News & Insights
The Downtown Detroit Partnership strives to create partnerships and connections with key influencers in the City of Detroit. Read the latest articles, trends, and highlights from Downtown Detroit in the News & Insights section.
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Centennial
DDP Centennial: J.L. Hudson’s
August 10, 2022
Retail, J.L. Hudson’s Co., and How One Block Can Impact a Downtown The J.L. Hudson company was a founding member of the Business Property Association in 1922, the first of . . .
DDP in the News
Coming Together and Celebrating Together
August 1, 2022
Hour Detroit – On behalf of the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP), its Board of Directors, Team and all those who help create a vibrant Downtown Detroit, you are invited to . . .
Press Releases
DDP and Bedrock Announce the Merger of Detroit Card and Spirit Card
August 1, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2022 MEDIA CONTACTS: Anjana Schroeder / 313-407-5729 / [email protected] Kirsty McInnes / 734-644-0218 / [email protected] THE DOWNTOWN DETROIT PARTNERSHIP AND BEDROCK ANNOUNCE THE MERGER OF . . .
DDP Impact
Shifting Detroit Into the Future
July 26, 2022
By Eric B. Larson You may have noticed that I close each CEO Update with “See you in the parks.” This statement has a deeper purpose and meaning than simply . . .
DDP in the News
Spotlight on the News: CEO Eric Larson on the 100th anniversary of the DDP
July 22, 2022
WXYZ Detroit — On Sunday, July 24, Spotlight on the News will conduct an in-depth interview with Eric Larson, CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership. He’ll tell us the big plans . . .
CEO Note
CEO Eric Larson and CAO Lila Asante-Appiah talk about DEI within DDP
June 15, 2022
Earlier this summer, I asked our Chief Administrative Officer, Lila Asante-Appiah, to take some time to talk about Juneteenth and more broadly about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. DEI . . .