Tax incentives, like the one Ann Arbor gave to Pfizer in 2001, often don’t result in the economic benefits local governments think they will, reports Michigan Capitol Confidential, a publication of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a free market think tank.
The calendar doesn’t lie: Five years ago, Ann Arbor learned that its largest private employer was closing. The news, as I wrote at the time, made “all of Ann Arbor reel from the blow.” At stake was the looming vacancy of 2 million square feet of offices and labs, the ...
In a situation where a companion animal is lost, it's a harrowing experience. It's unexpected, and a pet can't tell anyone where they belong. There are three essential things that can help bring a lost dog or cat home safely: a collar with a clearly marked identification tag, having recent ...
They are at least 12 grades away from sweating out their SATs, moving into cramped dorm rooms, and hurrying between classes across leafy campuses. Â Yet the preschool and kindergarten students at Daycroft Montessori School’s Preprimary Campus on Oakbrook Drive have already participated in at least one college-age custom. Â ...
Three suspects were arrested Friday in connection to the attempted sale of a stolen laptop, according to an Ypsilanti Police Department news release. A 17-year-old female, a 17-year-old male and a 16-year-old male were arrested and the Dell laptop, which was stolen during a home invasion in Ypsilanti Township, was ...
The Glacier Hills Senior Living Community broke ground last night as residents, volunteers, board members and other guests celebrated the launch of a $25 million expansion project.
This column almost told a story about a non-profit fund-raiser searching for a home. Instead, I get to deliver the news that yes, indeed, the annual WineFest - the year’s largest benefit for the Ann Arbor Art Center - will be held at the North Campus Research Complex. The more ...
The University of Michigan - which has settled on the first technology “anchors” for its 2 million-square-foot ex-Pfizer complex - is now devising a strategy to address the massive drug manufacturing and packaging complex Pfizer left behind.
Pfizer's gone, but the 2-million-square-foot facility the pharmaceutical giant left behind in Ann Arbor will return to its life sciences roots.
The University of Michigan this morning unveiled a few scientific areas where it will place its emphasis at the 2-million-square-foot ex-Pfizer campus the university acquired for $108 million in 2009. U-M Health System CEO and Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs Ora Pescovitz told colleagues in an e-mail and online ...
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