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MSHDA
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
With low mortgage rates and many houses to choose from, there’s never been a better time for state residents to buy their own home.
Sara Gosman
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The Great Lakes are a vast environmental and economic resource that has yet to be fully tapped. They are also the subject of the Great Lakes Futures Project, a consortium of 21 universities and organizations considering the future of these waters. Sara Gosman, an environmental attorney and lecturer at U-M Law School, discusses the project and the geopolitics of water scarcity.
Patrick Dunn
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
How do you turn a community of artists into an arts community? It's a question many in Washtenaw County struggle to answer. In Saline, Margie Bovee has helped to make the TwoTwelve Art Center part of the solution, creating a space that teaches, exhibits, and advances both the expression and profession of art.
Concentrate Staff
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
As any non-profit organization will tell you, their efforts are mostly powered by ordinary folks donating their time. That couldn't be truer for 826Michigan, a hip Ann Arbor-based literacy nonprofit that mobilizes hundreds of dedicated volunteers. Concentrate's Speaker Series invites executive director Amanda Uhle to explain the methods and challenges of attracting energetic volunteers and how 826 leverages their unique identity to thrive. Sign up now for THURSDAY's event!
Patrick Dunn
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Anna Bagozzi wants to do more than just sell fashion, she wants to create a fashion-minded community. If her early successes with leveraging Facebook and other social media for Tribehaus, her online store, are any indication, she may be onto something big.
Natalie Burg
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
From neighborhood breakfast salon to ag incubator to monthly happy hours to nonprofit organization, Selma Café has grown and evolved over its four years. Concentrate chats with its co-founder and president Lisa Gottlieb about how things are going and where they are headed next.
Tanya Muzumdar
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Over the years, sculptor Tad McKillop has taught young artists, constructed motorcycles (which he's bartered for body art), and developed a loyal following of collectors across the country. He embodies Ann Arbor's iconoclastic DIY culture, creating figurative bronze works in a furnace he, uh, forged himself.
Richard Retyi
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Pundits have been ringing the death knell for independent bookstores for years. As we move into a digital future the printed word's demise is inevitable, they say. That hasn't stopped Hilary Lowe and Michael Gustafson's plans to open Literati Bookstore in downtown Ann Arbor. Concentrate's Richard Retyi chats with some local veterans about how the duo can prove the naysayers wrong.
David McNamara & Christina Kim
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
With Punxsutawney Phil calling an early spring, it's not too soon to start building your financial nest. David McNamara, broker/owner of Foxway Realty, and financial advisor Christina Kim of Edward Jones Investments deliver talking points on keeping a good financial house, and choosing Ann Arbor as a place where they can professionally and personally flourish.
Patrick Dunn
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Ann Arbor's entrepreneurial ecosystem is experiencing a "brain gain," as startups relocate here. Concentrate's Patrick Dunn chats with a trio of companies about why they decided to make the move.
Concentrate Staff
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Change is inevitable. Slowly but surely Ann Arbor's downtown is reflecting that fact as old businesses fade away and new businesses move in. Concentrate's January speaker event looks at downtown's next generation of entrepreneur - who they are, the challenges they face, the experiences they've had, and the things they'd like to see in our community. Join us for a spirited conversation at The Bar At Braun Ct. TOMORROW for happy hour. Sign up now, space is limited!
Tanya Muzumdar
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Hackerspaces, makerspaces, whatever you call them, they're pretty dang cool. All Hands Active churns out high, low and in-between tech inventions in downtown Ann Arbor, accomodating everyone from kids to start-ups. Concentrate's Tanya Muzumdar descends into their subterranean lair to get the low down.
Patrick Dunn
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
In the world of computer data hosting redundancy is a way of life. Ann Arbor's Online Tech has taken that philosophy to a new level, putting in place two CEOs. But far from duplicating each other's efforts, the dual company leaders have found that they complement and strengthen each other's talents.
Natalie Burg
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Affordable housing: What does it take to create it, where should it be, and who is it for? The answers to these questions are harder than you may think. As Ann Arbor increasingly focuses on developing its core neighborhoods, the challenges to creating housing opportunities for a diverse economic community become more and more apparent.
Debra Polich
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Did you know that art travels by train? Hundreds of arts councils state- and nationwide were launched by a train from Michigan decades ago. Deb Polich, director of Artrain and The Arts Alliance, offers up the history and future of Artrain.