Real Talk with Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is an informational public affairs program that delves into issues that directly affect the citizens of Detroit. As the host, Mayor Kilpatrick interviews local and national newsmakers within a 30-minute program. The show is taped bi-monthly and airs on Comcast, Government Access Channel 10 every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m.
DAD'S DAY OUT SET FOR JUNE 14
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick invites fathers to the 4th Annual Dad's Day Out on Saturday, June 14 from 1 - 5 p.m. on Belle Isle (Shed 8). The free event will include food, entertainment and fun activities for all ages.
To volunteer for the event, contact Frazier Kimpson at (313) 224-7157.
MAYOR KILPATRICK ANNOUNCES QUICKEN LOANS TO MOVE HEADQUARTERS WITH 4,000 JOBS TO DETROIT
City and Company’s Chairman View Move Downtown as the Launch of “Detroit 2.0”
Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick and Dan Gilbert, Chairman of Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online retail mortgage lender, announced today the company will relocate its headquarters to downtown Detroit, bringing 4,000 new economy jobs to the city.
"We believe this is the right thing and best thing to do for our team members, our company, the city of Detroit, the region and the state of Michigan," said Gilbert.
The company currently is considering two sites: the site of the old Hudson's department store on Woodward and the site of the old Statler Hotel on Grand Circus Park. The city has granted the company up to one year to select a site, followed by an 18-24 month timeframe during which it will arrange financing and develop site plans and renderings.
“Quicken Loans' decision to move their headquarters and 4,000 employees to Detroit is further proof that the revolutionary transformation taking place in this city continues to gain momentum,” said Mayor Kilpatrick. “Detroit’s long history of being a manufacturing town will never die, but it’s important to the long-term sustainability of this city that technology-based emerging industries with forward thinking leadership become part of the city’s business landscape.”