Law firm Butzel Long seeks help from federal agency to pay underfunded...
Butzel Long PC, a Michigan-based law firm with an office in Ann Arbor, has asked a federal agency to save its pension plan that is underfunded by more than $9 million according to a report from MLive....
View ArticleAnn Arbor produces 7th most patents per capita in U.S.
While politicians are “reinventing Michigan,” Michiganders continue to invent new products. Ann Arbor has the seventh highest rate of patents per capita in America and Detroit companies were awarded...
View ArticleHotel on Jackson Avenue: Developer submits site plan for Hampton Inn & Suites
A rendering of the proposed Hampton Inn & Suites on Jackson Avenue in Ann Arbor.Giffels WebsterAn Ann Arbor hotel owner, banking on increasing occupancy rates, is reviving plans to build a Hampton...
View ArticleAubree's Pizzeria expands into Livingston County, owners seek to open more...
The Ypsilanti-based Aubree's Pizzeria & Grill is expanding into Livingston County and President Andy French said the business hopes to open at least two more southeastern Michigan locations this...
View ArticleUlta Beauty opening 2nd Ann Arbor store next week in Arborland Mall
Ulta in Arborland opens Feb. 8.Angela Smith | for AnnArbor.comUlta Beauty is opening its second Ann Arbor location on Friday, Feb. 8. The Illinois-based salon and beauty superstore chain says this...
View ArticleWashtenaw County residential property values 'stabilizing and improving' in...
Initial residential property assessments show Ypsilanti home values up 1.58 percent. The average home sale in Ypsilanti was also up 16.8 percent in 2012 over 2011. (1112 Pearl St. pictured...
View ArticleMetzger's and the Old German: Tradition, family and renewal now unite them
Once linked by family and heritage, soon Metzger’s and the Old German will be linked in spirit as longtime Ann Arbor restaurants that are adapting and creating new followings. Metzger’s will celebrate...
View ArticleFuture of Ann Arbor auto shop unclear after brewpub owners purchase building
John Carter, the owner of Carter's Auto Service in Ann Arbor, is operating on a month-to-month lease and might have to vacate his building after it was sold last year.Joseph Tobianski |...
View ArticleDelivering the goods: Ann Arbor restaurants tackle feeding fans on Super...
While the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens take the field for the final football faceoff of the season, Ann Arbor eateries are tackling a different showdown as they prepare to feed hungry...
View ArticleIn a networking group? Watch for the new guy!
Photo by Flickr user WaywardShinobi When networking within a group, you often need to put in a fair amount of time and effort before it begins to pay off. We've talked about that in the past. You need...
View ArticleGreat Day Gourmet Brownies to open in Ypsilanti
Great Day Gourmet Brownies will be the latest business to open on Cross Street in Ypsilanti.Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com A new Ypsilanti business, Great Day Gourmet Brownies, is slated to open in...
View ArticleSign of the season? Bill's Hot Dog Stand opens for spring
Bill's Hot Dog Stand is located at 1292 E. Michigan Ave.Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com Bill's Hot Dog Stand in Ypsilanti Township opened Feb. 1 to a large amount of customers awaiting its "spring...
View ArticleGene Butman Ford invests in used car lot as new car sales decline
The future used car lot at Gene Butman Ford.Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com As new car sales dip, Gene Butman Ford is breaking ground on a new lot and building to help expand its used car sales. When...
View ArticleThe Lunch Room vegan food cart to announce restaurant location on Monday
Phillis Engelbert and Joel Panozzo started their vegan food cart, The Lunch Room, in Mark's Carts outdoor food courtyard in 2011.Lizzy Alfs | AnnArbor.com file photo Update: The Lunch Room signs deal...
View ArticleParents magazine names C.S. Mott Children's Hospital among top 10 in U.S.
The University of Michigan Health System opened the new C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in December 2011. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com file photo Parents magazine has named the University of Michigan...
View ArticleHungry? Belgian waffle shop now open in downtown Ann Arbor
The Wafel Shop owners Noah Goldsmith and Tia Hoffman inside the new restaurant at 113 E. Liberty Street.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.comNoah Goldsmith and Tia Hoffman, combining their love for...
View ArticleAnn Arbor startup companies take top prizes in state business plan competition
Ann Arbor companies won first place in multiple categories at the Michigan business plan competition put on by Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest Thursday night according to a report from Crain’s...
View ArticleThe Lunch Room signs deal to open vegan restaurant in Ann Arbor's Kerrytown
Phillis Engelbert and Joel Panozzo outside their new permanent location for vegan restaurant, The Lunch Room.Courtesy of The Lunch RoomIt’s official: Vegan food cart The Lunch Room is opening a...
View ArticleHideaway Lane: Developers revive plans to build 19 homes on Ann Arbor's...
The unfinished Hideaway Lane project on Ann Arbor’s north side is being revived after an Oakland County developer purchased the property in December. Trowbridge Homes of Hideaway Lane LLC, an...
View ArticleStudents at Michigan hackathon develop wide range of websites and apps
From a website that tells you where to eat to a “living” robot, students at the MHacks “hackathon” came up with 126 projects, the most ever at a student-run event. More than 550 students came from...
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