The New Business Casual: Social Media
By: Tanya Muzumdar, 3/26/2009
Detroit area businesses are all atwitter about social networking websites like Facebook and LinkedIn, which are the interactive pages in the corporate brochure. Metromode links up -- makes friends -- and messages with high-profile denizens of the online scene. The word? Socializing on company time makes good business policy.
Metromode Radio: How Many Parking Spaces Are Enough?
By: Chris McCarus, 3/26/2009
Think about your town in square feet. Not square miles. Calculate each 12 inches square. How much will you need for parking and how much for the buildings themselves? One suburb is trying to balance the two and maximize economic growth.
Preservation vs Demolition
By: Jon Zemke, 3/26/2009
Dilapidated eyesore or historic keystone to downtown redevelopment? It's an argument that's repeated over and over in Metro Detroit communities. Lincoln Park's Mellus Newspapers building is only the latest flashpoint. Jon Zemke gives you the lay of the land and gets some insight from downtowns that have fought this fight and won.
The Metro Detroit Touch
By: Tanya Muzumdar, 3/19/2009
It should be no surprise that tending to the body is a growth industry, and that includes massage. How big? $11-15 billion dollars big. With a respected school in Southfield, local hospitals adding massage therapy to treatment and some businesses providing it as an employee perk, it's good to know our high tech world still values the human touch.
Detroit House: $100. Bold New Ideas for the City: Priceless
By: Walter Wasacz, 3/19/2009
Phones are ringing off the hook. ABC and NPR want the scoop. Artists the world over want in. The hubbub is over what Mitch Cope and Gina Reichert are doing to a few property purchases that totaled roughly $5,000 (including a house for 100 bucks). But you can't put a price tag on their ideas or the potential impact on their corner of Detroit.
Dancing As Fast As They Can
By: Megan Pennefather, 3/12/2009
Agnes de Mille once said "The truest expression of a people is in its dance." For nearly 30 years the Detroit Dance Collective has boasted an intergenerational company of artists dedicated to the truth of modern dance. But even more impressive than their longevity is their ability to attract and keep young talent in Metro Detroit.
A Healing Menu
By: Dennis Archambault, 3/12/2009
Forget that sad little bowl of green Jello. Chef and restaurateur Matt Prentice is out to remake hospital cuisine. No, that's not a contradiction in terms. Henry Ford West Bloomfield hospital has tasked Prentice with creating a menu that not only tastes good but aids in patient healing.
Incubating Change
By: Constance Crump, 3/5/2009
They're where new businesses are hatched. Where start-ups start up. Southeast Michigan's business incubators offer everything from office supplies to professional mentorship,& helping new economy companies to stand on their own two feet.
Metromode Radio: Metro Detroit problems, European Solutions
By: Chris McCarus, 3/5/2009
Europe rebuilt itself after World War II, and America helped out with the Marshall Plan. In January, Warren had almost twice as many foreclosures as any other city in Macomb county. It's on the frontline of the current American meltdown. Ironic then that Europeans could show this suburban community the path to rebirth.
Michigan Now's Chris McCarus reports.
It's Not Easy Being Green
By: Kelli B. Kavanaugh, 3/5/2009
The economy is struggling. Real estate is in a spiral. How do you make the case for green building when businesses are just trying to survive? And what about those who want to go green but can't quite reach LEED standards? Is there any consideration for their eco-friendly choices?
Metromode looks at how the future of sustainability is coping with the challenges of today.