Lakeside Software to Expand with New Ann Arbor Facility

Lakeside Software will grow its software development operations in Michigan, with a new location in Ann Arbor and an expansion to its existing operations in Bloomfield Hills.  The company recently received a Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) tax credit totaling $731,244 to help encourage the expansion. Lakeside Software plans to invest $6.1 million to expand existing operations in Bloomfield Hills, as well as locate operations in Ann... [Read More...]

American Broach & Machine Company Invests $25M in Ann Arbor Expansion

American Broach & Machine Company will establish a new research and development center in the Ann Arbor region and today received a MEGA tax credit totaling $572,782 to help encourage the expansion. American Broach & Machine Company, a designer and builder of machine tools for the auto and defense sectors, plans to invest $25 million in a new research and development center in Ypsilanti. The company expects the project to create up to... [Read More...]

Angels in the open

Business Week just published a list of the most active and successful angels in the country.  Check out this article http://bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/future_of_tech_2010/  The disappointing part of the list is that all investors, except #25, invest in IT companies only.  IT of course covers a lot of industry subsectors like software, mobile apps, gaming, computing, internet, etc.  But I didn’t see alternative energy, materials,... [Read More...]