Deputies arrested four men, ranging in age from 16 to 31, Friday morning with 16 stolen catalytic converters in their possession, according to the Washteanw County Sheriff’s Office.File photo of a catalytic converter
The University of Michigan Board of Regents voted unanimously Wednesday to continue a university tradition by having Gov. Rick Snyder give the spring commencement address, one day after students protested the invitation. Regents voted to award Snyder the honorary degree of doctor of laws and will continue the university tradition ...
Waiting at a bus stop for your ride to arrive may soon be an annoyance of yesteryear. At least that’s what Ann Arbor-based Shepherd Intelligent Systems hopes. The months-old University of Michigan spinoff company is commercializing technology that allows bus riders to get free digital access to information about a ...
Ann Arbor-based RPM Ventures raised $60 million for a new investment fund - its first new capital in nine years - for investment in promising information technology, officials said today. “Reaching $60 million is no easy achievement,” said LeAnn Auer, executive director of the Ann Arbor-based Michigan Venture Capital Association. “This ...
Ann Arbor's resiliency during the economic crisis, exemplified by a vibrant dining scene and an innovative economy, was featured Tuesday night on "PBS NewsHour."
Here's AnnArbor.com's Top 5 reasons why the University of Michigan's student entrepreneurial movement matters to the Ann Arbor region.
Ever get caught in the trap of telling a prospect all your features and benefits only to find out later they really weren’t interested in buying? Or, bring up a feature that you think is key, only to learn the prospect had problems with that very thing before? Ever have ...
NEW YORK (AP) — New weekend shopping figures offered more evidence Wednesday confirming stores' modest start to the holiday shopping season. Online sales held up more strongly. Retail sales for the three-day holiday weekend rose 1.6 percent compared with a year earlier, ShopperTrak said Wednesday, even though slightly fewer people ...
Perhaps it’s time to let student entrepreneurs steer Michigan’s rickety economic ship. The rapid proliferation of college-student-led startup companies in the Ann Arbor region is not to be disregarded as frivolous. And it’s not accidental. The University of Michigan is encouraging its student entrepreneurs to pursue their business ideas.
Student startups are sizzling at the University of Michigan. That’s why various university officials have collaborated to create a permanent business incubator designed specifically for student-led companies and some other startups affiliated with the university. The incubator, officially called TechArb, follows a four-month experiment this summer in which student-led tech ...
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