Hyundai’s $15M investment to lead to 50 new jobs
Hyundai is sinking $15 million into its Hyundai America Technical Center, an investment that promises to create 50 jobs in the Ann Arbor-based facility. "The Ann Arbor area has had the good fortune of being an increasingly bigger cluster of automotive research and development activity among a number of different nameplates," says Paul Krutko, president & CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK. The Ann Arbor area is home to a number research and development... [Read More...]
Lakeside Software Opens New R&D Facility in Ann Arbor
Lakeside Software, a leader in business intelligence solutions for IT professionals, today announced the acquisition and opening of a new R&D facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This facility will be primarily utilized for product design and development, and will accelerate company growth by making it easier to hire top technical talent from the Ann Arbor metropolitan area. The new facility is fully operational and is located at 112 South Main Street... [Read More...]
SPARK’s Business Development Team Heads to San Jose
Greetings from San Jose! Ann Arbor SPARK’s Business Development team has arrived in California this week on a business and talent attraction trip surrounding the MichAGAIN campaign that is administered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. We are hosting three events during our stay in the San Jose area and have meetings set up with business leaders. Our team hopes to educate businesses about all the opportunities that are available... [Read More...]
Ann Arbor SPARK Supports FAAC Inc Expansion
FAAC Incorporated recently announced an expansion of their facility in Pittsfield Township. As part of the expansion, FAAC Incorporated, part of Arotech Corporation’s (NasdaqGM: ARTX) Training and Simulation Division, has acquired a 40,000 square foot facility and is expected to immediately add 10 jobs. With the support of Ann Arbor SPARK, FAAC was awarded a multi-year Industrial Facilities Tax incentive. The incentive helps FAAC expand into... [Read More...]
Cataphora Expands Operations with New Office in Ann Arbor
Cataphora Inc. today announced the official opening of its newest office, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Cataphora develops innovative software for analysis of individual and organizational behavior. The location was chosen because it provides a business-friendly environment, as well as offering Cataphora the opportunity to take advantage of local talent, notably from the Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan. “Ann Arbor SPARK’s integrated... [Read More...]
Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition Announces 53 Semi-Finalists
Semi-finalists for the $1 million Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition were announced today. The 53 semi-finalist companies will deliver their business pitches to investors on November 16-17 at the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti Marriott at Eagle Crest for the chance to win cash and prizes. Ann Arbor area semi-finalists are Vinci Technology Corp, Current Motor, ECO-Fueling, Accio Energy, Arbor Wind, H3D, GPX Software, i3D Technologies Inc.,... [Read More...]
Ann Arbor SPARK brokers Liebherr-Aerospace expansion in Saline
Ann Arbor SPARK has made its work practically synonymous with growing start-ups, but the business accelerator is doing more to grow other new economy segments of the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem. The latest example of that is the expansion of Liebherr-Aerospace's operations in Saline. The aerospace supplier is expanding its 100,000-square-foot facility by another 33,000 square feet for landing gear manufacturing. It's an expansion... [Read More...]
What’s for dinner? Let’s check the trash.
The Ann Arbor area foodie movement expands the notion of what makes a good veggie. From stems to root, trimmings can make for some damn fine eatin’. Excerpt: “LAST week in Chelsea, Mich., as people wilted and vegetables flourished in the intense heat, Anne Elder ran through some of her favorite summer ingredients: pearly garlic “rounds” that flower at the top of the plant in hot weather, the spreading leaves of the broccoli... [Read More...]
Zingerman’s Delicatessen and New Eagle Announce Expansions in Ann Arbor Area
Zingerman’s Delicatessen was awarded tax credits and New Eagle LLC announced a Technology Collaboration credit with Powertrain Integration, LLC. The companies will use the funding to help them expand in the region. Zingerman’s Brownfield Michigan Business Tax credit award is valued at $1.1 million and Madison Heights-based Powertrain Integration, LLC’s Technology Collaboration Credit is valued at $300,000 based on a $2 million investment... [Read More...]
SPARK’s Jennifer Owens Blogs from California
SPARK’s very own Jennifer Owens headed out to west to California this week on a business and talent attraction trip. She has organized two events during the time she will be visiting the Palo Alto area and has set up meetings with business leaders. The hope is to educate businesses about all the opportunities that are available for them in the Ann Arbor area. While out in California, Jennifer will be blogging through the Great Lakes Innovation... [Read More...]
