Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Wayne County executive Warren Evans joined together with Stephen M. Ross, philanthropist and chairman of Related Cos., Matt Cullen, CEO of Bedrock, and University of Michigan (U-M) President Mark Schlissel to announce plans for a 14-acre Detroit Center for Innovation (DCI) in downtown Detroit.
“This announcement represents an incredible commitment to Detroit by Stephen Ross, Mark Schlissel and Dan Gilbert [co-founder of Quicken Loans and founder of Rock Ventures] that will allow us to develop, attract and retain world-class talent,” said Mayor Duggan. “Detroit has always been a leader in innovation and this new center will help ensure that continues to be the case into the future. It also sends a powerful message to our young people about the city we are trying to build together. Instead of turning this property into a place where Detroiters are taken to be incarcerated, we are going to build for them
