Prestolite moves HQ to Plymouth, growing 20-30% a year
Source: Ann Arbor Business Review, 6/29/2007
Prestolite, a 100-year old maker of automobile starter motors and alternators, is moving to a location in Plymouth Township that is more than four times larger than its current one.
Kurrent electric vehicle under production in Wixom
Source: metromode, 6/28/2007
With 65 sold and a present capability to build 50 a month, the Wixom facility for the Kurrent expects strong growth and more hiring in the near future for the electric car production.
AC is for wussies
Source: Kelli B. Kavanaugh, 6/28/2007
As we heat up our atmosphere in our attempt to escape heat, Kelli B. Kavanaugh ponders the wastefulness of air conditioning.
UM study shows that MI's economy is diversifying, not imploding
Source: Great Lakes IT Report, 6/26/2007
We always knew it here at metromode. Michigan's economy is diversifying, not crumbling before our very eyes. A new study from the University of Michigan's Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy studies the transformation and points out some bright spots.
DMCVB lands Mensa, other national conferences
Source: Detroit Free Press, 6/22/2007
Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau is having success
attracting conventions with a sassy new ad campaign -- as well as a
refurbished riverfront and additional hotel rooms.