Posted on 07/20/2016 5:08:52 AM PDT by MichCapCon
The emergence of Dan Gilbert as a major employer in the city of Detroit has been meteoric.
Gilberts prominence began in 2010 when he moved his Quicken Loans headquarters to the city. But two years ago, none of the companies under Gilberts Rock Ventures umbrella, including Quicken Loans, were on the list of the citys top 10 employers.
That changed by 2015 when Rock Ventures became Detroits top employer with 11,524 people on its payroll. The companys website says it is engaged in economic and real estate development, marketing and communications, philanthropy and government relations.
The city publishes a list of the largest employers in Detroit in its annual audited report, and the 2015 edition was released late last month.
In 2014, Quicken Loans was the city of Detroits third-largest employer with 9,192 employees. Detroit Medical Center held the top spot in 2014 with 11,497 jobs.
Detroits city government and school district have long been near the top of the list of the largest employers. But payrolls at both have declined as the city spiraled toward bankruptcy and Detroit Public Schools experienced an exodus of students. The citys bankruptcy occurred in 2014, and in June of this year, the Michigan Legislature approved a $617 million bailout for the school district.
In 2013, the city of Detroit was the largest employer with 11,396 jobs, with DPS coming in second with 10,951. Two years later, the city of Detroit fell to third with 9,137 employees and DPS dropped to sixth with 6,258.
In 2009, Detroit Public Schools was the citys largest employer with 13,750 employees.
Cree enterprise beats government run “enterprise” once again.
God bless those Indians
I have a friend who works for Quicken Loans. They grind up people and spit them out at an unbelievable rate.
Gilbert has done a lot for Detroit. He’s a good boy.
HOORAY Dan Gilbert. A lot of very hard-working, great individuals are working/have worked for his very successful companies. I know 4 or 5 of them personally.
Its good to see that he’s building something productive in the city. Now, the next time some race baiter stirs up riots in Detroit, the rioters will have something to loot and destroy . . . .
I have no brief with Quicken Loans. Pro or Con. But it has to be a good thing, when ANY government is no longer the largest employer anywhere, anyplace.
That said, I have to wonder just where the Big 3 are in the mix in 2016.
Socialism will ultimately self destruct. The problem is that it can take a lifetime to do so.
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