Even on his last day on the job, Ed Lobdell’s last day on the job, the Dexter Village superintendent of public services, arrived at work at 5:30 a.m. “The village couldn’t ask for a more dedicated and reliable employee,” said Donna Dettling, village manager. “You could set your clock by ...
Vibrant entrepreneurial economies are populated with startup executives who hop from one local company to another, rather than leaving the region after their first venture in search of fertile ground elsewhere. That's why Ann Arbor startup veteran Jeff Williams' decision to stay here after leaving two successful firms is proving ...
Accuri Cytometers is on track to become the next HandyLab for the Ann Arbor region. It may be hard to replicate HandyLab’s blockbuster $275 million acquisition in late 2009. But Accuri on Friday took one step toward becoming the region’s next big success story by hiring HandyLab’s former CEO, Jeff ...
Accuri Cytometers is replacing founding CEO Jennifer Baird with ex-HandyLab CEO Jeff Williams in a high-profile leadership transition involving two of the Ann Arbor region's hottest medical device companies.Baird is resigning, and Williams, who steered University of Michigan spinoff HandyLab to a $275 million acquisition in late 2009, will lead ...
In Michigan, hope quietly brews in the midst of economic disaster. It’s a counterintuitive statement in light of Friday’s release of a University of Michigan economic forecast predicting that Michigan’s unemployment rate would top 15 percent through 2011. Michigan’s economic collapse sometimes feels hopeless. We've all experienced it.
The deal for Ann Arbor medical devices firm HandyLab, a promising technology company often held up as a bright spot in the local economy, has been finalized by New Jersey-based medical devices manufacturer Becton, Dickinson and Company. BD paid $275 million for HandyLab, according to a release issued this morning. ...
Two women were arrested Tuesday night after they propositioned an undercover detective during a prostitution sting on Michigan Avenue in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said.
Remember Justin Boren? Well, he'll be back. And Michigan's players are ready. How ready? Jeff Arnold of AnnArbor.com says David Moosman wishes he played defense just so he could line up against him. Don't expect a receiving line for Boren after this one like there was for former Michigan defensive ...
The global medical devices company that’s acquiring Ann Arbor-based HandyLab expects to leverage the opportunity to expand into new markets, executives said today. New Jersey-based Becton, Dickinson and Co., which announced Oct. 23 that it would buy University of Michigan spinoff HandyLab, is expected to finish the acquisition this month.
University of Michigan Zell Lurie Institute executive director Tom KinnearAs major venture capital firms in California and Boston shift their attention toward late-stage investments to mitigate risk, opportunity emerges for Michigan investors willing to take the risky plunge into early-stage ventures. The potential benefits of an early-stage strategy for Ann ...
HandyLab CEO Jeff WilliamsAnn Arbor medical devices firm HandyLab, a promising technology company often held up as a bright spot in the local economy, was acquired today by New Jersey-based medical devices manufacturer Becton, Dickinson and Company. Sources said the deal is worth close to $300 million, although the companies ...
Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com AnnArbor.com's partner news site MLive.com is on a quest to find the best barbecue in ......
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