It's down to two locations in downtown Ypsilanti in the bottom of the 9th inning of Ann Arbor Spark's decision process. The business incubator is set to make a decision within a month on where it will set up its Ypsilanti satellite incubator.
Is it real or a practical joke? A supposed crocodile sighting Ypsilanti on April 1 had a lot of local residents asking just that question.
As much of the economy goes global, James Marks of Ypsilanti's VGKids finds that there's plenty of success to be found locally. Paradoxically, this success has given him both a national reputation and the opportunity to expand his business to the west coast.
Eastern Michigan University is about to become a little safer. The school is installing an emergency alert system that will send student and staff text messages and emails within minutes of an emergency occurring on campus.
Robots took over Eastern Michigan University's campus last weekend as teams participated in the FIRST Robotics Great Lakes Regional. More than 60 high schools teams from across the Midwest exhibited their robotic know-how at the competition.
Buildings are coming back to life in Ypsilanti. The latest is the Thompson Block where the signing of a key tenant will allow construction to begin within the month.
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A couple of entrepreneurs are working to build a better tent in Ypsilanti, a tent that will generate electricity with solar panels. The startup ShadePlex is ready to spread it wings this year, start raising money and hire people.
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.
The sun is shinning on Ypsilanti, and some local residents are trying to take advantage of this. A grass-roots group is pushing forward plans to install or enhance solar systems on City Hall, Rutherford Pool and the Ypsilanti Food Co-operative.
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