Michigan sees a boost in innovation activity
Ah, the sweet smell of innovation. There’s nothing like it, except maybe bacon. And, well, here in Michigan, it’s all you can smell lately – innovation, not bacon. A study out of UM-Dearborn has seen an increase in innovation activity in the state.
Ah, the sweet smell of innovation. There’s nothing like it. Except maybe bacon.
Well, here in Michigan, it’s all you can smell lately – innovation, not bacon. A study out of UM-Dearborn has seen an increase in innovation activity in the state.
Excerpt:
Innovation and entrepreneurial spirit may be on a comeback in Michigan for 2008 after last year’s turmoil in the local business climate, according to the latest quarterly report from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
The UM-Dearborn’s Innovation Index for the first quarter of 2008 shows an uptick in five of the six innovation indicators tracked by the school’s Center for Innovation Research.
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