Ann Arbor Business Review Impact tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf/3451 2008-07-03T16:30:46Z Movable Type Enterprise 1.52 WCC fitness center gets green certification tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1145462 2008-07-03T16:05:14Z 2008-07-03T16:30:46Z The Health and Fitness Center at Washtenaw Community College won certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED program. Opened in September 2007, the building was awarded the Gold LEED designation, according to... Dan Meisler | Ann Arbor Business Review The Health and Fitness Center at Washtenaw Community College won certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED program. Opened in September 2007, the building was awarded the Gold LEED designation, according to... Ann Arbor-based Zattoo brings streaming video to U.S. tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1138730 2008-07-03T11:00:06Z 2008-07-03T11:15:56Z Robert RameyZattoo chairman and co-founder Sugih Jamin.An Ann Arbor company that has made live online video technologically attainable for a wide audience in Europe is preparing to roll out its service in the U.S. Zattoo, whose 27-member research-and-development headquarters is... Nathan Bomey | Ann Arbor Business Review Robert RameyZattoo chairman and co-founder Sugih Jamin.An Ann Arbor company that has made live online video technologically attainable for a wide audience in Europe is preparing to roll out its service in the U.S. Zattoo, whose 27-member research-and-development headquarters is... 2 auctions, 1 sale in Pittsfield Township, Mich. tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1138752 2008-07-03T10:50:12Z 2008-07-03T10:56:20Z Robert Ramey4750 Venture Drive.Two commercial property auctions scheduled for the Ann Arbor area in late June exexemplify rare uses of the sales method that is gaining steam in other parts of the region but hasn't been used much locally. The... Dan Meisler | Ann Arbor Business Review Robert Ramey4750 Venture Drive.Two commercial property auctions scheduled for the Ann Arbor area in late June exexemplify rare uses of the sales method that is gaining steam in other parts of the region but hasn't been used much locally. The... Ann Arbor's National Center for Manufacturing Sciences to lead robotics consortium tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1138772 2008-07-03T10:40:14Z 2008-07-03T10:40:45Z An Ann Arbor research and development nonprofit will head a new $170 million consortium to develop ground robotics systems for the U.S. military, potentially giving a boost to companies involved in researching and developing next-generation robotics technologies. The National Center... Sven Gustafson | Ann Arbor Business Review An Ann Arbor research and development nonprofit will head a new $170 million consortium to develop ground robotics systems for the U.S. military, potentially giving a boost to companies involved in researching and developing next-generation robotics technologies. The National Center... Municipal wireless networks face setbacks, delays in many communities around Michigan tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1138797 2008-07-03T10:30:54Z 2008-07-03T10:40:44Z Municipal wireless high-speed Internet projects have yet to fulfill their promise in Michigan, where officials report they're coming in late or stalled in a number of communities. In Grand Rapids, a proposed next-generation wireless project won't start construction until at... Mark Fellows | Ann Arbor Business Review Municipal wireless high-speed Internet projects have yet to fulfill their promise in Michigan, where officials report they're coming in late or stalled in a number of communities. In Grand Rapids, a proposed next-generation wireless project won't start construction until at... Plymouth Venture Partners raising money for tech growth fund at Oakland University tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1138830 2008-07-03T10:20:14Z 2008-07-03T10:21:31Z Ian BundAn Ann Arbor-based venture capital firm has begun raising money for a $30 million technology growth fund to be based at Oakland University. While two existing VC firms in Oakland County specialize in specific niches, the new fund would... Sven Gustafson | Ann Arbor Business Review Ian BundAn Ann Arbor-based venture capital firm has begun raising money for a $30 million technology growth fund to be based at Oakland University. While two existing VC firms in Oakland County specialize in specific niches, the new fund would... 1,000 new solar industry jobs forecast for Michigan tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1138918 2008-07-03T10:10:47Z 2008-07-03T16:33:03Z Gary WasUPDATE (12:31 p.m. Thursday, July 3) -- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management yesterday repealed its decision to stall solar power on federal land for two years after receiving intense criticism. Michigan's quietly budding solar energy industry could generate... Nathan Bomey | Ann Arbor Business Review Gary WasUPDATE (12:31 p.m. Thursday, July 3) -- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management yesterday repealed its decision to stall solar power on federal land for two years after receiving intense criticism. Michigan's quietly budding solar energy industry could generate... Award-winning 'Pure Michigan' travel ads pay off tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1139008 2008-07-03T10:05:38Z 2008-07-03T10:21:27Z Mark BialekMark Lantz, Chief Strategy Officer, left, and Mark Canavan, Group Creative Director, at McCann Erickson in Birmingham.Viewers of the "Pure Michigan" advertising campaign