Heart docs at St. John have technology to read test info at home
Cardiologists at St. John Hospital & Medical Center in Detroit can assess heart attacks faster with new computers that let them read tests remotely.
Ann Arbor
UM grad student documentary sheds insight into downtowns
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.
SPARK spreading $6.6 million in state funds to start-ups
Ann Arbor-based SPARK, a business development group, is distributing $6.6 million in start-up money for tech businesses in Michigan. The businesses will be focussed on alternative energy, homeland security, life sciences and automotive research.
Nine community colleges to share $2.15 million grant to develop ‘innovation education’
Nine metro Detroit community colleges will share a $2.15 million federal grant to develop a core curriculum in "innovation education."
Ann Arbor, Welcome Detroit
Ann Arbor needs Detroit. Detroit needs Ann Arbor. As much as these places are their own communities, they need one another more than ever.
Biotech firm Cerenis to double staff over next 18 months
Cerenis Therapeutics, with employees in Ann Arbor and France, landed the largest venture capital investment in the state with a $52 million investment from a group of investment companies this fall and plans to double its staff within the next 18 months.
GR-based Greenbuilt Michigan expands services statewide
Grand Rapids-based Greenbuilt Michigan has extended its services to the entire state of Michigan, meaing construction professionals statewide will have better access to the nonprofit's green training.
UM plans to build new $38 million North Quad complex
The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved plans for the University’s new $38 million North Quad dormitory complex, blending information, communication and media studies with student residences.
McKinley Towne Centre — home for Google Adwords, Bodman — nearly complete in Ann Arbor
Renovations to the McKinley Towne Centre in downtown Ann Arbor are mostly complete and tenants are either moving in or have already taken their space as of January.
LaSalle Bank expands green roof at Troy HQ
LaSalle Bank finished expanding its green roof late this fall at its Michigan headquarters in Troy at 2600 W. Big Beaver Road, making it the state’s second largest green roof.
