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People working at Bamboo Detroit.

Duo Security opens Detroit office in Bamboo Detroit coworking space

Duo transferred 30 employees from its Ann Arbor team of around 300 to the Detroit office, where it expects to eventually fill out a 9,000-square-foot space.

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Rob Eisman, Liz Marek, Greg Lobdell and Jon Carlson at the Thompson Block redevelopment on April 2, 2018
FIRST LOOK: Inside Ypsi’s long-awaited Thompson Block redevelopment

An Ann Arbor-based development company's plans are well underway to restore the structure and open a new restaurant, bar, and loft apartments there sometime in 2019.

Kayla Robinson and Debbie Ray of First Fridays Ypsilanti at Corner Brewery
First Fridays Ypsilanti continues growth through community collaboration in its fifth season

The monthly self-guided art and culture walk has grown steadily since it began. This year it's getting even more ambitious, with additional featured businesses, bigger events, and new grant funding.

A screenshot of Industry Star's software.
Ann Arbor’s IndustryStar Solutions marks steady growth in supply chain field

Recently named one of 15 Ann Arbor tech companies to watch, IndustryStar provides supply chain as a service, as well as offering an innovative supply chain management software platform.

Nexient CEO Mark Orttung.
Nexient to invest $4 million, add 300 jobs in Ann Arbor area

Nexient has already added 25 jobs in Washtenaw County since January of 2018, and a $1.5 million performance-based state grant will help it build on that growth.

Staff and students at the Michigan Language Center
Ann Arbor’s Michigan Language Center works to create an international community of English students

The 40-year-old center's new co-owners, tech startup founder Moses Lee and his wife Julie Lee, are aiming to create "the Zingerman's of English learning" for Ann Arbor's international workforce.

Co-authors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.
“Blue Ocean Shift” co-author to appear at two Ann Arbor events March 30

Renee Mauborgne says her and her co-author's journey started in the Midwest during the economic downturn of the mid-'80s and seeing Detroit "crumble before our eyes."

Vinal Desai Burbeck.
U-M grad turns love of travel into boutique travel agency

Vinal Desai Burbeck is often asked if there is still a place for travel agents in an age when anybody can book a hotel or a flight on the internet. Her answer is an emphatic "yes."

L to R Keith Orr and Martin Contreras at The Aut Bar
Ann Arbor’s power couples: Sharing a life – and a business, part 2

Following the enthusiastic response to our last story about Ann Arbor couples who own a business together, we chatted with three more couples about how they met and how their personal connection influences their work.

SPARK 2016 and 2017 FastTrack Award winners.
FastTrack Awards for high-growth Washtenaw County businesses open for applications

Midwesterners tend to have both a great work ethic and a humility that means they don't like to brag. But FastTrack awards organizers say they need to put that aside at least once a year.

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