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Growth spike pushes Portal Architects to release new software

Ann Arbor-based Portal Architects have enjoyed a 357 percent revenue growth over the last year. They now have nearly 2,000 clients and recently hired 16 people, mainly software professionals, to grow their staff to 27. We'd call that success by any measure.

U-M Jewish Resource Center readies major expansion and renovation

The Jewish Resource Center has grown significantly since opening five years ago. In order to accommodate that growth, it will replace the rear addition and build out the basement of its Hill St. Victorian house.

Arbor Brewing's Bavarian Bliss
Arbor Brewing Co debuts “gastro street fare” in renovated brewpub

Arbor Brewing Co is not only showing off its newly renovated space in downtown Ann Arbor, but also an eclectic new menu to go with it. Rene Greff, who co-owns Arbor Brewing Co with her husband Matt Greff, describes the new menu as "gastro street fare."

Bryan Foley at Delux Rental with water collected for Flint
How Washtenaw County is responding to Flint’s water crisis

From water bottle drives to political protests to questions about the integrity of our own water system, Concentrate looks at the way our community is responding to the Flint Water crisis.

Making tempeh at the Brinery
Could one of these metro Detroit food startups be the next Garden Fresh?

Ferndale salsa maker Garden Fresh recently sold to Campbell's Soup Co. for $231 million. Could The Brinery be the next big story out of metro Detroit's food economy?

Football helmet designed at U-M may decrease head injuries

Concussions and other head injuries are a major concern for football players. Researchers at U-M are responding with the development of a more shock-absorbing helmet system.

U-M researchers are developing injectable radios

U-M researchers are developing implantable radios. That could mean big advances in medical devices like pacemakers and health monitoring sensors.

Digitization drives Image Data Conversion growth in Saline

The world is full of more paperwork than anyone could, or want to, read in a lifetime. Image Data Conversion is building a business by digitizing those documents for the 21st Century.

Wolverine State Brewing Co expands, doubles barrel production

Wolverine State Brewing Co. is going big this year. The Ann Arbor-based craft brewery is in the midst of wrapping up an expansion project that includes an expanded kitchen space, additional brewing space, and a larger cooler.

LLamasoft moves into Google space shows best value comes from local firms

LLamasoft, an Ann Arbor-based supply chain software firm, is taking up the lions share of prime downtown office space Google is leaving behind, as the tech giant builds its own campus on the city's outskirts.

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