Power planting at power plants! Chris Lehr does more than create attractive landscapes for his corporate clients, he makes things environmentally right where nature has been wronged.

Scooter commuter? Smart driver? Maybe you just like the idea of having fun while treading lightly on the planet. Meet transportation that's good for you, and tasty too!

Everyone knows that success requires a bit of inspiration and a whole lot of perspiration. But there's a third part of the equation Michigan can't afford to ignore if it hopes to transform its economy: Investment. Jon Zemke takes a look at the current state of our venture capital.

It's not just about French and Spanish anymore. Today's global economy demands students learn once-exotic languages like Arabic and Chinese to prepare for the future –-and a few southeast Michigan school districts are rising to the challenge.

Quick! It's not too late to enjoy the last gasps of summer with a drive-in double feature and double malted. Melinda Clynes points you toward Michigan's best car-hops, drive-ins and drive-thru's.

Pfizer walks out the door and opportunity comes in through the window. Ann Arbor takes inspiration from another Michigan community's post-Pfizer successes and seeds the ground with start ups, SPARK and state support.

For more than a century, Michigan's esteemed universities have exported their best and brightest to the rest of the world. But some are asking, why aren't we preparing these future inventors and innovators to set up shop here?

Job, schmob. Location is where it's at. More and more young professionals are settling into communities that match their lifestyle, then finding jobs that complete the picture.

Tomorrow, Metromode and the College for Creative Studies present speaker Louis Musante, who offers up his organizational blueprint for best and next practices in design innovation. A founding partner of Catalytix Group (formerly of the Richard Florida Creativity Group), Musante will review the role of organizational culture, regional diversity and what it means to "think inside the box."  Sign up to attend!