Issue 154 Volume 1
Week of 3/11/10
A Company Of Experts
By: Nicole Rupersburg,
3/11/2010
From deli sandwiches to digital advertising, some Metro Detroit companies are reinventing the employer-employee relationship. The result? A happy band of brand experts ...and evangelists. (
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Building A Start-up City
By: Terry Parris Jr.,
3/11/2010
Adversity is the mother of invention. Or so they say. And Michigan is
proving them true. While the rest of the country has seen a decline in
business formation, cities like Ann Arbor are experiencing a start-up
spike. (
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FilterD
By: metromode,
3/11/2010
We're all Irish for at least one day, maybe a week, this time of year. The best place to let your pretty green show its awesome color is at the St. Patrick's Parade, held in Corktown this Sunday. Be there, have fun but behave: officials say police will be writing tickets for drunk and obnoxious overindulgence. You have been forewarned.
That's serious business. Check inside
FilterD, for more of the best of what metro Detroit has to offer this week.
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Blog/Patricia E. Mooradian
The Henry Ford in Dearborn is a campus of invention and cultural evolution. From living laboratories to the Rosa Parks bus, its 26+ million artifacts are the nation's most distinctive collection of American culture and innovation. Patricia E. Mooradian, president of The Henry Ford, explains how an American history museum stays relevant and fosters the next generation of thinkers.
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Video/Spur Studios
Spur Studios is yet another example of Ypsilanti's DIY philosophy of
collective innovation and artistic community building. Attracting a
confederation of artists, designers, and musicians, James
Marks of VG Kids has turned an empty building into a successful hive of
inspiration and creativity.
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