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EMU offers financial incentives to employs who choose to purchase homes in Ypsilanti

By Mark | May 4, 2012

A lot of us have been pushing for a long time for EMU to get more aggressive about incentivizing its faculty and staff to live in Ypsilanti. And, happily, it looks like there’s finally some positive movenent in that direction. The following clip comes by way of AnnArbor.com. Eastern Michigan University plans to offer employees […]

Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Anthony VanDerworp, DTE Foundation, Eastern Michigan University, economic development, EMU, getting people to move to Ypsilanti, incentives, Live Ypsi, Washtenaw County Economic Development, what Ypsi needs, Ypsilanti housing, Ypsilanti real estate | 19 Comments

Ypsi’s VG Kids, considering a move to Ann Arbor

By Mark | November 15, 2009

My friend James owns the local screen printing company, VG Kids. I’ve written about them here plenty of times in the past, and I’ve held them up as an example of the kind of young, dynamic, quality-focused, arts-centered company that we need more of here in Ypsi. So, as you might expect, I wasn’t exactly […]