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March 10, 2010

Bing lays groundwork for downsizing plan
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20100309/FREE/100309814#


 


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Detroit Unspun Bulldog Edition

March 4, 2010

A weekly email compilation of news story links and news tips about the Detroit region.


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University of Michigan's $132 million Kellogg Eye Center expansion to welcome patients

The University of Michigan welcomed patients to its new 8-story, 230,000-square-foot, $132 million eye care and diabetes research and clinical complex.

The moment marks the culmination of a W.K. Kellogg Eye Center expansion project approved by the U-M Board of Regents in July 2005. Construction started in September 2006.

The expansion is called the Brehm Tower, a Wall Street facility whose presence notably alters the skyline of U-M's massive medical campus in central Ann Arbor.

The university said in a statement it plans to add about 100 jobs at the Kellogg Eye Center over the next five to seven years to meet increased demand and staff its new capacity.


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Detroit's Smaller Reality

DETROIT—This city is shrinking, and Mayor Dave Bing can live with that.

The nation's once-a-decade census, which gets under way next month, usually prompts expensive tally-building efforts by cities eager to maximize federal funding tied to the count.

Detroit, which faces a population decline of as much as 150,000, has used that tactic in the past and once fought a successful court challenge to boost its count. But this time, Mr. Bing is pushing the city to embrace the bad news.


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Horror movie filmed in South Lyon

Longtime Bloomfield Hills resident and Michigan-based businessman Norman Koza has produced his first film, using mostly Michigan talent and crew. The premier of Exit 33, filmed entirely at the Sokol camp in South Lyon, is March 11 at Emagine Theater, 44425 West 12 Mile Road, in Novi. There will be two showings at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

 


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Lorna Utley on creating jobs

Posted 3/8/2010 1:48:15 PM

by Karen Dybis
Time

Last month, Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit announced a new venture -- Detroit-based Green Works Inc. What makes this business unique is it is the first stand-alone enterprise the... read more

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Majoring in Michigan entreprenership

Posted 3/2/2010 4:15:38 PM

Small businesses employ half of the private workforce and generate about 70 percent of the country's new jobs each year. But about 40 percent of native Michigan college graduates are now leaving the state to find work.

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Windsor: Detroit's Best Friend

Posted 3/1/2010 2:00:54 PM

Detroit and Canada don’t just share a border; we also share a love of hockey that runs deep. Detroit and Windsor are connected at the hip, so to speak.

The USA beat Canada in men’s hockey last night at the 2010 Winter... read more

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Shauna Nicholson says

Startup Has Local Businesses All Atwitter

At the ripe old age of 25 -- well, she was all of 24 when she started her company a few months ago -- Shauna Nicholson of Birmingham is striking out on her own.

The Oakland County native says she's met skeptics -- more... Read More


Posted 1/11/2010 3:14:15 PM
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Jason Teshuba, Chief Executive Officer, Mango Languages says

Why We Call Detroit Home

 

As many Michiganders understand all too well, the ongoing recession has presented a number of challenges to residents and businesses in The Great Lakes State. The media narrative – that Detroit and Southeast Michigan... Read More


Posted 12/16/2009 11:11:56 AM
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noisyzen says

When the Underdog Wins (Or, Why I Love Detroit)

Just the other day, I was having a discussion with a Detroiter I know from Twitter. Although we were discussing computer issues, I made mention of... Read More


Posted 11/10/2009 8:49:14 AM