May 4, 2009

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
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February 26, 2009
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