Ann Arbor entices entrepreneurs
It’s looking more and more like Ann Arbor is the center of Michigan’s economic reinvention. About time the rest of the state caught on.Excerpt:That charming college town feel hasn’t disappeared, but these days Ann Arbor is evolving into something much more important for the future of Michigan.Forces long in the making are transforming the city and its surrounding area into a hub for start-up companies and venture capital. If trends continue, experts predict Ann Arbor could become a key economic driver for the state.”Ann Arbor is the poster child for the Michigan of the future,” Charles Ballard, an economics professor at Michigan State University, said this year.Read the rest of the story here.
It’s looking more and more like Ann Arbor is the center of Michigan’s economic reinvention. About time the rest of the state caught on.
Excerpt:
That charming college town feel hasn’t disappeared, but these days Ann Arbor is evolving into something much more important for the future of Michigan.
Forces long in the making are transforming the city and its surrounding area into a hub for start-up companies and venture capital. If trends continue, experts predict Ann Arbor could become a key economic driver for the state.
“Ann Arbor is the poster child for the Michigan of the future,” Charles Ballard, an economics professor at Michigan State University, said this year.
Read the rest of the story here.
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