Matt's favorites: Wayne State University and Blackstone LaunchPad will host Spotlight Detroit

Wayne State University and Blackstone LaunchPad will host Spotlight Detroit, an event celebrating entrepreneurship in Detroit, from 1 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21 at the College of Engineering. The event will include a keynote address from WSU alumnus Steve Plochocki, and an exhibition of more than 15 local businesses, including Tech Town, Bamboo Detroit and many others. Spotlight Detroit is sponsored by Wayne State University’s Blackstone LaunchPad; College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts; School of Business Administration; College of Engineering; the Graduate School; and the Office of Economic Development as well as the Coleman Foundation. Funded by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, the Blackstone LaunchPad opened in September 2010 offering career guidance, resources and advice to entrepreneurs, innovators and inventors at Wayne State University.

CBS Detroit

 

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