ePrize
By: Tom Hendrickson, 1/4/2007
EPrize has been part of what founder and CEO Josh Linkner calls a "reverse brain drain," attracting employees from the coasts to work at the Internet promotion agency. Watch their story here.
The Fifth Luxury Condos
By: Tom Hendrickson, 11/15/2007
Ronin
By: Tom Hendrickson, 1/31/2008
RTT, USA
By: Tom Hendrickson, 6/5/2008
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.
Take The Detour
By: Tom Hendrickson, 7/30/2008
Indie music, cult films, live show videos, killer parties.
Royal Oak-based Detour Magazine channels its suburban rage into inspired pop culture writing, plastering the web with Metro Detroit goodness.
Bellyache Candy Shoppe
By: Tom Hendrickson, 8/14/2008
Candy and Detroit rock n' roll - two great tastes that taste great together! Royal Oak's Bellyache Candy Company is taking the web by storm, pushing Goo Goo Clusters, Pop Rocks and Charleston Chews along with CDs, vinyl LPs and 7-inch singles from bands like The Amino Acids, The Hentchman, and Gore Gore Girls. Can you say, "Yummy"?
International Bancard Corporation
By: Tom Hendrickson, 9/11/2008
For eight years Royal Oak's IBC has been a stealth company, pulling in customers and profits with its old school ideas about servicing clients. Now the e-commerce and credit card processing firm is ready to step into the sunlight and school other companies about the power of topnotch customer service.
The Flute House
By: Tom Hendrickson, 4/2/2009
It's residential. It's commercial. It's two very cool tastes in one. Proving that Royal Oak's urban development has still got it going ah-on, the Flute House will be an innovative addition to Main Street. No ordinary live/work space is this. Instead it's a cherry red gateway to downtown's new economy identity.
Incognito In Royal Oak
By: Jim Toscano, 5/28/2009
If it's good enough for George Clinton, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The White Stripes, it's good enough for you. Incognito is a longtime local fave known for its funky footwear, clothing and accessories