Founder's Brewery Detroit CLOSED PERMANENTLY Today

[Jimaz]

...Nothing prepares one for driving up Northwestern Hwy in Southfield 30 years ago, and coming upon a BENNIGAN'S Restaurant at night... with the BEN not lit up...

If you see enough signs like that, you begin to wonder which ones were planned.

• "funny neon signs"

[Cincinnati_Kid]

Another Microbrewery bites the dust. Due to racial problems. That owner known better not a create a toxic environment for its co-workers. Especially in a city that is 77 percent black.

^This. This place has had a race issue from day one. They created a toxic work environment. They'll probably resurface in a rural area where race won't be a issue.

[Wesley Mouch]

I think it is more about bandwagons,here 20 opened 4 are left,remember sports bars,all rage with 30 TVs,everybody got into them now they faded away and some rebranded into Social Clubs,same as a sports bar just a fancy name....snip...

You neglected to mention the other obvious bandwagon in this story. It is also a fad that too shall pass, since its not based on a significant reality.

[Jimaz]

Opinion: Founders used tax subsidies to open Detroit taproom. Then it closed its doors.

...In Detroit and across the country, businesses are rarely held accountable for the promises they make in exchange for tax breaks and subsidies. And when deferential state and local governments allow companies to play fast and loose with their commitments, “economic development” means little more than using public money to boost private profits....