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Sarah Rigg

Sarah Rigg is a freelance writer and editor in Ypsilanti Township and the project manager of On the Ground Ypsilanti. She joined Concentrate as a news writer in early 2017 and is an occasional contributor to other Issue Media Group publications. You may reach her at sarahrigg1@gmail.com.

Sarah Rigg's Latest Articles

Argus Farm Stop's West Liberty location.
Argus Farm Stop to open second location in Ann Arbor’s Burns Park

Argus owners mentored a Burns Park resident who wanted to start a market in his neighborhood, then stepped in to manage the project when he decided he wasn't in a position to open the store himself.

Solar panel installation in progress atop Ypsi's fire station.
With firehouse solar installation, Ypsi continues rise as national solar power leader

Ypsi now narrowly beats out San Francisco for the 17th highest solar production per capita nationwide, and it has the highest solar production per capita in Michigan by far.

WCC President Dr. Rose B. Bellanca (left) is joined onstage at the Mackinac Policy Conference by (from left) Roger Curtis, director of the Michigan Department of Talent and Economic Development; Dr. Curtis Ivery, chancellor of Wayne County Community
Washtenaw Community College-led consortium to develop workforce for American Center for Mobility

The office will allow WCC staff to coordinate with ACM to develop mobility curricula, certificates, and degrees, as well as apprenticeship and internship programs.

A2 Health Hacks founders Neelima Ramaraju, Diane Bouis, Britt Johnson, and Beatrix Balogh.
Ann Arbor Health Hacks Weekend invites broad range of participants to address barriers to care

Participants will tackle solutions to problems that prevent people from receiving appropriate care, from affordability to transportation to difficulties taking time off work.

Demonstration art for the Matterhorn app.
Ann Arbor’s Court Innovations attracts $1.8 million in Series A funding

The funding will allow Court Innovations to expand its Matterhorn product, which facilitates a variety of online interactions between defendants and the court system, nationwide.

Renaissance Venture Capital Fund CEO named finalist for regional Entrepreneur of the Year award

Chris Rizik is one of several Ann Arbor-area nominees for the award, along with Jan and Sassa Akervall of Akervall Technologies, Phil Brabbs of Torrent Consulting, and Doug Armstrong of North Star Reach.

SpellBound CEO and Tech Talk presenter Christina York.
Annual open house for 70 Ann Arbor tech businesses adds TED-style “Tech Talks”

Ann Arbor SPARK's Tech Trek event allows for one-on-one personal conversation between companies and attendees, but it's hard to go deep. With Tech Talks, participating companies will have more time to communicate their missions to a larger audience.

Warmilu CEO and founder Grace Hsia.
Ann Arbor “Woman in Tech” award nominee discusses challenges of being a female tech leader

Grace Hsia says it's sometimes been difficult to convince suppliers that she was a CEO and that her woman-led company should be taken seriously.

New head bartender Ian Youngs behind the bar at Vinology.
New Vinology head bartender returns home from Colorado with bartending trends on the brain

When creating a custom drink, Ian Youngs says he starts by asking if there's anything the customer hates, and then follows up by asking: "What do you want to dream about tonight?"

The entrance to Barracuda's office in downtown Ann Arbor.
Barracuda to fill downtown Ann Arbor office with 115 new hires

If the IT security company wants to expand again, it might need to look into moving out of the former Borders bookstore space downtown.

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