State plan geared toward retaining former Pfizer assets
The state's Strategic Fund Board has approved an $8 million loan program that should enable local life sciences businesses to purchase Pfizer assets.
Ann Arbor
Networking startup UrTurn.com launches at UofM
UrTurn's creators hope it will be the next big thing in the online networking world, following in the steps of wildly popular sites like MySpace and Facebook, each of which boasts millions of users.
Borders hopes to capture e-commerce dollars
The Ann Arbor-based bookseller is in the process of creating its own Web identity, and hopes to launch its own site in 2008.
Ann Arbor-based Sensigen gets $300k, to add 14 jobs in next year
With $300,000 in investment capital, Ann Arbor-based SensiGen, LLC, is expanding.
$42.9m U-M investment will bring 70+ new jobs
Starting next year, the University of Michigan will invest nearly $42.9 million in the university health system's medical imaging project.
City Vs. State
Some say the same top-down mentality that has stymied Michigan's ability to expand and diversify its economy is also preventing local governments from initiating bold new policies, putting the breaks on everything from smoke-free spaces to cable access to green building incentives. How does Michigan encourage its cities to think outside the box if the Capitol keeps a firm hand on the lid?
SE Michigan’s Blogger Nation
Whatever your opinion, there's no denying that bloggers are dismantling the wall between the public and the press, creating a virtual underground for ideas and opinions. And SE Michigan has more than its fair share of citizen journalists, armchair politicos, cultural pioneers and cranks just
Talk of mass transit heats up in Washtenaw County
Local officials from across Washtenaw County are discussing how best to capitalize on transit-oriented development that often follows big projects like the Aerotropolis and the Detroit to Ann Arbor commuter rail line. They're also looking at smaller more traditional arteries, such as redoing the Washtenaw Avenue corridor.
Talk of mass transit heats up in Washtenaw County
Local officials from across Washtenaw County are discussing how best to capitalize on transit-oriented development that often follows big projects like the Aerotropolis and the Detroit to Ann Arbor commuter rail line. They're also looking at smaller more traditional arteries, such as redoing the Washtenaw Avenue corridor.
Ann Arbor green initiatives look to conserve, create electricity
Ann Arbor is making strides to turn itself into a greener city by beginning to install LED lights downtown and kicking off its Solar Cities campaign.
