by Aimee Ridella | Jun 7, 2021 | Education & Employment, Your Neighborhood
It’s estimated that about 35% of the current trades workforce in the energy industry was eligible to retire at the beginning of 2020. With that many openings, there’s an opportunity to educate young people – and people of all ages – about the many high-growth...
by Aimee Ridella | Apr 27, 2021 | Education & Employment, Energizing Youth, Environment, People, Your Neighborhood
Through approximately $400,000 in grants awarded by the DTE Energy Foundation, the Huron River Watershed Council, ReLeaf Michigan and The Nature Conservancy created and filled one new fellowship position at each organization to provide opportunities for a diverse...
by Aimee Ridella | Feb 9, 2021 | Education & Employment, Energizing Youth, People, Your Neighborhood
The DTE Energy Foundation recently awarded a $330,000 grant to the Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) at Wayne State University to fund scholarships that will open doors for students from underrepresented communities through the DTE Energy...
by Aimee Ridella | Feb 4, 2021 | Economic Progress, Education & Employment, Energizing Youth, People, Your Neighborhood
While the pandemic has delivered many challenges to our collective doorstep, it’s also created opportunities for companies and government to find new ways to serve – often alongside each other. A shining example is DTE Energy’s longstanding partnership with the city...
by Aimee Ridella | Jan 29, 2021 | Education & Employment, Human Needs, People, Your Neighborhood
Detroit’s history is often tied to cars, but today there’s a new industry revving up in this iconic global manufacturing hub: fashion. The Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center (ISAIC) is creating a new apparel manufacturing model designed to encourage domestic...
by Robin Runyan | Jan 15, 2021 | Education & Employment, Energizing Youth, Our People, People, Volunteerism
While 2020 brought challenges we couldn’t imagine a year ago, it also delivered new opportunities for us to roll up our sleeves, put on our masks and find new ways to serve our customers and communities. We’ve drastically changed how we work, how we learn and how we...
