Pontiac is a city in its own right, with a downtown to match. Live music venues, unique restaurants, off-the-hook clubs, avant-garde galleries? Check, check, check, check. Plus, there is quality historic housing stock that is actually affordable. And that little Arts, Beats, and Eats festival that we hear is kind of popular.
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The D Brand and You
By: Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey,
1/17/2008
The
'D' brand isn't just about pulling in conventions and tourists. With
the D Brand Summit, branding gurus are showing us how the power of the
'D' can also attract more talent and business to the region.
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Building A Creative Corridor
By: Jon Zemke,
12/20/2007
Could Metro Detroit have its own version of Sand Hill or Research Triangle Park? Local business and political leaders along with
Detroit Renaissance certainly think so. They see Woodward Avenue, with its cultural and educational institutions and string of developing downtowns as ground zero for a new economy sector dubbed, "The Creative Corridor." (
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Investing In Transit
By: Jon Zemke,
11/15/2007
If you view mass transit as merely a means of getting from Point A to Point B or as a social service for those who can't afford to buy a car, think again. Mass transit attracts investment. Big investment. Community changing investment. The kind of investment that could revitalize not only Detroit but most of southeast Michigan. (
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Michigan's Great Indoors
By: Tanya Muzumdar,
10/4/2007
Expecting to slow your physical activity in the chilly season? Keep moving. Southeast Michigan offers a host of stimulating ways for the mind and body to play. (
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The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium: More Than Money
By: Scott Paul Dunham,
6/14/2007
Like
American Idol, each year local startups strut their stuff at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, presenting in 'lightning round' pitch sessions for the attention of venture capital managers and angel investors. But support can mean more than just a quick infusion of cash, it can also spell success for Michigan's economy. (
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