http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/Local Small Business, Market Updates, Economy, Finance News & MoreenThu, 02 Jul 2009 06:31:45 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noLocal Small Business, Market Updates, Economy, Finance News & Moreann_arbor_business_reviewhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/7fDqUrBGCxg/um_professor_says_michigan_cou.htmlAnn Arbor Business ReviewBusiness - Mid-MichiganBusiness - OaklandBusiness - West MichiganMLive - BusinessMLive.com - Home Page - NewsNewsletterTop StoriesDan Meisler | Ann Arbor Business ReviewThu, 02 Jul 2009 06:31:45 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3133092 ]]>Lisa Allmendinger | The Ann Arbor News A film crew sets up to shoot a scene for the movie "Betty Anne Waters" in Chelsea. Jim Burnstein, University of Michigan professor and Hollywood screenwriter, was one of the main architects of...http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/um_professor_says_michigan_cou.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/hOXYoImr28w/business_review_opinion_knowle.htmlBusiness - Mid-MichiganOpinionB. Candace Beeke | Business Review Western MichiganThu, 02 Jul 2009 09:36:35 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/westsidestory//5446.3132230 ]]>Gen-Xers will recognize the phrase, "Knowledge is power," from the popular Schoolhouse Rock songs many grew up with. The older generations will sigh at the idea that such an obvious tenet needs to be reinforced with catchy children's anthems. But...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/07/business_review_opinion_knowle.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/wcueCRVnd0o/new_foreclosure_law_met_with_s.htmlAnn Arbor Business ReviewBusiness - OaklandMLive - BusinessMLive.com - Home Page - BusinessNewsletter Top StoriesTop StoriesDan Meisler | Ann Arbor Business ReviewThu, 02 Jul 2009 06:27:06 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3133306 ]]>New state law on foreclosures Under the Michigan law taking effect July 5: • Foreclosing lenders must notify borrowers of foreclosure by mail. • Notification must include the name of a person who has the power to modify the loan,...http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/new_foreclosure_law_met_with_s.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/MniCs-KiYzE/ge_facility_to_focus_on_highte.htmlAnn Arbor Business ReviewBusiness - OaklandMLive - BusinessMLive.com - Home Page - BusinessMLive.com - Home Page - NewsNewsletter Top StoriesTop StoriesNathan Bomey | Ann Arbor Business ReviewThu, 02 Jul 2009 06:28:23 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3133475 ]]>Courtesy PhotoA center in Munich, Germany, part of GE's Global Research Network.General Electric's decision to conduct what a spokesman called "the most advanced research that goes on at GE" at a new $100 million Michigan operation marks a signature of...http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/ge_facility_to_focus_on_highte.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/tEhd9hpM818/former_borders_exec_ertell_joi.htmlAnn Arbor Business ReviewNewsletter Top StoriesTop StoriesNathan Bomey | Ann Arbor Business ReviewThu, 02 Jul 2009 03:58:33 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3133547 ]]>Kevin ErtellThe former Borders executive whose job overseeing the book giant's online business was eliminated in February recently joined bustling Ann Arbor startup ForeSee Results. Kevin Ertell will help enhance ForeSee's relationships with its retail customers as the firm's first...http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/former_borders_exec_ertell_joi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/F7ruULfJtX0/hawthorne_suites_enters_receiv.htmlAnn Arbor Business ReviewBusiness - OaklandNewsletter Top StoriesTop StoriesDan Meisler | Ann Arbor Business ReviewThu, 02 Jul 2009 03:27:50 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3133655 ]]>A court-ordered receiver is running the Hawthorne Suites hotel on Green Court near Plymouth Road and U.S. 23, after court documents filed during foreclosure on the property stated that it could lose its franchise due to poor management. At the...http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/hawthorne_suites_enters_receiv.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/kYBzXz8LdIM/atwellhicks_partners_with_ariz.htmlAnn Arbor Business ReviewReal estateDan Meisler | Ann Arbor Business ReviewThu, 02 Jul 2009 03:27:51 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3133920 ]]>An Ann Arbor-based development consultant company recently partnered with an Arizona boutique planning and landscape architecture firm in a move it hopes will expand both its services and service area. Under the arrangement with Atwell-Hicks, the president and two employees...http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/atwellhicks_partners_with_ariz.