Detroit’s Eastern Market explores expansion plans
Fantastical visions could shape Detroit of future
These Companies Are Helping Women Find Work-Life Balance
Nearly half of professional women with children leave their jobs, but it’s not for lack of ambition, it’s for lack of alternatives.
New companies are cropping up to help a growing niche: Women who leave full-time jobs to care for family or pursue better work-life balance. Organizations such as Paragon Law, The Mom Project, and The Second Shift are connecting highly skilled professionals, mostly women, with short-term or project-based work in law, public relations, finance, and marketing.
Study: Whites Are More Likely To Use Airbnb Than Blacks
A new Pew study found that 11% of Americans have used home-sharing services, but usage rates differ across racial groups.
White people are more likely to have used a home-sharing service like Airbnb than black people, according to a new Pew study.
Most Americans Don’t Use Services Like Airbnb, Uber, and Instacart
Few Americans use the on-demand services that young, wealthy, college-educated urbanites can’t live without.
If you’re a resident of greater Silicon Valley, the sharing/gig/on-demand economy might seem like old news. But a new Pew survey published on Thursday found that most Americans aren’t familiar with these terms—and don’t use services such as Airbnb, Uber, and Instacart.
Black Americans Use Ride-Hailing Apps Like Uber About As Often As White Americans
According to a new Pew survey, 15% of all U.S. adults have used a ride-hailing app.
Black and Latino Americans are only slightly more likely to use ride-hailing services than white Americans, according to a new Pew survey about the sharing economy published on Thursday.
Which Vice Presidential Picks Could Woo The Silicon Valley Vote?
The tech industry is still divided about which presidential candidate it supports. Here are some VP choices that could sway the decision.
Silicon Valley is in a bit of a presidential bind.
How Off-White’s Virgil Abloh Uses Social Media To Teach And Inspire
The designer, who had a meteoric rise from T-shirt maker to the runways of Paris, wants to show others the ropes.
Virgil Abloh, Kanye West’s creative director and the visionary behind three-year-old Milan-based clothing line Off-White, was the only American nominated for the prestigious LVMH Prize for young fashion designers last year. Known for his hand-painted leather jackets and patched and pleated denim, Abloh had his first-ever Paris Fashion Week show in September and is selling products at retailers such as London department store Selfridges and Paris trendsetter Colette.