Detroit's growing focus on entrepreneurship received a refreshing nod of support from Entrepreneur magazine. Take a bow Motown for making the mag's list of Top 50 innovative cities. Read the excerpt, then tell us: Do you see hype or hope?
Continue ReadingTechTown proudly salutes NextEnergy for its designation as Michigan's first, and only, charging electric vehicle charging station. The non-profit is poised to announce a full plan Thursday but a sneak peak of the news, and the potential it holds for the state and the 12-block TechTown corridor, is available over at Xconomy.com.
Continue ReadingOne of Detroit's most respected journalists, Detroit Free Press writer John Gallagher, will drop by TechTown's October First Friday to unveil his new book and to exchange tangible ideas with TechTown Executive Director Randal Charlton about Reimagining Detroit. Gallagher's book, Reimagining Detroit: Opportunities for Redefining an American City, paints a picture of possibility by looking at the city through its most abundant resource, land, and the potential for community-building as a result.
Continue ReadingThe Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is open to anyone currently in the state or from anywhere in the world willing to relocate to Michigan. There are more than $1 million in prizes for various categories including one for students at Michigan colleges and universities, but this competition has something I believe is unique--a special category for seniors called the Encore prize worth $25,000. I suspect there will be some very strong entries from folks over 55.
Continue ReadingWalker-Miller Energy Service takes another step forward in its march to expand residential services. Vice President of Operations Melanie Steele earns key national accreditation.
Continue ReadingTechTown Senior SmartStart Support leader Ebony Johnson takes on the added challenge of representing Detroit's largest small business incubator as the incoming secretary for the Michigan Business Incubator Association. Congratulations Ebony.
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Take a behind-scenes look at the making of TechTown's prized "American Beauty" mural. The video features interviews with artists Halima Cassells, Jide AJe and Senghor Reid, among the seven artists from the Detroit Mural Factory who worked with 31 Detroit children ages 6 to 19, to turn a faded architectural gem into a community focal point .
Techtown Art Mural from Jeremy Olstyn on Vimeo.
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