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Ann Arbor SPARK Announces Skip Simms Interim President and CEO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – DECEMBER 13, 2010 — ANN ARBOR, MICH. Ann Arbor SPARK, the region’s driving force of innovation and economic growth, announced the appointment of Skip Simms as interim president and CEO. In his new role, Simms, who joined Ann Arbor SPARK in 2006, will oversee the organization’s efforts to help businesses in the region grow.
Simms assumes this role on behalf
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ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Every year about this time, on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that traditionally begins the holiday shopping season, early-morning consumers stand in long lines eager to purchase some sought after prize. From the outside, it looks as if these holiday shoppers can’t wait to plunk down their cash, but Ross School marketing professor Scott Rick says consumers often behave differently than they would ideally like to behave.
"Some consumers chronically spend more than
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – NOVEMBER 17, 2010 – ANN ARBOR, MICH. – Ann Arbor SPARK celebrated the conclusion of its 18th Boot Camp program with participant investor pitches and a reception on Tuesday, November 16 at the SPARK Central business incubator. At the Ann Arbor SPARK Boot Camp Celebration, WriteSteps was selected as the “Best of Boot Camp” winner, based on the quality of its investor pitch and business plan and will receive $5,000 in
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$1 million in cash winnings and in-kind services draws worldwide interest
DETROIT, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, an international business competition designed to highlight Michigan as a robust and vibrant venue for innovation and business opportunity announced today that it has chosen its 50 company semi-finalists. These semi-finalists will compete for more than $1 million in cash winnings and in-kind awards of services, staffing and software.
The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition received nearly 600
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ANN ARBOR, MI–(Marketwire – November 8, 2010) - Fifty eight Michigan companies have been awarded federal tax credits or grants under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program. The initiative was created to promote research and development of products and therapies with promise to significantly advance healthcare in the country.
MichBio, the trade association driving biosciences industry growth in the state, announced that the 58 companies statewide received $18,374,696 million from the program, which was created as
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — ANN ARBOR, MICH. – Zingerman’s Delicatessen was awarded tax credits and New Eagle LLC announced a Technology Collaboration credit with Powertrain Integration, LLC today to help them expand in the region. Zingerman’s Brownfield Michigan Business Tax credit award is valued at $1.1 million and Madison Heights-based Powertrain Integration, LLC’s Technology Collaboration Credit is valued at $300,000 based on a $2 million investment in New Eagle LLC. The tax credits were awarded
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