Many people with severe disabilities use systems that allow them to type at a rate of about one word per minute. Atomic Object and Koester Performance Research set out to improve that.
The company is planning to grow its existing presence in Europe before focusing new expansion efforts on Australia and South America.
Designed to give entrepreneurs a first-time taste of what a business pitch competition is like, the competition has grown steadily since it launched in 2016.
The new business takes up nearly an entire downtown block and is set to include a public cafe and a bocce ball court.
Believe it or not, vacancies downtown actually grew last year.
The software company, known for its flight simulator platform used by Boeing and the U.S. Air Force, received a $650,000 performance-based grant to add jobs in Michigan.
The nonprofit drew huge interest and awarded $10,000 to local entrepreneurs last year, but also attracted criticism regarding its representation of the community it aims to serve.
Since 2010, Little Flower Soap Co. has grown steadily to employ three people year-round, in addition to founders Holly and Justin Rutt.
We asked each of our staffers to weigh in, and the results ranged from new restaurants to autonomous vehicles to new outdoor recreation opportunities.
Although fans feared that the fabled venue might be doomed when it was listed for sale earlier this year, its talent buyer and a local tech CEO banded together to preserve it. We chatted with them about that effort and their plans for the future.
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