While memories of the November elections might be fading, the results are here for the long haul as the new Michigan legislature gets to work. In this feature by MJ Galbraith, read how historically underrepresented “communities of interest” weighed in on redistricting decisions of the bipartisan Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission with some surprising results.
“The growth of new small craft and niche snack food companies in Michigan is exciting,” says Duncan Smith, President and COO of All Star Services, Inc. “All Star Services is a growing small business and we want to help bring more focus to the growing segment of snack food companies in Michigan.”
“The growth of new small craft and niche snack food companies in Michigan is exciting,” says Duncan Smith, President and COO of All Star Services, Inc. “All Star Services is a growing small business and we want to help bring more focus to the growing segment of snack food companies in Michigan.”
“I like to say that my design process is about human-centric qualities, like how people interact with the piece, how they use it and how does that piece help or improve their living environment,” says furniture designer Andre Sandifer.
“After college, making sure I worked somewhere where every employee was treated like an individual — and we weren't seen as just an army of people, just chugging away — was really important for me,” says Tyler Allen, creative production associate at Floyd. “What's really nice about start-up culture is just that there's a lot of camaraderie between everybody there, it feels like a family. It's not a huge corporation.”
“What we need is high quality furniture that's not going to go out of style or break down. Furniture that can potentially be modular, to move with you and adapt to your lifestyle over time. That's really what we're after,” says Aaron Turk, senior vice president of operations and corporate development at Floyd.
With an emphasis on design, sustainability, and innovation, this Detroit furniture company continues its upward trajectory from its Eastern Market headquarters.
ACM acts as a go-between for the two groups, determining industry workforce needs and how local academic institutions can help meet those needs.
The first sites for the stations are expected to be announced this month, and it could take just a few weeks after that for the first new stations to appear in metro Detroit.
Ann Arbor SPARK’s a2Tech360 is growing by the year, with speaker events, a street fair, student demonstrations, business connections, awards, and more. We found out what to expect from the June event.
Our Partners
Solutions journalism takes time, trust, and your support.
