Among the people in the audience at Thursday night’s “Doing Business in Ypsilanti” panel, was a woman who has been tasked by Washtenaw County to study the needs of non-venture capital funded entrepreneurs, and make suggestions as to how we might better support them. Her name is Jessica Meissner, and what follows is our email […]
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Jessica Meissner on assisting non-venture capital backed companies, and expanding the role of co-ops in Michigan
The Corner Brewery’s Matt Greff says going green is a good investment
Ypsi’s Corner Brewery recently underwent a number of significant renovations, which, among other things, have made it the craft brewery with the largest solar installation this side of Colorado. To commemorate this fact, there will be an official ribbon cutting ceremony on August 29th, at 5:00 PM. The event is open to the public, and, […]
Looking beyond the gas tax for a solution to our crumbling infrastructure
I don’t have time to add much in the way of background or insight, but I really wanted to pass along this article in today’s Washington Post on our failing transportation infrastructure and how we might be able to finance the improvements that are necessary. Here’s a clip: …U.S. investment in preservation and development of […]
Obama misses opportunity to lead on energy independence
Here, because it’s easier to cut and paste than write something myself, is a clip from Jason Linkins: …I am really not entirely sure what the point to this Oval Office address was! Were you looking for something that resembled a fully-realized action plan, describing a detailed approach to containment and clean up? Or perhaps […]