Category Archives: The Michigan Pages: Build Michigan!

Driving Michigan: Seth Bernard interviews Ray Minervini

July 19, 2010 – 8:24 am

Seth Bernard by Patrick T Power Driving Michigan is Absolute Michigan’s new show that explores the state of Michigan and the people who are moving us towards the future. It’s hosted by Seth Bernard, a musician with a passion for Michigan. The video was shot by Ken Lake of Mythic Michigan. Our first episode was [...]

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Michigan Rail Forums explore the future of railroads in Michigan

July 15, 2010 – 9:20 am

Untitled by Brooke Pennington The federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) requires states to prepare state rail plans in order to receive federal rail grants. The Michigan Department of Transportation is in the early stages of putting Michigan’s rail plan together, but public participation and input is required for a successful [...]

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Summer Beer Festival – July 23 & 24 in Ypsilanti

July 12, 2010 – 10:11 am

Absolute Michigan will be sending Ken Jacoby to the Beer Festival – look for an update with his photos following the event! July is Michigan Craft Beer Month, and our brewing industry contributes over $24 million in wages with a total economic contribution of more than $133 million. In terms of overall number breweries, microbreweries [...]

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Beyond the Motor City: How Detroit shaped transportation … and may one day do it again

July 7, 2010 – 8:17 am

A road by caterpillars A while back Model D had a feature on Beyond the Motor City, a new PBS documentary directed by filmmaker Aaron Woolf (King Corn) and produced as part of Blueprint America: Beyond the Motor City examines how Detroit, a grim symbol of America’s diminishing status in the world, may come to [...]

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Detroit Entrepreneur Launches “Facebook for Communities”

June 21, 2010 – 8:56 am

inveiglement by TerryJohnston In Q&A: Keith Zendler on Detroit’s Tipping Point, TIME magazine interviews serial entrepreneur Zendler about his newly launched Peoplemovers.com. It’s a free social media venture designed to serve as a kind of Facebook for governments, non-profits, foundations, service clubs, block clubs, school districts, churches, mosques, temples, etc. Q: What is Peoplemovers.com and [...]

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Supporting Michigan Business: It’s a local thing

June 10, 2010 – 8:24 am

“Going local does not mean walling off the outside world. It Means nurturing locally owned businesses which use local resources sustainably, employ local workers at decent wages and serve primarily local consumers.” ~Michael H. Shuman, author of Going Local The People of Detroit: Happy Cream by Noah Stephens The 7th Annual Local First Street Party [...]

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Michigan Broadband Internet Maps online through Connect Michigan

May 25, 2010 – 6:32 am

Thanks Blogging for Michigan for the find. Connect Michigan has announced that 95.41% of Michigan households have access to the minimum threshold for broadband at 768Kbps downstream. Just under 175 thousand Michigan households remain unserved other than by mobile wireless or satellite service. The image to the right shows the availability of fixed wireless, one [...]

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Absolute Michigan’s Summer Photo Celebration!

May 24, 2010 – 9:01 am

Return to Chapel Rock by farlane Sometime over the weekend, the 100,000th photo was added to the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr. One hundred thousand. What an amazing gift you nearly 2400 photographers have shared with Absolute Michigan and Michigan in Pictures over the last four and a half years. Whether it’s dandelions or Detroit [...]

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Will Michigan GM factories get new life as energy technology plants?

May 19, 2010 – 7:24 am

Oldsmobile by NewCityOne The Detroit Free Press reports that in a speech yesterday in Youngstown, Ohio, President Barack Obama announced that: Leftover and abandoned factories from the remnants of General Motors’ past could be used to lure new builders of energy-efficient technology to Michigan under the $836-million plan revealed Tuesday by the Obama administration. The [...]

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Kalamazoo Central High School Wins Commencement Challenge!!

May 4, 2010 – 11:45 am

Straight from the White House!! Congratulations to Kalamazoo Central High School! I guess that President Obama enjoyed his visit to Michigan. National winner selected by President Obama for commencement speech WASHINGTON – The White House and the Department of Education today announced Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as the winner of the first [...]

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