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Ypsilanti’s InterClean to clean up on profits, expand staff

InterClean Equipment is moving forward, ringing up sales, expanding it presence and creating new jobs. The Ypsilanti-based company hopes to hire 10-20 more people.

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Co-founder buys back Esperion Therapeutics from Pfizer, lines up $22.75 million in VC

Esperion Therapeutics lives again in Ann Arbor now that one of its co-founders and a gaggle of venture capital companies have spent $22.75 million to buy it back from Pfizer.

Feds invests 32m in U-M crash-warning system

Vehicular collisions could become a thing of the past is the University of Michigan has anything to do about it. The university just received the green light and millions more in federal funding to finish work developing an early-warning system to help prevent car crashes.

Former Pfizer workers find new home at U-M

The fallout from Pfizer closing its Ann Arbor campus isn't falling very far. A bakers dozen of the company's top scientists have taken research jobs at the University of Michigan while many more have landed at local companies, formed their own start-ups or are finding their way into U-M as students, staff and faculty.

Ypsilanti-based RMS plans for expansion, add up to 20 jobs

RMS has locations throughout the U.S., including a new one in Ypsilanti. The company hopes to expand and add jobs as they spread into nearby markets.

KISS to revolutionize Internet auto auctions for dealerships

Buying a car is never easy, but the folks behind KISS Auto Auction hope to at least streamline that process with its new auto-auction website for dealerships. The founders expect the idea to catch on nationwide while creating jobs locally.

$1 million in venture capital heads for Accord Biomaterials

More venture capital money is landing in Ann Arbor. A trio of local VC firms are investing $1 million into Tree Town-based Accord Biomaterials latest innovation.

MichBio creates new institute to increase opportunities for research, funding

MichBio is looking to take the lead in the state's life sciences industry with its new MichBio Institute. The new institute will help focus the state's life sciences efforts in regards to education, training and research.

GreenView Data turns one-year project into big sales, and jobs

An old idea is still a good one and is still going strong, making money and jobs in Ann Arbor. GreenView Data's Vedit editing program is still scoring sales and creating jobs, expecting to being on another person or two later this year.

Digital Edge to help MI start-ups network, expand

Putting the right local entrepreneur in the right place in the right time. That's what Digital Edge is trying to do in Michigan by creating the equivalent of Facebook for local new economy start-ups.

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