The state of Michigan DNR has granted Northville Township over $300,000 that will be used to create Cold Water Springs Nature Area — Linear Park. The state grant is being matched by the township and Pulte Homes.
The Detroit Regional Economic Partnership hosted 21 trade representatives from around the globe during the auto show's preview days last week, in an effort to attract new business to the region.
Cardiologists at St. John Hospital & Medical Center in Detroit can assess heart attacks faster with new computers that let them read tests remotely.
Titan Energy Development, a biodiesel research firm that works out of NextEnergy in Detroit's TechTown, has won a $1.1 million grant thanks to a 2007 Defense Reauthorization Bill. Titan currently employs five professional researchers and plans to add three more to its staff in early 2007.
University of Michigan is investing $1.5 million into the wireless network of its College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. LSA's network will eventually be compatible with that of Washtenaw County, which is currently under development.
West Bloomfield artist Lou DeCillis specializes in colorful and dramatic concrete floors. His work can be seen is stores and homes all over Metro Detroit.
Kirk Wesphal, a recent graduate of the University of Michigan's Master of Urban Planning program, has made a documentary about the magical mix of ingredients that makes a downtown vibrant.
The newly elected mayor of Birmingham, former GM Executive Tom McDaniel, wants more green space in the town - and a larger Cobo Hall for the region.
More than half of the lofts at the River Lofts in downtown Mt. Clemens have sold out as of early January.
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