January 6, 1925 – John DeLorean’s birthday American automotive engineer and industry executive John Z. DeLorean was born in Detroit, Michigan on this day in 1925. While he is perhaps most famous for founding the DeLorean Motor Company, which produced the iconic DMC-12, he worked with great success for a number of other automakers prior to starting his own company. His career didn’t start that way, however. After receiving a degree in engineering, he sold life insurance for a stint. He then enrol

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Detroit’s Packard Plant Redevelopment: The Comeback Begins! The City of Detroit has engaged in a Letter of Intent with Packard Development Partners, LLC to bring new life to what has been Detroit’s largest and most notorious ruin. The proposal is led by local development team in partnership with Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation which will function as the fiduciary in connection with the projects philanthropic capital campaign. Development team has taken advantage of Detroit Regional Partnership’s V

Five years ago, the Packard Plant was Detroit’s iconic ruin. Now, it’s poised to be a 393K sq ft industrial site with 300 jobs, 42 affordable homes, Detroit’s 1st indoor skate park, over 2 acres of public space and more! Detroit’s comeback is the blueprint. | Mayor Mike Duggan