Jefferson Development Corp News Today

The nonprofit organization Jefferson East Inc. grew out of a grassroots effort in the early 1990s to bring retail development to Detroit's Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood.

U-M students and Jefferson East employees are part of the Community Tech Workers program, which has helped 135 micro businesses with digital skills.

An apartment building that's been vacant for 40 years found new life this week, after being restored as part of an affordable housing project in Detroit's Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' determination last year that virtually all of the Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood sits in a floodplain may cause problems for more than just homeowners in the east side Detroit neighborhood bordering Grosse Pointe.

Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies.

A new resource hub in Jefferson Chalmers can help Detroiters avoid foreclosure, flood-proof their homes and tap into crucial home repair programs.