December 05, 2018
CEO Podcast: Doug Rothwell, Business Leaders for Michigan
December 03, 2018
PlanetM awards more than $224,000 to three mobility startups to launch pilots in Michigan
PlanetM awarded grants to HAAS Alert, Humanising Autonomy and RoadBotics to launch pilots that address real-world transportation challenges throughout Michigan as part of the PlanetM Startup Grant program. One of the first of its kind, the PlanetM Pilot Grants provide mobility startups funds to deploy and validate their technologies in Michigan. “The PlanetM Pilot Grants […]
November 29, 2018
Ann Arbor SPARK Client Censys Announces $2.6M Seed Round
November 28, 2018
University of Michigan-Dearborn Designates Washtenaw and Livingston Communities as eCities
November 26, 2018
Opportunity Zones in Washtenaw and Livingston Counties
What are Opportunity Zones? In the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the U.S. Congress established a new economic development tool to encourage development in low- to moderate-income census tracts by providing preferential tax treatment to investments made in these areas. The legislation created “Opportunity Zones” and “Opportunity Funds” as investment tools to filter funds […]
November 21, 2018
Ann Arbor vs. Columbus – How Do We Compare?
November 20, 2018
eBook: Industrial Facilities Exemption (PA 198) Best Practices
The Industrial Facilities Exemption (also known as PA 198, IFT, or Industrial Facilities Tax) remains one of the most commonly-used economic development tools available to local governments in Michigan. This tool provides a 50 percent property tax abatement on new real and personal property investments for up to 12 years. Only certain types of businesses […]
November 20, 2018
St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Celebrates 90th Anniversary
HOWELL, Mich. – (Nov. 20, 2018) – St. Joseph Mercy Livingston hospital is marking its 90th anniversary with colleague and community events to take place in the coming months. “Ninety years have passed, and our dedication to the Livingston County community still thrives thanks to our leaders, caregivers and volunteers,” said John O’Malley, president of […]
November 19, 2018
Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition Winner VerteCore to Move to Ann Arbor
November 16, 2018
Looking for a Career in Mobility? Opportunity Knocks in Ann Arbor
November 15, 2018
Ann Arbor vs. Bloomington – How Do We Compare?
November 15, 2018
Top three ways the Bid Targeting System can help businesses secure contracts with federal government
The KLA-Tencor Site Selection Process with Ann Arbor SPARK
2018 marked a significant number of economic development projects for the Ann Arbor region, including the noteworthy announcement that KLA-Tencor — a Silicon Valley-headquartered provider of process control solutions for semiconductor and related industries — selected Ann Arbor as the home for a new R&D facility. The new development is expected to generate a total capital investment of $70 million and create 500 high tech jobs over the next five years.