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MEDC In the News
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Economic
Improvement Committee begins strategy implementation   
(Iosco News) 4/12-2019
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Economic Improvement Committee begins strategy implementation Jenny Haglund Dec 3, 2019 WORKING THE PLAN Oscoda Township Economic Improvement Committee (EIC) Director Todd Dickerson, left,
is seen here with EIC alternate Tony Johnson at the committee’s latest meeting. The EIC discussed at length
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Business Development
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Buddy's
Pizza to open downtown with new menu, pizza by the slice, Motown
(The Detroit News) 4/12-2019
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Detroit — The new Buddy's Pizza will officially open next week with a new menu, a new pizza by the slice service and the sweet sounds of Motown. "It's very exciting to be back downtown
and be part of the excitement, the growth, the development that's going on here," said Burton Heiss, the company's
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Entrepreneurship
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Bloomberg
names Ann Arbor America's No. 3 tech hub
(Concentrate) 4/12-2019
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Bloomberg recently named Ann Arbor America's No. 3 tech hub, following only San Jose, Calif.; and Boulder, Colo. Bloomberg scored cities on a 100-point scale, evaluating how many people
have STEM jobs, science and engineering degrees, and advanced degrees. Ann Arbor received a 98.97 score, with
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The
Ferris Wheel awarded for growing Flint entrepreneurship
(FlintSide) 4/12-2019
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FLINT, Michigan—With just two years under its belt, the Ferris Wheel, downtown’s innovation hub, has been awarded the Michigan Venture Capital Association’s Annual Community Impact Award.
Heather Kale, general manager of the Ferris Wheel, and David Ollila, co-founder of 100k Ideas, were on hand
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Travel
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Ride
service will get your snowmobile across the Mackinac Bridge
(MLive) 4/12-2019
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ST. IGNACE, MI - Planning an Upper Peninsula snowmobiling trip but not too keen on pulling a trailer across the Mackinac Bridge? There’s a service for that. As the Mighty Mac sways in the
wind nearly 200 feet above the Straits of Mackinac, driving the five-mile span can be nerve-racking for many
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Arts & Lifestyle
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Flint’s
millennial SoundCloud rapper Expen$ive grows a global following
(FlintSide) 4/12-2019
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FLINT, Michigan—Flint native and hip-hop artist David Younger, 24, knows online fame isn’t always predictable, but having a platform at all can make all the difference in the world. Performing
under his stage name Expen$ive, his song “Larry Bird” caught on as a Soundcloud sensation in 2015 and has
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Grand
Rapids Symphony performing ‘Holiday Pops’
(Grand Rapids Magazine)
4/12-2019
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Grand Rapids Symphony performing ‘Holiday Pops’ By Danielle Nelson -December 2, 2019 The holiday season is bringing Grand Rapids holiday music traditions alive. The Grand Rapids Symphony,
along with other guests, will present “Wolverine Worldwide Holiday Pops” from Dec. 5-8 at DeVos Performance
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