Ann Arbor SPARK’s Finney: Tech economy can grow
Growth isn’t exactly the easiest thing to achieve right now but Ann Arbor SPARK’s Michael Finney thinks that’s precisely what Ann Arbor’s tech economy will do.Excerpt:The lack of access to credit threatens the short-term health of Ann Arbor’s startup business community, but Ann Arbor SPARK CEO Michael Finney believes the region’s tech economy can still grow in 2009. Finney said he expects there to continue to be significant opportunity to generate “high-value, knowledge-intensive jobs” in “innovation-based sectors” such as information technology, clinical services and medical devices.Read the rest of the story here and what other local leaders see for the Ann Arbor-area economy here.
Growth isn’t exactly the easiest thing to achieve right now but Ann Arbor SPARK’s Michael Finney thinks that’s precisely what Ann Arbor’s tech economy will do.
Excerpt:
The lack of access to credit threatens the short-term health of Ann Arbor’s startup business community, but Ann Arbor SPARK CEO Michael Finney believes the region’s tech economy can still grow in 2009.
Finney said he expects there to continue to be significant opportunity to generate “high-value, knowledge-intensive jobs” in “innovation-based sectors” such as information technology, clinical services and medical devices.
Read the rest of the story here and what other local leaders see for the Ann Arbor-area economy here.
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