Michigan Energy Forum on impact of 'fracking,' and more
Datebook is your source for information about important business events going on in the greater Ann Arbor area. FEATURED EVENT: • Dec. 6: Michigan Energy Forum: Cheaper Natural Gas & Fracking and...
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Cooley Law School dedicates bronze sculpture of Justice Thomas M. Cooley
Thomas M. Cooley Law School held a formal unveiling and special dedication of a bronze casting of the school’s namesake Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the school’s Ann Arbor campus. Cooley Law School students...
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People & achievements in the greater Ann Arbor area, including CFI Group and...
Sheri Petras • Sheri Petras, CEO of CFI Group was named a Bronze Winner in the Female Executive of the Year category in the ninth annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. More than 1,200 entries...
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Bill's Beer Garden in downtown Ann Arbor will close for the season Sunday
Bill Zolkowski and Mark Hodesh operate Bill's Beer Garden on the Downtown Home & Garden parking lot. Photo courtesy of Phillis EngelbertWith winter on its way and the cold weather settling in, the...
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Ann Arbor DDA in final stages of Connecting William Street plan for five...
The Library Lot atop the city of Ann Arbor's new underground parking garage off Fifth Avenue (as viewed from the fourth floor of the Ann Arbor District Library next door) is one of five city-owned...
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Developers file site plans for high-rise apartment buildings on East Huron,...
The developers behind two student apartment buildings proposed for downtown Ann Arbor formally have submitted site plans to the city’s planning department. The projects — which follow a wave of new...
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U-M Center for Entrepreneurship expanding to include main campus library...
The Center for Entrepreneurship will be moving out of its current offices and expanding both on North Campus and in the Shapiro Library.Ben Freed | AnnArbor.comUniversity of Michigan students...
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NanoBio raises $11 million in new round of funding
With the closing of an $11 million Series C funding round, Ann Arbor-based biotechnology company NanoBio has now raised more than $130 million in funding. The company was founded in 2000 as a...
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MEDC announces $3M loan to help finance 618 South Main apartment project in...
A seven-story apartment project in downtown Ann Arbor has received a $3 million boost from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. The MEDC announced Michigan Strategic Fund approval of loans for a...
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Ann Arbor will house new federally funded advanced battery hub
A new federally funded advanced battery center satellite office in Ann Arbor likely will be announced Friday, keeping the city at the forefront of new battery technology, the Detroit Free Press...
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Demolition under way at Chelsea's Federal Screw Works building
Workers have started the demolition process at Chelsea's Federal Screw Works building, located on a prime section of Main Street near downtown, the Chelsea Standard reported. The old Federal Screw...
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Ann Arbor-area gas stations sell winning $10,000 Powerball tickets
While the big winners in the $588 million jackpot Powerball lottery bought their tickets in Missouri and Phoenix, two people bought tickets worth $10,000 at gas stations in Dexter and Scio Township....
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Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's founder's newest company leasing Ann Arbor...
Web startup company Oomba has a catchy name, California headquarters and well-known founders. Next week, the company also will have its first satellite office in downtown Ann Arbor. The office’s...
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Tangent Medical Technologies raises $8.6 million round of funding after...
On the heels of getting FDA approval for its NovaCath closed-system IV device, Scio Township-based Tangent Medical Technlogies has closed an $8.6 million round of funding. The medical device company...
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Jewelry store opens in Dexter Crossing Shopping Center
Dexter’s Cleaning Goddesses owner Melissa Duncan has taken her jewelry business to a new level. After operating the Jewelry Box Boutique in a shared space with her cleaning business for 10 months,...
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University of Michigan researchers part of $120 million effort to develop...
University of Michigan is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy in a multimillion dollar project to develop batteries that can store electricity generated from solar and wind energy. Stoupa...
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New Mobil gas station opening soon on West Michigan Avenue in Saline
A new Mobil gas station was expected to open in Saline on Friday according to a report from the Saline Patch. The new station will be on the south side of West Michigan Avenue between Austin Road and...
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Zoey + Joey salon will cater to wiggly kids with distractions like Mini...
Ilze Meija Ham stands outside Zoey + Joey Children's Hair Studio, which she plans to open soon in Ann Arbor's Arlington Square shopping center at Washtenaw Avenue and Huron Parkway.Janet Miller | For...
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Former Adaptive Materials executive Michelle Crumm appointed to WMU board of...
Governor Rick Snyder announced Thursday he is appointing Ann Arbor entrepreneur Michelle Crumm to the Western Michigan University board of trustees. Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.comCrumm co-founded...
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The Sports Bar at Banfield's Westside is making changes, focusing on sports
File photoLizzy Alfs | AnnArbor.com Banfield's Westside Grill was acquired by Rick and Ben Buhr on June 1 of this year, and the Buhrs made immediate plans to renovate and re-market the bar and...
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