Barnes & Noble gives Borders the once over
Barnes & Noble may be shifting its gaze toward Borders whose Ann Arbor headquarters employs roughly 1200.
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Spin Advertising hopes to double staff within the next year
There is no two ways of spinning it, Ann Arbor-based Spin Advertising is growing. The marketing firm is posting triple-digit revenue growth and looks to add two full-time positions within the next year or two.
U-M spinoff Tissue Regeneration Systems receives $2 million in VC
Venture capital strikes again in Ann Arbor. This time Tissue Regeneration Systems is the recepient, getting a $2 million infusion from Venture Investors.
Zingersman’s interest in Ypsilanti drives stampede to secure retail space
Interest in Depot Town and downtown Ypsilanti is rising in the wake of Zingerman's making its plans to open a location there public. A number of new businesses in both districts are either being seriously considered or moving forward.
Innovative BioTherapies to help soldiers heal, create jobs
There isn't much about Innovative BioTherapies that isn't a feel-good story. It makes a product that helps save combat soldiers' lives, hopes to transfer that technology to every day medicine while it looks to create a few jobs (and maybe even hire former Pfizer worker or two).
Growing Hope plants roots near downtown Ypsilanti
Growing Hope is starting to sprout near Downtown Ypsilanti. The local non-profit recently broke ground on its new home and it has big plans for the 1.4-acre parcel.
U-M’s new master plan to make North Campus more vibrant
The University of Michigan is looking to tame the suburban style of its North Campus. The school's newly revised master plan call for making it denser, more walkable and enhancing its connections to Central Campus.
Restoration work underway on Sudworth Building in downtown Ann Arbor
The number of historic buildings undergoing renovation in downtown Ann Arbor is increasing. The latest candidate is the Sudworth Building on East Washington, which is in the middle of a $3 million conversion into office space and a brewery/BBQ.
Historic, downtown Ann Arbor houses for sale. One dollar. Plus delivery
Going once, going twice, one local developer hopes seven historic houses near downtown will be gone for $1. That's the price to buy them, but moving them promises to be much more expensive.
Michigan Growth Capital Symposium draws investment seekers
Plenty of people are looking for investment opportunities in southeast Michigan, and the recent Michigan Growth Capital Symposium in Ypsilanti was the place to find it last week.
