Research is a hotbed for business in Ann Arbor and NextGen Sciences is taking advantage of it. The drug research firm has been growing between 10 to 15 percent each year since its founding in 2001 and expects to create up to 15 jobs within the next year.
Developing the north coast of venture capital took another step forward recently when the Venture Michigan Fund invested an undisclosed sum in the North Coast Technology Investors venture capital firm. North Coast becomes the latest Ann Arbor-based firm to receive money from the fund.
An old familiar name in Ann Arbor is looking at doing some improving to its old familiar home. Zingerman's is preparing plans to renovate and expand its facilities in Kerrytown sooner rather than later.
Zaragon Lofts is about to go up, up, up and away this spring. The new student housing development on the University of Michigan's central campus is set to rise out of the ground this spring and be done by May of 2009.
A rare find turned into a bit of historical treasure when workers pulled a time capsule from the old YMCA in downtown Ann Arbor.
People are starting to move into the Ashley Terrace as work finishes up on downtown Ann Arbor's newest high-rise. The 11-story structure features residential, retail and office space.
If the venture capital industry has a home in Michigan that address probably has an Ann Arbor stamp on it, according to the Detroit Free Press. However, that stamp needs more investor cash to compete with other high-powered states and to continue to grow new economy businesses.
To the victor go the spoils, and winners appear to be landlords in the Ann Arbor area. Washtenaw County was named as having the highest average rental rate in Michigan. A pain in the pocketbooks of some, but also an indication of the desirability of the area.
The University of Michigan is already considered essential to the state's economic future, but it's upping the ante by opening a newly renovated and expanded nanotechnology research facility that is expected to increase the estimated $500 million the old facility already contributed to the state's economy.
Ann Arbor's downtown might be the most vibrant in the state but it doesn't have everything for everybody. One thing one local blogger would like to see is a good, cheap bakery.
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