Kate King

The Motor City STEAM Foundation, founded in 2018, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing STEAM (Science. Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics)-related educational programs and opportunities for minority and underprivileged students. The organization's goal is to increase the number of minority students pursuing higher education degrees in the fields of science, mathematics, engineering and technology, while infusing art and creativity into each learning experience.

The Detroit Zoological Society, founded in 1928, is a nonprofit organization that operates the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak and the Belle Isle Nature Center in Detroit.

Fortune has announced the first round of speakers for the Fortune 500 Innovation Forum, taking place Nov. 16-17 at The Department at Hudson's, located at 1000 Nick Gilbert Way in downtown Detroit.

Friends of the Johnson Nature Center was founded in 2005 to raise funds for a much-needed visitor center. It's a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the Johnson Nature Center in Bloomfield Township, with membership open to everyone. Today, Friends supports the center through its renewed vision — to create a place where all people experience a connection with nature in a healthy, native Michigan ecosystem and are inspired to care for the planet with respect. The organization advances the Johnson Nature Center's mission through ecological conservation, community outreach, volunteerism, and fundraising.

Goodwill of Greater Detroit, founded in 1921, provides skilled labor to businesses on a project, part-time, and full-time basis. The organization helps adults who face barriers to obtaining or maintaining employment develop the skills needed to lead productive, independent lives. It also supports individuals who experience challenges in social situations by helping them build confidence and overcome obstacles. Goodwill of Greater Detroit operates retail stores featuring gently used clothing and household items donated by members of the metro Detroit community. Proceeds from these sales support the organization's mission of helping local people become trained, trusted, and ready to work. The organization also accepts monetary donations to support its employees and workforce development programs.

LIFT, in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood, has announced the kickoff of three programs totaling nearly $40 million in project value.

Ann Arbor SPARK East invites local entrepreneurs, founders, and small business owners to Small Business Week, taking place Aug. 17-21 at the SPARK East Innovation Center located at 215 W. Michigan Ave. in Ypsilanti.

The Detroit Creativity Project, founded in 2012 in Detroit, empowers youth through the belief that every child should have the opportunity and support needed to succeed.

The city’s largest and once-prosperous shopping mall closed this year. Now it is back on the market and expected to sell for a fraction of its former worth.

SAN FRANCISCO—This city has a 1.5-million-square-foot hole in its AI-fueled renaissance: the downtown site of what was its biggest mall.