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		<title>Buses, bikes catch up to cars as a way to get to work in Ann Arbor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buses, bikes, and plain old-fashioned feet are upending the solo-passenger car as the only route to work in Ann Arbor, as shown by a recent survey of about 250 employers and 275 employees released by getDowntown. The study was funded by the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) and the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student demand grows SE Michigan&#8217;s rental landscape</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three of the five top real estate deals in 2011 were in Ann Arbor&#8230; and fueled by the student rental market. SE Michigan has long lagged behind other metro areas when it comes to rental options &#8211; particularly in downtown setting. But it look like the market is slowly changing. Excerpt: &#34;The vacancy rate for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.annarborusa.org/student-demand-grows-se-michigans-rental-landscape/</link>
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		<title>U-M launches Venture Shaping Program to turn ideas into startups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Business ideas don&#039;t always make profitable businesses. A new program at the University of Michigan&#039;s Ross School of Business hopes to make that transition more commonplace in Ann Arbor. U-M is launching the Mayleben Family Venture Shaping Program through the Zell-Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies. The new program is being funded by a gift from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.annarborusa.org/u-m-launches-venture-shaping-program-to-turn-ideas-into-startups/</link>
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		<title>Why Zingerman&#8217;s stays in Ann Arbor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Much has been written of Zingerman&#039;s &#8211; both locally and nationally. But few have bothered to ask why co-founder Ari Weinzweig chose and continues to choose Ann Arbor as the business&#039;s home. Until now. Excerpt: &#34;Despite all this fame, you&#8217;ve had tussles with the city about expanding the deli. [Laughs] The town is very engaged, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Endowment helps entrepreneurial U-M students to go from idea to biz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#039;s little doubt that the university is an incubator for big ideas. But how many of those ideas can be translated into business? And what is the process for doing that? Tim Mayleben, CEO of biotech firm Aastrom Biosciences and former COO of Esperion Therapeutics, decided to help that process along. Excerpt: &#34;&#8220;There&#8217;s this gap [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.annarborusa.org/endowment-helps-entrepreneurial-u-m-students-to-go-from-idea-to-biz/</link>
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		<title>Insider Guide: Jayme Bicknell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[News from Concentrate]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.annarborusa.org/insider-guide-jayme-bicknell/</link>
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		<title>Possibilities for Change Launches Nationwide Survey, Plans to add Jobs.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Possibilities for Change, a company leveraging University of Michigan developed technology, has recently announced the nationwide launch of a simple, 21-question survey designed to save young lives. It’s results alert school counselors, medical practitioners and social workers to risky behavior, paving the way to conversations that change how adolescents act.  The company also plans to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.annarborusa.org/possibilities-for-change-launches-nationwide-survey-plans-to-add-jobs/</link>
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		<title>Biotechnology Business Consultants eyes big biz impact over next 3 years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Had you asked Lisa Kurek her opinion about the potential of growing biotech start-ups in Michigan late last year, she would have told you to ask her again in a month or two. Ask her today, and the managing partner of Biotechnology Business Consultants won&#039;t put off the question. She will exude confidence. Kurek points [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.annarborusa.org/biotechnology-business-consultants-eyes-big-biz-impact-over-next-3-years/</link>
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		<title>U-M&#8217;s sustainability scoreboard released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The University of Michigan is balancing growth in its campus population and facilities with an overarching goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as per its recently released Annual Sustainability Report. Total greenhouse gas emissions for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 climbed by 7.5% as compared to the 2010 fiscal year, an increase significantly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.annarborusa.org/u-ms-sustainability-scoreboard-released/</link>
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		<title>POTUS returns to Ann Arbor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maybe it&#039;s that he can&#039;t get enough Zingerman&#039;s. Whatever the reason, Barack Obama will be landing in Ann Arbor to give a speech at U-M, just three days after his State Of The Union speech. Excerpt: &#34;This is the president&#039;s 10th visit to Michigan since taking office. He was in Michigan in October to visit [...]]]></description>
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