Issue 36, Volume 1
3/22/10
Prospering Company: Vroomers
By: Megan Pennefather,
3/22/2010

Rhonda Gelstein hates cold feet and loves classic cars. So, naturally, she based her business to solve something she hates with something she loves. Vroomers is an Internet-based business that sells comfy slippers shaped like classic cars.
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Metromode: Birmingham's Second Story
By: Terry Parris Jr.,
3/18/2010

Downtown Birmingham's buttoned-up rep for professional offices and trendy boutiques only tells part of the story. Amidst the doctors, lawyers and financial consultants, Old Woodward's second story houses a little-seen collection of new economy businesses. From sports agents to "an incubator on steroids" Terry Parris Jr. uncovers the people you might
not meet every day.
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February: Emerging Biz In Oakland County
By: Prosper Oakland County, MI,
3/22/2010

Oakland County saw $64 million of investment, 1052 jobs
created, and 108 jobs retained from the county's Emerging Sectors
and Traditional Sectors Programs in the month of February.
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Featured Video: RTT, USA
By: Metromode,
3/22/2010

The
virtual world is their oyster. Royal Oak's RTT, USA has turned its
virtual prototyping technology into a must-use strategy for companies
developing new products. It can then use that same technology to
virtually market the product to an endless Internet audience. Cool.
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