might find it unsurprising that Ernest Hemingway, who once gave the title "The Last Good Country"... Sven Gustafson | Business Review Mark BialekMark Lantz, Chief Strategy Officer, left, and Mark Canavan, Group Creative Director, at McCann Erickson in Birmingham.Viewers of the "Pure Michigan" advertising campaign might find it unsurprising that Ernest Hemingway, who once gave the title "The Last Good Country"... Incoming Michigan Manufacturers Association chief predicts manufacturing renaissance tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1138963 2008-07-03T10:00:35Z 2008-07-03T10:01:40Z Chuck HaddenThe incoming president of the nearly 3,000-member Michigan Manufacturers Association believes Michigan is due for a manufacturing renaissance after years of painful attrition. The trade group recently announced that Chuck Hadden, its lead lobbyist, would succeed the retiring John... Sven Gustafson | Business Review Chuck HaddenThe incoming president of the nearly 3,000-member Michigan Manufacturers Association believes Michigan is due for a manufacturing renaissance after years of painful attrition. The trade group recently announced that Chuck Hadden, its lead lobbyist, would succeed the retiring John... Walgreens proposed in Ypsilanti Township, Mich. tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1139033 2008-07-03T09:50:32Z 2008-07-03T14:42:18Z Robert RameyThe proposed site of the Ypsilanti Township Walgreens.A national pharmacy proposes to build a new store at a high-profile southern Ypsilanti Township intersection that's experiencing a slow-down in commercial activity after years of development. Construction of a Walgreens at... Dan Meisler | Ann Arbor Business Review Robert RameyThe proposed site of the Ypsilanti Township Walgreens.A national pharmacy proposes to build a new store at a high-profile southern Ypsilanti Township intersection that's experiencing a slow-down in commercial activity after years of development. Construction of a Walgreens at... Financing pushes Broadway Villages project back tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1139083 2008-07-03T09:40:45Z 2008-07-03T09:41:36Z File photoGeorgetown Mall on Packard Road is in foreclosure.Bond financing looks likely for the $172 million Broadway Villages at Lower Town multi-use project in Ann Arbor, but finance restructuring has pushed schedules back. Strathmore Development of East Lansing secured preliminary... Dan Meisler | Ann Arbor Business Review File photoGeorgetown Mall on Packard Road is in foreclosure.Bond financing looks likely for the $172 million Broadway Villages at Lower Town multi-use project in Ann Arbor, but finance restructuring has pushed schedules back. Strathmore Development of East Lansing secured preliminary... Dan Meisler: Ypsilanti parcels priced to sell during economic slowdown tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1139090 2008-07-03T09:20:52Z 2008-07-03T09:25:22Z Dan MeislerThe ingredients: Three vacant single-family lots in Ypsilanti. The recipe: Combine the executors of the estate of a recently deceased property owner trying to sell quickly; a neighborhood with homes on the low end of the value scale; and... Dan Meisler | Ann Arbor Business Review Dan MeislerThe ingredients: Three vacant single-family lots in Ypsilanti. The recipe: Combine the executors of the estate of a recently deceased property owner trying to sell quickly; a neighborhood with homes on the low end of the value scale; and... Executive Profile: Helen Panos, owner of Village Kitchen, Ann Arbor tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1139110 2008-07-03T09:00:56Z 2008-07-03T09:07:29Z Helen PanosIn 1980, Helen Panos was fed up with the lack of diners near her home. She and her husband had lived off of Dexter Road for 10 years and, finally, she decided to establish a restaurant - Village Kitchen... Christina Field | Ann Arbor Business Review Helen PanosIn 1980, Helen Panos was fed up with the lack of diners near her home. She and her husband had lived off of Dexter Road for 10 years and, finally, she decided to establish a restaurant - Village Kitchen... In Our Opinion: Let's keep our heads screwed on straight about Mich. motorcycle helmet law tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf//3451.1139115 2008-07-03T05:00:49Z 2008-07-03T05:01:19Z Summer to Michigan motorists surely means more than construction zones. It means ogling the classic cars rolled out of their winter storage for weekend rallies and car shows, along with snazzy boats hauled on trailers to cottages upstate. And it... For Ann Arbor Business Review Summer to Michigan motorists surely means more than construction zones. It means ogling the classic cars rolled out of their winter storage for weekend rallies and car shows, along with snazzy boats hauled on trailers to cottages upstate. And it... Building groups join to battle Michigan Business Tax tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/businessreview/oakland/index.ssf//3452.1142631 2008-07-02T20:43:04Z 2008-07-02T20:43:07Z Some of Southeast Michigan's largest and most active trade organizations have joined to fight the Michigan Business Tax. The group has dubbed itself Build Southeast Michigan. The purpose is to "create economic prosperity through commercial and residential development" but more... Carol Marshall | Oakland Business Review Some of Southeast Michigan's largest and most active trade organizations have joined to fight the Michigan Business Tax. The group has dubbed itself Build Southeast Michigan. The purpose is to "create economic prosperity through commercial and residential development" but more...