The shop has soldiered on despite major industry changes that have contributed to the closure of other local bookstore staples, including Borders, Shaman Drum, and Common Language.
Organizers of the program, newly renamed "SummerWorks," hope to draw 125-130 young people and a broader mix of local employers this summer.
Over the past four years, The Really Useful Information Company, or TRUiC, has grown twenty-fold both financially and in online reach.
In its first year, the coworking space has partnered with numerous local organizations, become a last-minute wedding venue, and sheltered people who were evacuated from their neighborhood after an explosion.
The Desai Accelerator Endowment Fund has been formed to fund the program, thanks to a donation from the Desai Sethi Family Foundation, and the program itself will now take 10 months instead of 90 days.
The Rotary Club of Ypsilanti has partnered with four restaurants, who will each donate a percentage of their proceeds during the events to support services for students who are homeless or facing housing insecurity.
Four local entrepreneurs will take the stage at Cliff Bell's on March 19 to perform stories of the people, places, and things that helped put (or keep) them on the path to success.
Over the last three years, SkySpecs' automated drones have inspected over 30,000 wind turbines and the company has built software to analyze, manage, and take action on that data.
Shepherd Lock, which allows users to lock and unlock their homes with an app, won a CES 2020 Innovation Award in the Smart Home category.
Swisher Commercial's annual vacancy report shows the commercial real estate market continuing to tighten.
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