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the spirit by n.elle
This week we're broadcasting (sort of) live from the Renaissance Center in Detroit and the Creative Cities Summit 2.0.
In addition to a cool outing that we'll talk about later, we were able to check out the "Unconference" at MOCAD where 150 or so people gathered to focus on the future of Detroit. [...]
Barrel room at Merryvale by star5112
Tom Wark's Fermentation wine blog says:
Michigan Consumers should be smiling. A Federal District Court Judge in that state ruled on Tuesday that the state's law that bars consumers from buying and having wine shipped to them from out-of-state retailers violated the U.S. Constitution and enjoined the State from enforcing laws [...]
One thing I can tell you is you
got to be free by sgs_1019
A new report titled Michigan's Offshore Wind Potential from the Land Policy Institute at Michigan State University says that Michigan has the potential to become a big player in offshore wind energy:
The preliminary analysis finds that Michigan's portion of the Great Lakes has [...]
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 [...]
SEEDS director Sarna Salzman talks about the Great Lakes BIONEERS Conference which takes place October 17-19th, 2008 in Traverse City, Michigan @ Northwestern Michigan College (click through to view in high quality). The music is "Greens" by Seth Bernard & May Erlewine from the very tasty disc Something Fresh. Hear more at earthworkmusic.com.
Sarna mentions the [...]
ReEvolving to Green by mdprovost
It seems as if there's a wave building, one that could help to float Michigan out of our long economic doldrums. All across the state, businesses that leverage wind, sun and alternative energy are starting or expanding. Adding to the momentum is a recently approved Renewable Energy Package that raises rates [...]
.cadillac buildings-detroit. by tEdGuY49®
Note: they have a special "no frills" registration for $100 - amazing deal!
Detroit will host the Creative Cities Summit 2.0 (CCS2) on October 12-15, 2008 at the Renaissance Center. CCS2 is an interdisciplinary conference on the economic, social, cultural and environmental aspects of what makes great cities.
I could talk on and on [...]
cider by yodraws
Crain's Detroit has a neat "Small Talk" series of videos. One of these is a Q&A with Michigan's Small Business Advocate, Chris Holman. His job is to connect small businesses with services and programs. I had no idea there was even such a position (Chris's page can be found at michigan.org).
Chris is (was?) [...]
In Chevy Volt, Live & Unplugged, Jalopnik reports on yesterday's unveiling of the Chevy Volt:
The finale of GM's centennial celebration today was the official reveal of the production 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the first official plug-in hybrid production vehicle from a major auto manufacturer. Details are slim, but what we know is this — GM calls [...]
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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