Ypsi’s 5-year downtown plan calls for marketing, business building
Just let Ypsi be Ypsi. That's the gist of the recently released five-year strategic plan for downtown, which mainly suggests the city focus on marketing and branding itself.
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Ann Arbor-based NanoBio receives $10 million in VC, adds jobs
Third time is definitely the charm for Ann Arbor's NanoBio. The UofM spin-off recently received its third installment of venture capital ($10 million) and it hopes to create more research jobs in the near future.
Ypsi will unveil downtown plans on Monday
Downtown Ypsilanti may be one of Metro Detroit's most underrated areas, but that may not be the case for long. Local officials are set to unveil a five-year plan that will partially focus on sharpening the identity of the college town.
University Village developer holds public meetings on student housing project
Public meetings are on the docket for the latest student housing proposal near the University of Michigan. The developers behind the University Village loft towers plan to hold meetings on March 5 and March 6.
Ann Arbor launches Recycling Right program
A vast majority of Ann Arborites recycle regularly (more than 90 percent) but the city is working to raise that number and get more city residents thinking about recycling with its "Recycle Right!" video. The 15-minute program will air on local-access Channel 19 starting this Saturday evening.
UofM pushes stem cell research forward
Giving in the name of stem cells, research that is. That's what a pair of generous benefactors are doing at the University of Michigan to help provide more resources for stem cell research.
Parks along Huron River in Ypsi get boost from revitalization plans, grants
Ypsilanti's Frog Island and Riverside parks are awash in good news lately. Washtenaw County has awarded a $20,000 grant to the parks and the City Council has approved plans to revitalize them.
HealthMedia to hire 32 in ’08
Rising health care costs top the list of employers' concerns from the private to the public sector, so it's logical that a company who can decrease health care costs would be growing. It's certainly the case for Ann Arbor's HealthMedia.
Transit-oriented development proposed for U.S 23 commuter rail line
Transit oriented development is popping up north of Ann Arbor. A developer is proposing to turn an old industrial plant in Whitmore Lake into a mixed-use development called Whitmore Station that would be centered on the proposed U.S. 23 commuter rail line.
Ypsi DDA seeks help to create a vision for central business district
The future is at stake for downtown Ypsilanti on Tuesday. Well, a bit of the near future at least. The city's Downtown Development Authority will hold a meeting Tuesday evening to begin creating a five-year plan to improve the city's central business district.
Ann Arbor-based NanoBio receives $10 million in VC, adds jobs
Third time is definitely the charm for Ann Arbor's NanoBio. The UofM spin-off recently received its third installment of venture capital ($10 million) and it hopes to create more research jobs in the near future.
Ypsi will unveil downtown plans on Monday
Downtown Ypsilanti may be one of Metro Detroit's most underrated areas, but that may not be the case for long. Local officials are set to unveil a five-year plan that will partially focus on sharpening the identity of the college town.
University Village developer holds public meetings on student housing project
Public meetings are on the docket for the latest student housing proposal near the University of Michigan. The developers behind the University Village loft towers plan to hold meetings on March 5 and March 6.
Ann Arbor launches Recycling Right program
A vast majority of Ann Arborites recycle regularly (more than 90 percent) but the city is working to raise that number and get more city residents thinking about recycling with its "Recycle Right!" video. The 15-minute program will air on local-access Channel 19 starting this Saturday evening.
UofM pushes stem cell research forward
Giving in the name of stem cells, research that is. That's what a pair of generous benefactors are doing at the University of Michigan to help provide more resources for stem cell research.
Parks along Huron River in Ypsi get boost from revitalization plans, grants
Ypsilanti's Frog Island and Riverside parks are awash in good news lately. Washtenaw County has awarded a $20,000 grant to the parks and the City Council has approved plans to revitalize them.
HealthMedia to hire 32 in ’08
Rising health care costs top the list of employers' concerns from the private to the public sector, so it's logical that a company who can decrease health care costs would be growing. It's certainly the case for Ann Arbor's HealthMedia.
Transit-oriented development proposed for U.S 23 commuter rail line
Transit oriented development is popping up north of Ann Arbor. A developer is proposing to turn an old industrial plant in Whitmore Lake into a mixed-use development called Whitmore Station that would be centered on the proposed U.S. 23 commuter rail line.
Ypsi DDA seeks help to create a vision for central business district
The future is at stake for downtown Ypsilanti on Tuesday. Well, a bit of the near future at least. The city's Downtown Development Authority will hold a meeting Tuesday evening to begin creating a five-year plan to improve the city's central business district.
