Detroit has Motown and electronica. Seattle has grunge. Brooklyn has chamber pop. The Ann Arbor area has become ground zero for a new folk music movement, attracting both topnotch bands and rabid fans. Neofolk, folk-noir, alt-folk, indie folk rock... whatever you call it, it sounds damn good to us.
Shoot the moon! There are over 900 non-profit organizations in Washtenaw County, and most are headed up by women. Leia Menlove talks to a quartet of young women about the personal and professional rewards of non-profit leadership.
Michigan could take a lesson from Healthmedia. From it's early struggles to find local investment to its recent purchase by Johnson & Johnson, the innovative software-as-service company has stayed committed to remaining in Ann Arbor.
New economy start-ups need banks that offer new economy know-how. Enter Bank of Ann Arbor's Technology Industry Group, the only program of its kind in Michigan. Modeled after the ground-breaking Silicon Valley Bank, it supports local emerging technologies and entrepreneurs in ways corporate banking giants can't.
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