Articles tagged: Economic development
American Broach promises high paying jobs in Ypsilanti as City Council approves $96,000 tax abatement
Posted: 11 hours agoThe Ypsilanti City Council approved a $96,000 tax abatement to assist a local gear manufacturer with an ongoing expansion. American Broach is in the midst of investing $1.4 million in a 42,800-square-foot facility at 535 ... Read more »
3 things Ann Arbor should bring away from Michigan's economic development conference
Posted: Jun 12, 2013For the past three days, the International Economic Development Council has populated the second floor of the Michigan League, listening to government officials, fellow economic development professionals and business luminaries from across the state and around the world. Read more »
Ann Arbor SPARK unveils 5-year strategic plan at annual meeting
Posted: Jun 07, 2013"Thematically we're focusing on connecting our region and looking at global opportunities," CEO Paul Krutko said. "The strategic initiatives we're going to use to get there are the development of leadership, planning and talent along with acceleration and growth in the region." Read more »
Tech Beat: Ann Arbor startup Larky helps app users track member discounts
Posted: Apr 12, 2013Larky is the brainchild of Gregg Hammerman and Andrew Bank, who were frustrated by their inability to use discounts they were due from being members of organizations or using certain credit cards. Read more »
Ann Arbor officials believe $1M in free parking provided to Google has paid off
Posted: Mar 24, 2013Six years after rolling out the red carpet for Google Inc., Ann Arbor officials maintain the seven-figure incentive the city offered to convince the Internet giant to lay roots downtown was worth it. Read more »
Rep. Adam Zemke to serve on Governor's Talent Investment Board
Posted: Feb 18, 2013State Rep. Adam Zemke, D-Ann Arbor, has been appointed to the Governor's Talent Investment Board by House Democratic Leader Tim Greimel, D-Auburn Hills. Zemke said he's honored to be one of two members of the ... Read more »
Zingerman's sees its future in Ann Arbor: 'We've got a longterm vision and we're not going anywhere'
Posted: Feb 14, 2013Before opening Zingerman's Deli in downtown Ann Arbor in March 1982, co-founders Paul Saginaw and Ari Weinzweig wrote up a business plan on an old Smith Corona typewriter. "It was about three or four pages," ... Read more »
Pittsfield Township to consider $384,000 tax abatement as company builds new facility
Posted: Feb 12, 2013Pittsfield Township will consider a 50-percent tax abatement for a company that's planning to build a new facility. Read more »
Tech Beat: Michigan ranks 3rd in national study of high-tech job growth
Posted: Dec 08, 2012A recent report by California-based high-tech industry group Engine Advocacy ranked Michigan third in the nation for high tech job growth in 2010-11. The report showed Michigan’s 6.9 percent growth in high-tech employment comfortably beating ... Read more »
Raise to Washtenaw County's economic development tax passes in 6-5 vote
Posted: Oct 04, 2012An increase of 0.01 mill to the economic development tax levied in Washtenaw County received final approval Wednesday night in a close vote from the Board of Commissioners. Read more »
Increase to county's economic development millage? Commissioners want more public input
Posted: Oct 01, 2012Washtenaw County officials are considering passing an increase to an economic development millage -- but want more public input as talks progress on the millage rate and its allocation. Read more »
With Video: $22 million wireless communication car project to kick off Tuesday in Ann Arbor
Posted: Aug 20, 2012A much anticipated trial testing cars ability to wirelessly communicate with one another will get underway in Ann Arbor Tuesday morning. Cars participating in the Univeristy of Michigan Transportation Reasearch Institute’s joint project with the ... Read more »
tech beat/With Video: Grand Rapids-based IT company opens Ann Arbor office and forecasts more hires
Posted: Jun 26, 2012Grand Rapids-based technology firm Open Systems Technologies opened an office in Ann Arbor in March and now plans to hire additional staff. The new location, at 2723 S. State St., houses seven employees, and marketing ... Read more »
EDITORIAL: Former Borders store an important ingredient in downtown Ann Arbor's future
Posted: Jun 02, 2012We don’t know what the future holds for the former Borders Book Store building on East Liberty Street in Ann Arbor, but we are encouraged to see that the property is being positioned for some ... Read more »
Could Southeast Michigan become the next Silicon Valley? Ann Arbor's real-world 3,000-car wireless project may decide
Posted: May 27, 2012The future of driving is changing— and fast. In the near future drivers may not be driving at all, but minimally assisting or maybe just siting idly, along for the ride. Intelligent vehicles —cars that ... Read more »
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