Category Archives: Build Michigan! News Updates

Historic Preservation means big money for Michigan

Greek Room Column (from Detroit's Masonic Temple)
by BuildingsOfDetroit.Com - SNWEB.ORG
Rapid Growth reports that according to the Michigan Historical Preservation Network:
In the last five years, $1.93 billion was privately invested in building restoration projects that leveraged Michigan's Rehabilitation Tax Credits (RTCs), generating more than 22,000 jobs across the state. That compares to a mere $819 million [...]

Granholm Challenges Renewable Fuels Commission

Diana Country Road by Matt Blackcustard
A story that we missed from Thursday was the challenge Gov. Granholm issued to members of the newly created Michigan Renewable Fuels Commission. The panel is charged with promoting the state's production and distribution of alternative fuels. In a talk worthy of a football coach (and from the sounds of [...]

Michigan's 21st Century Energy Plan

Vestron by Andrew McFarlane
The Detroit Free Press reports that Michigan's 21st Century Energy Plan is due to be released by the Michigan Public Service Commission by year's end. One aspect that state regulators are considering is whether or not a certain percentage of Michigan's electricity must come from renewable fuel sources like solar, wind and [...]

Spartan Edge test drives the Kurrent Electric Car

Update, Jul 25 2008
In the comments, John writes:
The company AEVCO(Michigan) which made the Kurrent is out of business. They went out in APR 08. There is no one to get in touch with. There were only 47 cars made with only approximately 4 unsold throughout the USA.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aufbQ7nw1AA

SpartanEdge talked with American Electric Vehicle Company president Scott [...]

Ann Arbor & Washtenaw County a High Tech Beacon

First National Bank Building by Allan M
Today's Freep has a nice feature on Ann Arbor's exploding high-tech job scene that says Google is not the only company planning to bring jobs to the city and Washtenaw County. Google, Toyota, Hyundai and others have committed to creating 2,500 jobs in the region over the next [...]

We do love our cars: Southeast Michigan

TheStrip by Hemicuda82 We do love our cars in Michigan, as this photo of the Summer Classic Car Show in Flint demonstrates. For a century the automobile has defined Michigan and now the demise of the auto industry is redefining us. At Absolute Michigan, we're trying very hard to fight past the "we lost a [...]