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In its recent quarterly report of economic activity and successes in Livingston County, Ann Arbor SPARK and its partner the Economic Development Council of Livingston County (EDCLC) highlighted company expansions and new talent partnerships that are working to expand economic opportunity throughout the region. “Building on the successes from the first quarter, we continue to …

Join us September 12 at 2 p.m. for this free event at the Michigan Theater to hear author and blogger Ken Segall. Ken was creative director at some of the world’s top advertising agencies and over the course of three decades shaped campaigns for BMW, IBM, Intel, NeXT, and Apple. He worked directly with Steve Jobs for 12 …

A look-back at SPARK clients who have competed and won at Michigan’s premier pitch competition The annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition (AMIC) kicks off this month as deadlines loom for company registration (8/15) and application (8/31). The event, taking place November 13 in Detroit, is a pitch competition that supports Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Ann Arbor …

Ann Arbor was recently named the most educated city in America according to WalletHub, a personal finance website. This is the third consecutive year that Ann Arbor has landed at the top of the list. WalletHub compared the largest 150 largest metropolitan statistical areas across 11 key metrics, and Ann Arbor earned a total score …

Today, members of the Ann Arbor SPARK staff got out of the office for some good-natured team building and community service by participating in a park clean-up day at Barton Nature Area. “It’s great to be part of an organization that values contributing to the community in a variety of ways, said Bill Mayer, SPARK …

Dug Song, CEO of Duo Security, with Gee Rittenhouse, Senior Vice President/GM, Security Business Group at Cisco, and Jon Oberheide, CTO of Duo Security. Ann Arbor was abuzz Thursday morning after the announcement by Cisco Systems that they were acquiring local startup Duo Security. Duo has been a significant player within the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem …

Dick Sarns, Former NuStep CEO Dick Sarns is easily one of the biggest pioneers in Ann Arbor’s medical technology industry. Along with designing an innovative heart-lung machine for cardiac bypass surgery back in 1960, Sarns also founded NuStep, a recumbent cross-training bike for individuals with limited movement. After celebrating his 91st birthday in June, Sarns …

When the new UMS president Matthew VanBeisen left his position as president for the New York Philharmonic and relocated to Ann Arbor, he fielded a lot of questions regarding how he came to that decision. Now, one year after his transition to the role, Matthew sits down with Ann Arbor SPARK president and CEO Paul …

Kettering University’s unique model for cooperative education has led to strong partnerships between the university and industry. Students learn in the classroom and in the workplace through an experiential model that prepares students for in-demand careers in a broad range of industries. By alternating semesters between coursework and cooperative learning, students gain practical experience every …

  While Ann Arbor’s life sciences sector has experienced rapid growth over the past decade, the area has always been a magnet for biotech and medical device innovators. Today, the region has more than 250 life sciences firms and employs more than 6,000 people. One company achieving great success in Ann Arbor is Micro-Tech Endoscopy. …