Category Archives: Web Design & Media Production

Creative Cities Summit 2.0 in Detroit

September 24, 2008 – 6:11 am

.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 [...]

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Detroit Windsor International Film Festival – June 26-29, 2008

June 17, 2008 – 11:12 am

6 by Dane Van From June 26th to the 29th, 2008, the inaugural Detroit Windsor International Film Festival takes place all around Detroit and Windsor. Screenings and events will be held at the Scarab Club, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Detroit Public Library and the campuses of Wayne State University, the College for Creative [...]

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GM Designers in the classroom

May 7, 2008 – 8:55 am

It appears that General Motors is in the midst of a transformation from a massive company to a somewhat less massive company. It seems that while – or perhaps because – that is happening, interesting things are bubbling out of Michigan’s largest company. One such item is a venture of GM and the College of [...]

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Arresting Site for May 2008: Michigan Innovators

May 6, 2008 – 10:14 am

Hands at Work by detroitsky Tim Pulice’s Pulice Report blog has announced the Arresting Site of the Month for May 2008. The inaugural selection is Michigan Innovators and Tim writes: I first ran across this terrific online destination last summer, which dovetails perfectly with the spirit of this blog, wherein I look to spotlight Michiganders [...]

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The Detroit Free Press gets a(nother) makeover

February 20, 2008 – 8:26 am

A little less than a year after its last re-tooling, the Detroit Free Press aka the Freep aka Freep.com has once again rolled out a major upgrade. In addition to bringing more stories, columns and blogs to the homepage, they have also added a “You at Freep.com” section that allows you to start your own [...]

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Service Tax repeal appears certain

December 1, 2007 – 12:49 pm

Capitol, Landing MI by Irina Vasiliu Below you’ll find a news release from Governor Granholm regarding an agreement to add a 21.9% surcharge to the new Michigan Business Tax to replace the 6% Michigan Service Tax. The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News have details on the agreement as well. Share this:

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The Eleven Seconds to Midnight Gang rides again

November 30, 2007 – 9:08 am

Carousel by jnhkrawczyk “We’ve got a shift starting in 36 hours that we’ve got to charge 6% more on … and I don’t know how to do it.” -John Evans, president of Evans Distribution Welcome to Michigan, where we somehow seem to be stuck in the Reality TV version of Groundhog Day: Your Government inAction. [...]

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Absolute Michigan at TC Business Expo

November 5, 2007 – 8:45 am

Grand Traverse Resort by danperry.com Hey there, if you happen to be in the Traverse City area tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov 6) Absolute Michigan will be in the “Tech City” area for the Traverse City Chamber of Commerce Business & Technology Expo from 9 – 5 at the Grand Traverse Resort. We’re be giving away a [...]

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6% of x? Untangling Michigan’s Service Tax

October 11, 2007 – 9:08 am

Half Staff by Apocaplops UPDATE Oct 25: Carol of ArborLaw.com writes: I actually have the entire list of services descriptions covered by the law, on my blog at Arborlaw.com. When the law came out, I cross-referenced the NAICS codes (which are incorporated into the new law specifically by reference) with the section numbers from the [...]

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Blogs We Dig: Michigan Innovators

October 11, 2007 – 8:18 am

Moon Patrol by powerbooktrance Each post at Michigan Innovators is a video podcast interview with innovators who can or have had an impact on Michigan’s economy. Two professors at the College of Business at Eastern Michigan University, Diana Wong and Bud Gibson, started the site with hopes that it would become a “highly visible repository [...]

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