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Home»Posts tagged with»Industry

Detroit Bikes suspends production, but keeps hope alive

By Ryan Healy on November 18, 2013   Headline, Life in Detroit, posts  

Detroit Bikes suspends production, but keeps hope alive

Detroit Bikes produced a retro-inspired commuter bike that retails for just $550.

Does Texas Doc have $6M for Packard? Lots of red flags

By Steve Neavling on October 30, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

Does Texas Doc have $6M for Packard? Lots of red flags

New concerns were raised after the investors released a rambling, grammatically flawed statement about a “prophesy.”

From cars to homes: Vacant Packard Plant to get new life?

By Steve Neavling on October 28, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

From cars to homes: Vacant Packard Plant to get new life?

It would be a fitting new chapter for a factory that has come to symbolize Detroit’s decline.

Abandoned Packard Plant sells for surprising $6 million

By Steve Neavling on October 25, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

Abandoned Packard Plant sells for surprising $6 million

The symbol of Detroit’s industrial decline attracted 111 bids from around the world.

Police: Packard Plant isn’t our problem, despite scrapping

By Steve Neavling on October 17, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Crime & Fire, Headline, Life in Detroit, Police, posts, The Packard Plant  

Police: Packard Plant isn’t our problem, despite scrapping

DPD denies evidence of a brazen, dangerous scrapping operation that is putting motorists and residents at risk.

Will Packard Plant see new life? Plans comes down to wire

By Steve Neavling on August 22, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, The Packard Plant  

Will Packard Plant see new life? Plans comes down to wire

Time is running out for a developer to transform Detroit’s symbol of industrial decline into housing, restaurants, retail space, offices and a hotel.

Ryan Healy

Ryan Healy cleans a house for his money but writes for a living. He lives, eats, and sleeps mostly in Detroit.

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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