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Laundry goes retro: good weather means greener, cheaper drying
Source: metromode, 5/31/2007
Kelli B. Kavanaugh waxes nostalgic for the days when city neighborhoods were connected by laundry lines. Who would have guessed Grandma was a green warrior?
Airfoil continues to grow, diversify client roster
Source: metromode, 5/31/2007
2007 continues Southfield-based Airfoil's phenomenal growth with the addition of both new clients and employees.
nCode announces new CEO, new product, more growth
Source: metromode, 5/31/2007
Southfield-based nCode International announced this month the that Michael Singer is the company’s new CEO and a member of its Board of Directors.
$5 Million grant for Automation Alley Announced
Source: metromode, 5/30/2007
Congresswoman Candice Miller and Congressman Joe Knollenberg announced that $5,000,000 has been authorized for Automation Alley to create a new Macomb County Business Accelerator. 
Southfield firm moves "I've fallen and I can't get up!" into the 21st century
Source: Great Lakes IT Report, 5/30/2007
Southfield-based Chasm Business Solutions has developed the HealthButton, a hands-free device that connects senior citizens directly to health care professionals when necessary.
Orlando orders fleet of Ford hydrogen vehicles
Source: Great Lakes IT Report, 5/30/2007
Orlando has ordered a fleet of Ford hydrogen-fuel buses, 7 of the 30 that the automaker plans to deliver across the country this year.
Model D/metromode Speaker Series: the Young and Restless
Source: metromode, 5/29/2007
Join Model D in conversation with national thought leader and CEO’s For Cities President Carol Coletta for an exploration into research on what she calls “The Young and Restless” to learn first hand where the skilled workforce is going.
Talent  
Detroit  
SmithGroup and Visteon Village rack up design awards
Source: metromode, 5/29/2007
SmithGroup architecture firm continues to rake in awards for its work on Visteon Village, with ten wins for its design.
Dickinson Wright broadens IP practice
Source: metromode, 5/29/2007
Dickinson Wright has increased its intellectual property practice capabilities by combining with Southfield-based firm Artz & Artz.
UM scientist awarded L'Oreal fellowship
Source: EurekAlert, 5/29/2007
L'Oreal awarded fellowships to five up-and-coming female scientists -- including Dr. Sarah Clinton, a Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Research Institute at the University of Michigan.
TechTown VC looking to raise $10M for local start-ups
Source: Crain's Detroit Business, 5/29/2007
TechTown Venture Capital Fund has been started with the intent of assisting local start-ups.
Detroit  
Green Leader: Diane Jones
Source: metromode, 5/28/2007
Diane Jones --former director of the United Way's Non-profit Facilities Center— is working hard to green the city of Detroit on multiple fronts.
Detroit  
Fumes-to-fuel propels Climate Technologies
Source: metromode, 5/25/2007
Northville-based Climate Technologies is a 37-year old company that specializes in industrial climate control. This stable business is poised to explode with the development and marketing rights for fumes-to-fuel technology—which utilizes VOC fumes produced in industrial processes as energy.
Local film premieres to crowd of 300
Source: metromode, 5/25/2007
Broken, a locally-produced film premiered on May 17 to 300 viewers at Novi's Emagine Theater.
Detroit  
(Almost) guilt-free grilling
Source: metromode, 5/24/2007
Kelli B. Kavanaugh ask the most important question of the summer: "Am I killing the earth by grilling this sausage?"
Ann Arbor pharma startup gets $44 million in VC
Source: metromode, 5/24/2007
Ann Arbor-based QuatRx Pharmaceuticals Co. announced on Tuesday it had raised nearly $44 million in a Series E financing round.
Web firm prez makes leap to dog food production in Detroit
Source: WWJ, 5/24/2007
Bill Murray, former president of SequoiaNet.com has left the tech world for the world of dogs. He has started Happy Howies, Inc., an all-natural dog food and treats company in Detroit.
Detroit  
Asterand enters relationship with Bristol-Myers Squibb
Source: Great Lakes IT Report, 5/24/2007
Asterand plc, the human tissue bank located in Detroit's TechTown, has entered into a three-year collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb in which Asterand will provide the pharmaceutical giant with drug discovery services and clinical samples.
Detroit  
Redevelopment of Southfield brownfield site will create 46 new jobs
Source: metromode, 5/23/2007
The MEDC is supporting a new brownfield redevelopment project in Southfield in cooperation with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.
Cobasys to outfit Verizon vans with hybrid batteries
Source: Great Lakes IT Report, 5/23/2007
Cobasys has landed yet another coup, as it will be equipping Verizon trucks with its hybrid batteries. Verizon will be the first major US fleet retrofit its vehicles with hybrid batteries.