The commercial art firm Hook plans to start creating a bigger presence in Ann Arbor. The 3-D advertising start-up plans to add up to six people by the end of the year and another half dozen next year.
Ann Arbor maybe known as a green city, but more than a few people are surprised to see how environmentally friendly others see it. Popular Science magazine ranks Tree Town as the 24th greenest in America.
More work, more money and more jobs are in line for ForeSee Results. The Ann Arbor-based, Web site-information firm expects to add 45 people this year for a total of about 150 employees.
A little Ann Arbor new media start up is starting to really gear up for some success. Fluency Media recently helped make Michigan's travel Web site the most popular in the U.S. last year. Fluency also expects to grow its revenue by 50 percent this year.
As Michigan evolves its economy, innovative high-tech companies are successfully planting their flags in uncharted territory. For job seekers, however, it means applying for a position that didn't exist five years ago. Kimberly Chou takes a look at three local companies and the cutting edge jobs they're creating.
Along with the promise of 1,000 new jobs, Google's Adwords office is embracing Ann Arbor in unexpected ways: assisting local non-profits and even teaching high school.
The basic tenet of Darwinian evolution is "adapt or die." With today's expanding global market and its ever-shifting demands, the mantra for business survival could easily be "innovate or vanish."
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