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Robotics programs in Michigan can receive $3 million in grants

Michigan schools have until November 8 to apply for more than $3 million in grant money to expand their robotics programs. The grants will be awarded by the Michigan Department of Education.

Gourmet vegetables grown in water are making a splash

Oakland Urban Growers is leasing formerly mothballed greenhouses from Oakland County to produce high-end vegetables, mostly via a sophisticated hydroponic system that grows plants in water instead of soil.

How 3 Metro Detroit communities are slimming down with road diets

Transportation planners call the act of slimming down a street or highway a road diet. But are they just fad diets, or do they actually carry benefits for commuters and communities?

Vinotecca re-emerges in downtown Birmingham, focuses on eclectic entrees, live music

There's a new wine bar and restaurant in downtown Birmingham and it has high expectations: To become the premier wine bar in town.

Royal Oak made-from-scratch bakery to open second location in Birmingham

Love & Buttercream Too is more than five times the size of the original Royal Oak location.

New bus routes, barber shops: September development news round-up

It's been another busy month for development news in metropolitan Detroit. Let's catch up.

Bank of Ann Arbor expands to Oakland County with merger

The banks will continue on under the Bank of Ann Arbor brand.

Addison Mill, Leonard, Michigan. Photo courtesy of  Alexandria Stankovich.
Regional development news round-up for May

Preservation and restoration thrive in northern Oakland County, Michigan rebrands its Main Street program, new manufacturing jobs come to Shelby Township and Birningham's Townsend Hotel gets an overhaul.

Landscapes of luxury: A guide to metro Detroit’s public gardens

Metro Detroit is home to some spectacular formal gardens and greenspaces—all open to the public. Metromode writer and garden expert Brian Allnutt gives us the cook's tour.

Giffels Webster promotes from within to find 3 new partners

Giffels Webster has grown significantly over last five years, creating 30-plus jobs. Its staff of 86 people now help local municipalities make longterm development planning decisions and private developers best maximize their real-estate holdings.

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