Gov. Snyder at U-M Tech Transfer event: 'Inspiring, exciting, and great new...
Ann Arbor’s technology and innovation focused community gathered at the Michigan League Thursday evening for the University of Michigan Office of Technology Transfer’s annual Celebrate Invention...
View ArticleAut Bar owners hope court will allow political campaign signs on their...
The owners of Aut Bar in downtown Ann Arbor remain hopeful they'll be able to put political campaign signs back up outside their business before the Nov. 6 election. "We tend to be kind of a political...
View ArticleSale pending: Former Borders headquarters on Phoenix Drive under contract
The 330,000-square-foot former headquarters of Ann Arbor-based bookstore chain Borders Group Inc. is under contract for sale, the listing broker confirmed this week. Jim Chaconas of Colliers...
View ArticleMaking way for high-rise, Overture Audio plans move from South Main Street...
After 23 years on Ann Arbor's Main Street, Overture Audio will be moving to West Stadium Boulevard to make way for the city's newest high-rise.Courtney Sacco I AnnArbor.com After 23 years on Ann...
View ArticleThe Brinery in Ann Arbor uses crowdfunding in its attempt to double...
David Klingenberger is trying to raise $12,000 so he can turn 12,000 pounds of locally grown cabbage into sauerkraut at his Ann Arbor business, The Brinery.Janet Miller | AnnArbor.comDavid...
View ArticleReferrals and birthday cakes
Photo by Nadia JasmineLet's suppose you like cake. Oh, not just any cake. What you want is that deep chocolate cake with the chocolate chips baked into the batter. You don't want the buttercream...
View ArticleDomino's Pizza renews its lease, plans to expand at Ann Arbor Township...
Twenty-seven years after Domino’s Pizza established its headquarters in an office park off Earhart Road, the company is reinforcing its commitment to the area. Domino’s signed a deal in August to...
View ArticleBanks walk away from homes, cost Washtenaw County $1.5M in chargebacks
Several counties across the state, including Washtenaw County, are dealing with a phenomenon of banks "walking away" from houses despite owing thousands in taxes, according to a Detroit Free Press...
View ArticleTitle Boxing Club to open in November in Ann Arbor; soccer moms are target...
Title Boxing Club is preparing to open in the Boulevard Plaza on Stadium Boulevard.Laura Blodgett | AnnArbor.comA new way to blow off steam is coming to Ann Arbor. Title Boxing Club is opening next...
View ArticleSalem Township voters to decide on rezoning land for commercial use in...
When Salem Township voters go to the polls Nov. 6, they will be asked to decide on an issue normally left in the hands of their elected officials: Whether to rezone almost 92 acres of land north of...
View ArticleDevelopers look to convert warehouse on Ann Arbor's North Main Street into...
A rendering of the proposed Gateway office complex at 1380 N. Main St. in Ann Arbor.Rendering by Arik GreenEnvisioning high demand for office space in Ann Arbor, two Oakland County developers have...
View Article$40K in facade improvement grants available to Ypsilanti businesses
The Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority has set aside $40,000 for its 2012 round of the Facade Improvement Grant program. Haab's Restaurant at 18 W. Michigan Ave. received a grant in 2011 and...
View ArticleChippewa Club wants to expand indoor tennis courts as interest in sport...
Chippewa Club at 2525 Golfside is seeking to expand its 75,000-square-foot facility to include two additional tennis courts.Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com The Chippewa Club in Ypsilanti Township has...
View ArticleSome areas of Michigan expected to see gas dip below $3 mark by end of 2012
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan, gas prices were shooting up above $4 a gallon, but could Michigan see numbers fall to $3 and below by year's end? According to a story by the Detroit News, some...
View ArticleZingerman's: Expansion project nearing completion as deli hosts 'dress...
Zingerman's, on Ann Arbor's Detroit Street, is nearing the end of its 10,400-square-foot addition project.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.comTwo years after launching a multi-million dollar expansion...
View ArticleBriarwood Mall moves Black Friday opening time to midnight
Black Friday will start four hours earlier this year at Ann Arbor's largest shopping center. Briarwood Mall will open its doors to shoppers as the clock strikes midnight on Nov. 23, the day after...
View ArticleCEO Podcasts: Conversations on Economic Opportunity, Rich Sheridan
Rich Sheridan, Menlo Innovations Ann Arbor SPARK CEO Podcasts: Conversations on Economic Opportunity capture the flavor of my one-on-one conversations with over one hundred key economic leaders in the...
View ArticleLLamasoft raises $6 million in venture capital as it expands in downtown Ann...
Supply chain software designer LLamasoft closed a $6 million Series A investment round Wednesday, at the same time it secured a strategic investment partner in Nike, and signed a lease for an...
View ArticleLuxury home development in Superior Township aims to break ground in spring...
Luxury housing developer Toll Brothers is resurrecting a gated community housing development in Superior Township that was abandoned in 2006. The company has submitted area plans for The Woodlands at...
View ArticleAnn Arbor's 2012 Deals of the Year, and more
Datebook is your source for information about important business events going on in the greater Ann Arbor area. FEATURED EVENT: • Nov. 2: Deals of the Year: Ann Arbor. 6 p.m. Eastern Michigan...
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