Detroit

Tue September 05, 2017

Nonprofits Use Equipment for Annual Beautification Project

Heavy Equipment Response Coalition, a nonprofit providing resources for disaster mitigation, response, and recovery, assisted nonprofit Life Remodeled in its annual project to beautify Detroit. Aided by heavy equipment, 11,000 volunteers cleaned up 300 blocks around Detroit's Central High School and Durfee buildings over six days....

Kirk Pinho - Tue July 18, 2017

City Construction Projects Top $5.4B

At least $5.4 billion in real estate development and redevelopment projects are underway or proposed in and around downtown Detroit the next three years, according to report recently released by an international real estate firm....

Wed July 12, 2017

Southeastern Equipment Donates CTLs to Team Rubicon for Project in Detroit

Case Construction Equipment dealer Southeastern Equipment Co. Inc. donated the use of two TR310 compact track loaders with grapple buckets to Team Rubicon for Operation Joe Louis — an urban blight response project in Detroit, Mich....

Wed July 12, 2017

Detroit Strikes $4.3M Deal to Acquire Land for Pathway

DETROIT (AP) Detroit officials say they expect to begin construction this fall to finish a bike and pedestrian pathway with 7.5 mi. of property they recently acquired from a railroad company. The city announced June 22 that it reached a $4.3 million deal with railroad company Conrail to acquire the land....