Welcome to your Daily Detroit News Byte podcast for February 15, 2018!

Here are your stories:

• Nearly 350,000 people in Michigan have had their Driver's Licenses suspended and the Driver Responsibility Fees will be erased.
• The Detroit Zoo is going to build a new Great Lakes Nature Center in Macomb County
• Federal funding for keeping the Great Lakes clean is in danger
• A Ferndale Comic Book shop is closing
• The Former DPD Headquarters designed by Albert Kahn may see new life
• Detroit's a happy place to work
• Rally's/Checkers is looking to expand in Metro Detroit
• There will be a new shopping district by Little Caesars Arena

Our feature interview is with Eric Larson of the Downtown Detroit Partnership on the future of downtown Detroit, what will happen to Joe Louis Arena, increasing rental rates in Detroit and decreasing property crime rates.

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The Detroit Regional Chamber - 

In today’s polarized environment, is it possible to instill civility in Detroit as a necessity in all that we do, and not simply a response in times of crisis?

The Detroit Regional Chamber’s Detroit Policy Conference returns on Thursday, March 1 at MotorCity Casino Hotel and will focus on creating a culture of civility in Detroit. More than 60 speakers will take the stage, including: Wes Moore, Mark Wallace, Debbie Dingell, Nolan Finley and Stephen Henderson. Programming will take a deeper look at examples of people coming together in a civil way for a larger purpose including the Amazon HQ2 bid, the Detroit ’67 project and city’s popular arts and cultural community. The Conference will also examine the role traditional and social media play in driving incivility.

Learn more about the Conference and see the full agenda at http://www.detroitchamber.com/dpc

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