by Robin Runyan | Apr 20, 2021 | Education & Employment, Energizing Youth, Our People, People
Last year at this time, as we were still adapting to working from home, our Workforce Development and Talent Acquisition teams were working to build out a virtual summer internship program. It took a lot of planning and coordination between IT and other business...
by Diana Christensen-Clark | Mar 10, 2021 | DEI, Education & Employment, Our People, People
About a year and a half ago, during workforce reviews in 2019, Rita Lucaj, manager, Human Resources Client Relations and Ryan Stowe, vice president, Distribution Operations, highlighted a need to increase diversity in hiring for front line operations jobs. To address...
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...
