Thought Leadership
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 . . .
CEO Blog
DDP CEO Note – July 13th
July 13, 2022
To quote Dave Grohl: “A rich and vibrant music scene brings a lot of happiness. It’s like air – it’s important. You need to have that in your life just to . . .
CEO Blog
DDP CEO Note – June 29th
June 29, 2022
Raise your hand if you attended or watched the 2022 Ford Fireworks. This event showcases all that is great about our city: The families, the international skylines, the corporate/nonprofit partnerships, . . .
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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 . . .
Datascape Trends
What Has Changed Since 2019, What to Expect Moving Forward
May 31, 2022
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director Observational bias is the phenomenon where the apparent observed values are different from what the actual true values are. It comes about because individuals . . .
Datascape Trends
Deeper Dive: Counting Downtown Residents
February 1, 2022
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director In the last BIZ Insider, we looked at the Downtown population on a large scale and in today’s issue, we take a deeper analysis on how . . .
CEO Blog
The Holiday Season in Detroit Has Officially Started
November 23, 2021
Greetings! It was wonderful to see the joy and optimism as our community and friends come together at two of my favorite events of the year! Even more special is . . .
Datascape Trends
Downtown Detroit Residential Population Breakdown
November 18, 2021
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director Last quarter we looked at the overall number of visitors to Downtown and the impact the pandemic has had on visitation. In 2019, Downtown had somewhere . . .
Datascape Trends
The COVID-19 Effect on Downtown Visitation
July 18, 2021
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director One of the most common requests for information over the past year is a measure of the demand for Downtown services, retail, hospitality, etc., throughout . . .
Datascape Trends
Even More Workforce Data
April 18, 2021
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director To look at workforce trends data over time, one need not look any further than to the Datascape. This data originates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program and . . .