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New FedEx Hub in Detroit Moves 12,000 Packages an Hour

FedEx recently opened a new facility on a sprawling piece of land at Detroit Metro Airport, loading it with new technology that helps move 12,000 packages an hour faster and more efficiently. 

July 10, 2025
BusinessEquipmentTCA

Two Plants That Make Jeep Grand Cherokee to Pause Production

Two Stellantis plants that build Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs will pause production next week, the latest of several plant cutbacks made by the automaker in recent weeks.

April 22, 2025
BusinessEquipmentTCA

Stellantis Pauses Production at Detroit Assembly Complex

Stellantis continued to slash vehicle production and cut jobs in the United States this week, including at the automaker’s Detroit Assembly Complex.

October 30, 2024
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Michigan to Allow Hazardous Transport on Ambassador Bridge

The decision, repealing measures in place since 2014, follows a six-month review of input from the public, law enforcement and first responders.

September 5, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyTCA

German Charging Firm EcoG to Locate Headquarters in Detroit

EcoG, a German electric vehicle charger company, plans to invest $14.4 million to establish its American headquarters in Detroit, with the help of a grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund.

January 24, 2024
GovernmentTechnologyEquipment

Detroit Testing Electric Vehicle Chargers Beneath Streets

Crews have installed what’s billed as the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit.

November 30, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

UAW Strike Threats Heat Up Before Detroit Negotiations Begin

Besides the usual haggling over wages, pensions and health care, the UAW union ahead of negotiations with Detroit automakers has set its sights on securing a foothold in the EV industry.

July 11, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyTCA

Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority Eyes Reduced Emissions

The Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority is vowing to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide it releases as part of its operations and improve the authority’s environmental impact.

May 2, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

DOT Awards Grant to Dismantle Detroit Highway

WASHINGTON — A long-delayed plan to dismantle Interstate 375, a 1-mile depressed freeway in Detroit that was built by demolishing Black neighborhoods 60 years ago, was a big winner of federal money Sept. 15.

September 15, 2022
BusinessEquipment

Detroit Expands Service Training Center to Add EV Courses

Daimler Truck North America announced the opening of its expanded Detroit Service Training Center, which will be used to train technicians in electric powertrain service, battery maintenance and full truck repair.

April 4, 2022