A Sunday article from the Detroit Free Press highlighted some of the new initiatives we are putting together to improve the region's creative economy:

The corporate leadership group Detroit Renaissance expects to launch a Web site in early June devoted to the region's creative economy. A marketing campaign to highlight the region's creative assets should go public at the same time.

And, looking ahead, Detroit Renaissance hopes to open a creative incubator in a downtown building on Woodward Avenue in a year to nurture small but promising creative businesses.

"This is really a very important initiative for the community," said Doug Rothwell, president of Detroit Renaissance. "It really builds off of the desire to retain talent, to attract a younger work force. This is a way to enable us to achieve those goals that other people have been talking about."

All three of these initiatives are part of our Road to Renaissance plan. Look for more announcements as the expected June launch date for the website gets closer. For the full article, click here.