Did anyone else attend TEDx yesterday? It was a great event with a lot of cheering for the city. It highlighted area artists, musicians, teachers and entrepreneurs among other innovators. I was eager to hear Dan Gilbert speak in case he announced any new progress in his efforts to make Detroit a tech hub. Here are a few things he said [[in no particular order):

[[1) He is a fontologist [[a little humor to start re: his letter to Lebron James)
[[2) Light rail is going to happen.
[[3) Big fan of Illitch and what he's done for the city. Would love to see Pistons downtown in a shared arena with the wings.
[[4) Mentioned GalaxE as an important part of Webward Ave
[[5) Skyscrapers are cheap: he has put a few "under contract"
[[6) In the last two weeks he has received calls from a few CEOs curious about the move to Detroit. They appear interested in coming downtown as well.

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/in...rt_thinks.html