into
06/01/2026
Something new is on the way.
The Motor City Match Alumni Track is in development and aims to keep alumni connected, supported and growing long after their initial award.
If you’ve been part of Motor City Match, this next chapter is for you!
05/29/2026
3 days. That is how long Motor City Match applications are still open.
If you have been thinking about it, stop thinking and start applying.
If you know a Detroit entrepreneur who should know about this, send it to them right now. Funding and support for brick-and-mortar businesses in Detroit does not come around like this every day.
June 1st. Do not miss it.
Apply at motorcitymatch.com/apply
05/29/2026
After 22 great years in the Guardian Building, the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation is moving to a new home.
Starting June 1, 2026, you can find us at:
📍 150 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 1700
Detroit, MI 48226
Same mission. Same commitment to Detroit’s growth. Just a new view from inside the city.
05/28/2026
Detroit is always evolving, and residents deserve a window into the projects helping shape what comes next.
The proposed COE II Brownfield Plan will be discussed during a public hearing on June 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM. Public hearings give community members a chance to learn more about proposed development projects and stay connected to the future of Detroit neighborhoods.
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/COE603
05/27/2026
Detroit was at the center of the future this month, and DEGC's Business Development team was proud to represent Detroit.
From May 11–14, XPONENTIAL 2026 brought global leaders in autonomy, robotics, mobility, defense, manufacturing, AI and emerging technology to Huntington Place for one of the world’s leading conferences for autonomous innovation.
Events like XPONENTIAL continue to reinforce what many already know: Detroit is rising higher as a place to build, invest, manufacture, test, scale, innovate, and so much more.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by, connected with our team and explored what opportunity looks like in Detroit.
Stay tuned for more from XPONENTIAL 2026, including conversations with Birdstop, Airspace Link and DMR Technologies on why they chose Detroit.
Interested in exploring opportunities in Detroit's growing innovation ecosystem? Connect with the DEGC Business Development team to learn more: degc.org/business-development
05/27/2026
Trying to figure out where your business fits in Motor City Match? The MCM Track Quiz helps you pinpoint your stage, from early ideas to opening your doors. It only takes a few minutes and connects you to the track designed to support what you need next.
Round 32 applications are open for awards offering technical assistance, design support and cash grants.
📅 Apply: May 1 - June 1, 2026
📊 Award selection: June 1 - August 31
📣 Applicants notified by: August 31, 2026
Start with the quiz: bit.ly/TrackQuizMCM
👉 Apply at motorcitymatch.com
Ameneh Marhaba always said food was never just food. It was comfort, survival, hospitality, storytelling, and love. She carried that belief from Liberia and Lebanon all the way to East Warren, and Little Liberia is the result.
Motor City Match just celebrated its 205th ribbon cutting with Ameneh's restaurant, a journey that began with pop-ups in 2016 and grew into a full brick-and-mortar with 17 employees and an $80,000 grant behind it. She completed every track in the program and built something genuinely worth visiting. Go show her some love at 16530 E. Warren Ave.
And if you have been sitting on a business idea, Motor City Match Round 32 applications are open through June 1st.
Apply at motorcitymatch.com/apply
Growth looks different for every Detroit business. For Alden Oils, it means building the right relationships, identifying new opportunities and having the right partners in your corner.
Alden Group founder and CEO Donald Bryant Jr. shares how DEGC's Business Retention team has supported the company through City department connections, property and land acquisition opportunities and ongoing development conversations as Alden Oils continues to grow in Detroit.
Alden Oils and its sister brand LifeOil are now used by local restaurants and major companies, including Frito-Lay, Papa John's Pizza, Mondelez, Unilever, Biscoff, General Mills and more.
Detroit businesses looking to grow, expand or navigate challenges don’t have to do it alone. The DEGC Business Retention team is here to help connect the dots. Contact them at: bit.ly/BizRetentionDEGC
05/26/2026
DEGC President and CEO Kevin Johnson will be speaking at Power Connections Commercial Real Estate Conference on June 9 & 10, 2026 — Michigan's #1 CRE networking conference.
He'll join top professionals from across the industry for two days of powerful conversations, strategic insights, and serious deal-making.
🎟️ Learn more and grab your ticket:
https://powerconnectionsco.com/commercial-real-estate-conference-2026/
Use promo code SOCIAL10 at checkout for 10% off.
05/25/2026
Today, we pause to honor those who gave everything so we could be here building, creating and growing together.
In Detroit, that legacy lives in us. In every block we revitalize, every business we open, every neighborhood we invest in. We carry their sacrifice forward with purpose.
This Memorial Day, we remember with gratitude, and we honor them through the work we do every day.
Rest in power.
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