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Dan Gilbert divests interest in Cleveland casino business
Kurt Nagl | Crain s Detroit Business
Jack Entertainment
Jack Entertainment moved its base from Detroit to Cleveland as part of the sale of Greektown Casino-Hotel.
Dan Gilbert has sold his remaining interest in a formerly Detroit-based casino company now controlled by former Bedrock executives.
The billionaire founder and chairman of Rock Ventures sold his remaining interest in Jack Entertainment in December, said Aaron Walker, chief communications officer for Rock Ventures. In December 2020, Dan Gilbert divested his interest in the Cleveland Jack Entertainment Casino, which is reflective of Dan s positioning to pivot away from the casino industry in general, Walker said in an email.
Even with new connected devices, almost a third of Detroit schools students are missing
Mark Houston
DTE Energy Co. volunteers Joanne Taylor (left) and Yolanda Shaw (center) train with Chanita Hill, DPSCD IT Field Service Specialist to help Detroit Public Schools Community District students in picking up their new computer tablets at Cass Technical High School in Detroit.
With Detroit public schools returned to full online learning, an average of 30 percent of students are still not attending. As a second coronavirus wave hits Michigan, Detroit Public Schools Community District is leaning on the wireless internet-enabled tablets it distributed to more than 44,000 out of 51,000 students over the summer and fall from a $23 million public-private fund dubbed Connected Futures.