December 8, 2008 – 11:32 pm
Big Bright Light Show Rochester 2006 by eric.whalen81
In Detroit Rarely Misses a Chance to Miss a Chance in Wired, they list 5 ways the Big 3 have missed the boat ... their ride ... whatever. My favorite:
2. Electric vehicles - All of the automakers — including Honda (the EV+) and Toyota (the RAV4 EV) — [...]
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December 4, 2008 – 9:03 am
As noted - with 50% more stuffed animals - this morning on Michigan in Pictures, the Big Three are returning to DC today to make their pitch. You can follow along live on C-SPAN beginning at 10 AM.
We'll feature up another holiday gift idea later. Until then, here's a look at one holiday shopping destination, [...]
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December 2, 2008 – 9:55 am
Pillars of the Community by Autumm
Crains Detroit notes that our passion for our community can influence economic growth. They link to a new study by Gallup and the Knight Foundation (that included Detroit) that explores the link between economic growth and residents’ loyalty to and passion towards where they live.
According to the "Soul of the [...]
November 24, 2008 – 9:40 am
“We put all our chips on a poker hand called durable goods manufacturing, particularly the autos,” said Charles L. Ballard, a professor of economics at Michigan State University. “In the middle of the 20th century, every time we turned over the hand it was four aces, a straight flush. If you have an undiversified economy [...]
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November 13, 2008 – 9:51 am
Tom's Vision by G0Da
From the Pistons changing point guards and changing Tayshaun Prince to "point forward" to a Presidential campaign in which change was the overwhelming theme, "change" has been very much in the air of late.
One part of Michigan that is certain to see change is the auto industry. The Globe & Mail notes [...]
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October 30, 2008 – 7:26 am
Congratulations to the Phillies, who last night won the World Series the Tigers were supposed to win. We'll have to settle for Michael Curry's first win as an NBA head coach in the Piston's opener last night.
While the Tigers and everyone in baseball has gone fishing, Sam over at Roar of the Tigers is bringing [...]
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October 22, 2008 – 9:08 am
Bat by reddeviltj
In Michigan bats - featuring the Iron Mountain Bat Mine, Edward Vielmetti introduces us to the Millie Mine, a critical hibernating and breeding location for up to 50,000 bats - one of the largest known concentrations of bats in the Midwest. He writes that the little brown bat is especially abundant throughout Michigan [...]
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September 29, 2008 – 8:24 am
The first annual Corporate Leadership and Sustainability Summit (CLASS) will be held October 23rd and 24th, 2008 at the Hagerty Center in Traverse City.
The summit is sponsored by The Utopia Foundation, the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce and Northwestern Michigan College. It's designed to provide for-profit and non-profit business leaders, managers and social [...]
September 15, 2008 – 5:52 pm
Rain or Shine (since 1922) by paulh192
Welcome to a special Monday evening edition of The Week on Absolute Michigan.
While the stock market falls, folks on Mackinac Island are getting ready for the Festival of the Falling Leaves Moon (Sep 18-20) which celebrates the time of year when the trees were told to stay awake for [...]
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September 9, 2008 – 1:13 pm
The Promise Starts Here by Ed Roth
Quite simply, The Kalamazoo Promise is a scholarship offered to every Kalamazoo Public School student. Depending on the time in the district and income level of the family, students may earn up to 100% tuition at any public State of Michigan university or community college.
You can get an update [...]
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