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A dozen dilapidated properties once owned by David Kircher headed for...
A former David Kircher home on North Lincoln Street in Ypsilanti. Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com Twelve remaining properties that once belonged to jailed Ypsilanti landlord David Kircher will be back...
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Ann Arbor-based Among Friends ready to sell healthy cookie mixes throughout...
When you think of "healthy food," you probably don't think of cookies. ,Among Friends Baking Mixes might change that. Company founders Lizann Anderson and Suzie Miller have the best kind of taste...
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Cyber Monday still strong, but Internet influence grows across Thanksgiving...
The term Cyber Monday came into use in 2005 when retailers noticed that the post-Black Friday shopping excitement had carried over to Monday morning. Monday was significant because it was the day when...
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Nothing to show for your networking?
Time for a networking tune-upPhoto by Geri-Jean BlanchardYou aren't getting any referrals. Oh, you are doing a lot of networking. For some reason, though, all the work you are putting into...
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Duct tape, underwear and pillow pets: How the block M is generating millions...
University of Michigan fans donning their block M gear at a football game. University of Michigan raked in $6 million in licensing revenue from June 2011 to July 2012, and it didn't all come from...
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Gordon Food Service seeks to open marketplace store on Ann Arbor's West...
Grand Rapids-based food service distributor Gordon Food Service is looking to open its second marketplace store in Washtenaw County, city records indicate. The location: the long-vacant retail space...
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Bank turns down offers for former Pub 13 and Club Divine in downtown Ypsilanti
The lights will remain off in a stretch of the once lively Ypsilanti entertainment district, despite several offers to purchase two vacant nightclubs. Three offers were made for the former Savoy,...
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Ann Arbor's decades-old Bill Muncy's auto repair shop to close this week
After more than 40 years of working in the auto repair business, Ken Garrott has decided it’s time for a change. Garrott, the owner of Bill Muncy’s Service on Ann Arbor’s Miller Avenue, and his wife,...
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Cyber Monday carries risk of increased identity theft as online shopping grows
There is a dark side to Cyber Monday. With so many people giving up their personal information to shop online at steep discounts, “cybergangs” are gearing up to steal as much of that information as...
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Ann Arbor SPARK recommends Saline appoint a business ambassador
Ann Arbor SPARK vice president Luke Bonner recently recommended the city of Saline appoint a business ambassador and expand its business outreach efforts, according to a story from the Saline...
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McKinley purchases apartment complex on Ann Arbor's north side, plans for...
McKinley Inc. acquired the Traver Knoll apartment complex on the north side of Ann Arbor.Photo from fhmanagement.comMcKinley Inc., citing the strong apartment rental market on the north side of Ann...
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Menards: Scio Township planners consider request for Jackson Road store
A vacant piece of land on the corner of Jackson and Staebler roads could soon be home to a Menards store.Lizzy Alfs | AnnArbor.comScio Township Planning Commission considered a conditional use request...
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$1.28B: University of Michigan top U.S. public college in research spending
University of Michigan has topped its public peers in research and development spending for the third year in a row, according to the U.S. National Science Foundation. University of Michigan...
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Ken Nisbet, CEO Podcasts: Conversation on Economic Opportunity
Ken Nisbet, Executive Director of U-M Tech Transfer Ann Arbor SPARK CEO Podcasts: Conversations on Economic Opportunity capture the flavor of my one-on-one conversations with over one hundred key...
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Dexter Village approves tax abatement for Jolly Pumpkin parent company
To aid Northern United Brewing Company in its local expansion plans, the Dexter Village Board of Trustees unanimously approved a tax abatement for the company, the Dexter Patch reports. Northern...
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Ann Arbor area unemployment rate continues to fall as labor force grows
The Ann Arbor area unemployment rate fell for the third straight month to 4.9 percent in October. The area’s jobless rate was significantly lower than both the national 7.5 percent unemployment rate...
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U-M's MCubed program announcing research funding via Twitter
MCube founders from left: Mark Burns, chair of chemical engineering; Thomas Zurbuchen, associate dean for entrepreneurial programs at the College of Engineering; and Alec Gallimore, associate dean for...
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Ypsilanti train depot: One target of proposed DDA policy to revitalize...
The train depot in Ypsilanti is one of many properties being targeted by the DDA for possible redevelopment.Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com A vacant train depot in Ypsilanti near Depot Town is a target...
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Naked Furniture plans move to ex-Blinds to Go store in Ann Arbor
Naked Furniture's windows are covered with signs announcing their "wall to wall" sale.Ben Freed | AnnArbor.comNaked Furniture on Washtenaw Avenue is in the midst of a large moving sale as the store’s...
View Article50 programs awarded grants through U-M's MCubed program
In a live-tweeted lottery Wednesday morning, 50 projects were awarded $60,000 micro-grants by the University of Michigan program MCubed, according to a news release. See a list of the funded projects...
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