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/m_c9UEzLMTQ/executive_profile_robb_woulfe.htmlAnn Arbor Business ReviewBusiness LeadersNewsletter ProfilesJanet Miller | for Ann Arbor Business ReviewThu, 02 Jul 2009 03:27:50 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3134097 ]]>Robb WoulfeFor Robb Woulfe, a single word sums up the Ann Arbor Summer Festival's greatest improvement: Grass. When Woulfe took over the popular festival in 2005, it was held on top of the University of Michigan parking structure next to...http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/executive_profile_robb_woulfe.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/Rha897OM7xY/deb_merion_buy_local_food_move.htmlAnn Arbor Business ReviewHealth CareMLive - HealthDeb Merion | for Ann Arbor Business ReviewThu, 02 Jul 2009 03:09:05 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3139141 ]]>Deb Merion: Health WatchThe "buy local" movement for food is growing faster than a two-foot zucchini in August. "Our summer market is confined by space, but our winter market has grown by over 40 percent over the last year. More...http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/deb_merion_buy_local_food_move.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/NnI0eZW-Fuc/bill_michels_an_opportunity_fo.htmlAnn Arbor Business ReviewBusiness - OaklandMLive - BusinessBill Michels | for Michigan Business ReviewThu, 02 Jul 2009 02:52:08 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3139211 ]]> Bill Michels: Global LookNobody should have been surprised by the news from General Motors Corp. when the global purchasing czar, Bo Andersson, abruptly left the company in June. He left behind a supply chain crippled by bankruptcies, unprofitable, unstable...http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/bill_michels_an_opportunity_fo.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/qubur0wbXVE/business_leaders_whos_doing_wh_6.htmlAnn Arbor Business ReviewBusiness LeadersMichigan Business ReviewThu, 02 Jul 2009 00:34:32 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3131025 ]]>The following is a list of recent achievements by businesses and business leaders in the greater Ann Arbor area: PEOPLE CONSTRUCTION Perry DeBruhl of Brighton has earned LEED Accredited Professional status through the U.S. Green Building Council. DeBruhl is a...http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/business_leaders_whos_doing_wh_6.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/VI7mX0XbbhA/guest_opinion_is_buying_a_chry.htmlAnn Arbor Business ReviewBusiness - Mid-MichiganBusiness - OaklandOpinionBy Russ Harding and Bruce Walker | for Michigan Business ReviewWed, 01 Jul 2009 22:01:28 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3139236 ]]>The recent turn of events in our nation's automotive industry has prompted many citizens to rethink what nameplate they'll purchase the next time they're in-market for a new vehicle. Chrysler and General Motors may soon shed what little brand loyalty...http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/guest_opinion_is_buying_a_chry.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/_LDjYIot40I/dow_exec_sees_need_for_competi.html4689075450115941345412646890914554394964Sven Gustafson | Michigan Business ReviewWed, 01 Jul 2009 17:22:44 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/svengustafson//4661.3141933 ]]>Michigan's nascent advanced battery industry is set to grow into the nation's largest as four production plants prepare for launch. That's led to some concern that the state could have too much capacity to supply electric vehicles that a), aren't...http://blog.mlive.com/svengustafson/2009/07/dow_exec_sees_need_for_competi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/AmASPbK9QoU/dan_meisler_shaffran_other_dow.htmlAnn Arbor Business ReviewDan MeislerReal estateDan Meisler | Ann Arbor Business ReviewThu, 02 Jul 2009 06:34:12 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3133929 ]]>Dan MeislerIs Ed Shaffran pushing a new tax on downtown businesses? The longtime downtown landlord insists the possible formation of a Business Improvement Zone on Main Street between Huron and William is not a tax - just a way to...http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/dan_meisler_shaffran_other_dow.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/5Cm1TgU36p0/4eleven_absorption_moves_conca.htmlAnn Arbor Business ReviewReal estateDan Meisler | Ann Arbor Business ReviewWed, 01 Jul 2009 11:48:15 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3133772 ]]>Robert Ramey4Eleven Lofts, at the corner of Division and East Washington. The absorption rate of units at the 4Eleven Lofts student housing project on East Washington Street is pushing forward the development of a potentially larger student development right next...http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/4eleven_absorption_moves_conca.htmlnonadult