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Ted Badgerow (left) receives the Tom Burns Award for brewing trailblazers.

Ypsi brewery owner wins state award for being a craft beer trailblazer

Ypsi Alehouse co-founder Ted Badgerow received a Tom Burns Award for brewing trailblazers at the Michigan Brewers Guild Annual Conference on Jan. 9.

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Ann Arbor SPARK to receive $9 million from new state fund supporting startups

Ann Arbor SPARK closed out 2024 celebrating a major coup for Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem: the $60 million Michigan Innovation Fund.

CircNova CEO Crystal Brown.
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A slew of companies in the Ann Arbor area are developing AI tools for fields ranging from bioscience to mobility.

The Deep End Cafe owner Candace Cavazos.
Program encouraging EMU community to support Ypsi businesses marks successful third year

Through the Explore Ypsi program, EMU students, staff, and faculty can receive free $10 gift cards throughout the fall semester to use at participating businesses in Ypsi.

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Ann Arbor company joins challenge to support greener operations at Detroit’s Eastern Market

Ann Arbor-based software startup Interplai has been announced as one of 10 semi-finalists chosen to receive a share of $3 million to participate in the Toyota Mobility Foundation’s Sustainable Cities Challenge Detroit. 

Venue Coffee.
Coffee shop opens in Ann Arbor restaurant, co-working, and event space

Located within a larger restaurant/bar, the new coffee shop is designed as a place where patrons can not only get a top-notch brew and chef-prepared grab-and-go meals, but also co-work and socialize.

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Michigan’s community mental health agencies will do even more good work in 2025

Federal dollars, state initiatives, community partnerships, and a normalization of seeking and receiving behavioral health care have positioned Michigan’s community mental health agencies to do even more good work in 2025.

Show Love Saturdays founder Gordon "Big" Dooley shows off wares from his business, Husky Life.
Pop-up holiday market series returns to Ypsi for second year

Ypsilanti entrepreneurs Gordon "Big" Dooley and Travis Willis have partnered again this holiday season to present the Show Love Saturdays Pop Up Shop.

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