Waterford-based Four Seasons Chem-Dry has bucked the trends of a good number of businesses and has grown each of its three years. Thanks to Oakland County's Venture Forward program, and good ole customer service, the company doesn't have any intentions of slowing down.
There are only 20 of 'em in the world and Rochester's on the list. Seem unlikely? Not when you consider the fact that local resident Dale Hughes is one of the few people in the world who actually gets paid to design Velodromes. Don't get caught "off the back." Read on...
Oakland County's Venture Forward business development program help Comic City -- in Pontiac, Novi, and Canton -- weather the economic downturn.
Star Wars. Cynicalman. Mouse Guard. The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. Metro Detroit is home to a vibrant and ecclectic and fiercely independent group of cartoonists, graphic novelists and comic book artists. This is there story.
Since 2007 Lathrup Village has been using a Timebank system. It works like this: Neighbors offer their time to perform tasks for other neighbors in exchange for "Timebank dollars." One Timebank dollar can be used to "purchase" one hour of service from another neighbor. But it's not just a way to get stuff done but also to get to know each other.
After one year, Orion Township-based Organic by the Case, an online bulk organic foods and cleaning products and distribution business, is going strong and celebrating its anniversity... organically of course.
The Habitat For Humanity Of Oakland is up to its old tricks for building houses again... but with a twist. This time they're green. Not literally of course. Two houses in Pontiac are being dubbed "grand experiments." Affordable green housing for needy families and two are already in the books.
Yes, there is a light at the end of the economic tunnel, say forecasters. If the county can bear a few more months of hardship, it will be poised to emerge more prosperous than ever.
The inaugural Oak Street Fair will give a stage to some of the city's older homes and offer residents a chance to learn more about preserving their historic neighborhoods. The action takes place on May 16 in Hazel Park.
John Fetterman is a large, tattooed, Harvard-educated mayor of a tiny town, and his tough brand of civic responsibility may have important lessons for Metro Detroit.
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