Trailing spouses. It's not uncommon to find them in Ann Arbor. When Mark Shalinsky's wife landed a position at U-M, this top tier academic couple left Boston for the Mitten. But rather than beat the pavement looking for employment, Shalinsky brought his job with him.
Trade agreements, copyright, multinational corporations - it was inevitable that U.S. law schools would start to orient themselves toward the global market. With multiple campuses in Michigan (the newest is here in Ann Arbor), Cooley has not only become the largest law school in North America, it also boasts one of the biggest foreign-born student populations.
Once upon a time Karl and Cara Rosaen were living the digital dream, working for Google in its Mountain View wonderland. Then the start-up bug bit and the couple moved to A2 to launch Real Time Farms - which just might become the IMDB of locally grown food.
A trip to the bookstore becomes a business which may turn into a cross cultural TV phenomenon. Chris Lin, author of Mandy And Pandy, has developed a series of Chinese language books for kids that might just give Dora a run for her dinero.
As the debate over density rages in Ann Arbor, perhaps the city should consider looking to other similar university communities that have navigated the political twists and turns of urban renewal and found success on the other side.
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