Articles tagged: MEDC
Ann Arbor SPARK hosting conference for economic development leaders
Posted: Jun 08, 2013The International Economic Development Council is bringing more than 350 attendees and speakers from more than 20 states and five countries to Ann Arbor Sunday for the association's annual spring conference. Read more »
New York Times: Is the resume dead? Thomas Friedman on 'how to get a job' in the 21st century
Posted: May 29, 2013How can we match extremely talented job seekers with companies that are desperate for skilled new employees? Read more »
Ann Arbor officials believe $1M in free parking provided to Google has paid off
Posted: Mar 24, 2013Six years after rolling out the red carpet for Google Inc., Ann Arbor officials maintain the seven-figure incentive the city offered to convince the Internet giant to lay roots downtown was worth it. Read more »
$3.1 million tax lien filed against Google for non-payments of Michigan Business Tax
Posted: Mar 19, 2013The Michigan Treasury Department filed a $3.1 million dollar tax lien against Google Inc. Nov. 27, 2012. Read more »
Crain's Detroit: Ann Arbor fund continues investment in Michigan companies despite national downturn in venture activity
Posted: Mar 14, 2013While some outside venture capital firms are willing to invest in Michigan, it is harder to find “home-grown” firms willing to write bigger checks for middle-stage health care startups, according to a story in Crain’s ... Read more »
Robotics trade association says North American sales hit record highs in 2012
Posted: Feb 14, 2013According to a report from the Ann Arbor-based Robotics Industries Association, 2012 was the strongest year ever for robot sales. Read more »
Ann Arbor SPARK receives $1 million in state funding for new business incubator collaboration efforts
Posted: Jan 24, 2013The Michigan Strategic Fund awarded $1 million to Ann Arbor SPARK to create a new Washtenaw County Incubator Collaborative (WCIC). The collaborative is being created in partnership with the MC3 Business Accelerator and Michigan Research ... Read more »
MEDC launches new Michigan Advanced Technician Training Program to train next generation of manufacturers
Posted: Jan 07, 2013The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has been focused on closing the "skills gap" between available jobs and those seeking them. Now, they've helped create a new program that will attempt to eliminate the gap before it comes into being. Read more »
Ones to Watch 2013: Amy Cell's priorities for MEDC in 2013: Jobs, jobs and more jobs
Posted: Jan 01, 2013While politicians like to speak about putting people back to work, Michigan Economic Development Corporation senior vice president Amy Cell is the one trying to make it happen. Cell, one of AnnArbor.com’s Ones to Watch ... Read more »
Software company Cataphora receives MEDC grant to expand in Ann Arbor
Posted: Dec 13, 2012When Menlo Park, California-based Cataphora, Inc. realized many of their employees (and two co-founders) were spending a lot of time in Southeast Michigan on vacation or visiting family, they decided to open an office in ... Read more »
Ann Arbor area leads Midwest in strong tourism revenue growth
Posted: Sep 05, 2012In large part thanks to the Ann Arbor Art Fairs and the United Association’s instructor training programs, Washtenaw County led the entire Midwest in hotel occupancy in the month of July. Read more »
TechBeat: Grant money helps persuade video game testing company to open Ann Arbor office
Posted: Aug 13, 2012Video game testing and development company Nelson Interactive will invest $1.2 million to open an office in Ann Arbor that could employ as many as 95 people. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced that Nelson ... Read more »
Ann Arbor moves closer to approving tax breaks for Barracuda Networks expansion downtown
Posted: Aug 10, 2012The Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously Thursday night in favor of establishing an industrial development district for a downtown office building at 317 Maynard St. It's seen as the first step in providing a ... Read more »
3 Ann Arbor companies benefit from Michigan's early-stage business investment fund
Posted: Jul 19, 2012A fund designated to help early-stage Michigan companies grow invested in three Ann Arbor-based startups this month, providing an infusion of cash as two of the companies, technology-based startups FlockTag and Larky are preparing to ... Read more »
Public hearing set as Ann Arbor considers $85K tax break for Barracuda Networks expansion
Posted: Jul 05, 2012The Ann Arbor City Council will hold a public hearing on Aug. 9 to receive comments on a proposed tax break to facilitate the expansion of Barracuda Networks. The company is planning to move into ... Read more »
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