A week or so ago, in front of an audience at Conor O’Neills, I had the pleasure of conducting a live exit interview with Ann Arbor-born commercial real estate broker turned University of Michigan MBA Newcombe Clark, who will soon be leaving Michigan for Chicago. As there was still a great deal that we didn’t […]
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As another local blog has already let the cat out of the bag, I don’t feel so bad mentioning here that one of the entities likely to find a home in Ypsi’s Water Street development is Burger King. While I don’t believe a firm offer has yet been made, I hear that something is in […]
