Downtown Saline vacancy rate below 5%
Heading into Thanksgiving, the downtown Saline business community has a low vacancy rate to be thankful for. As of press time, downtown has only two vacancies – 109 W Michigan Ave. and the second floor of 101 S Ann Arbor St., home to the Murphy's Crossing property management firm – according to Art Trapp, downtown director for the Saline Business Development Association. New businesses opening over the last six months include the... [Read More...]
Tech Brewery’s Deal Savant to relaunch with more options
Deal Savant launched last year with the idea of leveraging a new bit of technology, QR codes, to connect retail businesses with their best customers for the best deals. Today the Tech Brewery-based start-up is broadening that connection. Joe Minock and Kyle Mulka developed a smartphone application that uses a QR code (think a checkerboard-like bar code that can appear on a touch screen) so people can claim discounts on purchases. Those codes tell... [Read More...]
Ann Arbor SPARK’s New Talent Portal Helps Connect Skilled Professionals to Employers
Ann Arbor SPARK’s new talent portal includes a range of new features to help businesses attract employees and manage job postings. Unlike other general job boards, the Ann Arbor SPARK talent portal is designed to help skilled professionals connect with employers. Through the new Ann Arbor SPARK talent portal, employers can independently manage job postings, including adding new posts and editing existing posts. Employers will also be able... [Read More...]
Jennifer Owens Joins Ann Arbor SPARK
On December 7, Jennifer Owens will join Ann Arbor SPARK as its new vice president, business development. In this role, Owens will support efforts to attract and retain new businesses to the Ann Arbor region. “Jennifer’s experience in economic development is an asset that directly supports Ann Arbor SPARK’s efforts to expand the region’s economy,” said Michael A. Finney, Ann Arbor SPARK’s CEO. “As we continue to look at ways to bring... [Read More...]
