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  1. A New View of Detroit

    May 4, 2009

    Lights, camera, tax break Filming a scene from Betty Anne Waters in downtown Detroit.

    A recent article in Time Magazine, entitled “Postcard from Detroit”, looks at the emerging film business in Michigan.

    Excerpt from the article:

    With two of the Big Three automakers on the verge of collapse and Detroit’s unemployment rate a staggering 22%, the film industry is providing a rare economic boom. Community colleges now offer courses in set-building and stage-lighting for the out-of-work construction workers and electricians. Car-rental companies, caterers, hotels, carpenters, dry cleaners and other service providers are all getting …read more

    Category: Blog | News

    Tags: Apartments | Apprentices | Bablur | Carpenters | Condos | Detroit | Developers | Filming | Journeyman | Lofts | Marketing | Michigan | Millwrights | PR | Real Estate | Skilled Labor | Tax Break | Video Production

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  2. TechNow 09

    April 13, 2009

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    An event we have become aware of through Matt Bower of Safford & Baker is TechNow 09 to be held April 23rd at the Royal Oak Music Theater. TechNow 09 appears to be a forum to help Michigan transfer into a “knowledge economy”. There will be five companies presenting (uwemp, Leftos, Bablur, ShopFiber, and hab.la. ) as well as Interactive Panel Discussions.

    See you there.

    Category: Blog | News

    Tags: Bablur | hab.la. | Leftos | Michigan | Royal Oak | Safford & Baker | ShopFiber | TechNow09 | uwemp

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