We all know how important - scratch that - vital it is to cultivate Michigan’s creative economy. Doing so will allow us to retain and attract the type of dynamic young people our region needs to turn itself around, and will help our great state get away from its reliance on an outdated auto industry. Once these things start happening, capital and talent will follow and Michigan will attain a prominent position in the global economy.
This shift towards a creative economy will not happen overnight, but bills like the ones Governor Granholm signed last week will help get us there faster. [ Read more ]
Wanna brush up on your elevator pitch? Then I’ve got just the event for you.
It’s called “Entrepreneurial Improv: The Battle of the Elevator Pitch”, and takes place next week, right after the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium.
An offbeat, slightly outrageous event that highlights how successful entrepreneurs need to think on their feet, the elevator pitch battle is a great way to relax and have fun with Michigan’s venture community. [ Read more ]
The first winner of The Pulice Report’s “Arresting Site of the Month” has now been announced. We made a brief mention back in November, but it’s good to see the continued efforts of Michigan Innovators taking home the inaugural award.
A spotlight of newsmakers and issues that impact Michigan, The Pulice Report wants to help exceptional online destinations generate publicity and increase traffic. If there’s a great Michigan site that you’d like to nominate, submissions via email are welcomed for the next month. For more information, visit this post or read the official press release.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that the Motor City was recently ranked ninth on Careerbuilder.com’s Top 10 cities for college graduates list.
According to the site:
CBCampus.com and Apartments.com crunched some numbers and compiled a list of the best cities for recent college grads. They factored in entry-level job openings, rental prices for a 1 bedroom apartment, and a plenty of fellow young 20somethings.
Philadelphia ranked first, followed by Boston, New York, Phoenix, Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth. Los Angeles and Houston came in seventh and eighth, and Detroit and Atlanta rounded out the list.
Local Detroit director Qasim A. Basir partnered up with fellow colleagues in a bi-coastal effort, pulling together their resources to produce three videos in support of the Barack Obama campaign, all done completely through donations from friends.
Qasim had been thinking for several months about how he could help the Barack Obama Presidential Campaign. [ Read more ]
Detroit — or Michigan, for that matter — may not be known as the creative capital of the nation, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have loads of talented young people in our midst.
Case in point: Melissa and Jennifer Hui, WSU students and sisters from Bloomfield Hills, who recently partook in and brought home a first place win in the digital arts category of the Microsoft Imagine Cup U.S. finals in Los Angeles. [ Read more ]
From crafty DIYers to entrepreneurial graphic designers, these sites bring you unprecedented access to artists, photographers, designers and their work in Michigan and around the globe.
1. Flickr - One of the most popular social networking sites around, Flickr shares pics from vacation shots to award-winning works of art. [ Read more ]
Clint Eastwood’s next film may choose Michigan as its home. The Detroit Free Press is reporting of “signs that the 78-year-old actor-director will bring the highest-profile movie production to the state” following the tax incentive program signed by the governor earlier this month.
Eastwood will both direct and star in “Gran Torino,” set for release in December. A Minnesota TV station announced the preference for Michigan due to its 42% tax credit. An Eastwood cameraman has also mentioned a July trip to begin shooting. [ Read more ]
With half of all items a product of Michigan, The Cherry Blossom Boutique will open in Port Huron on June 21.
The store will sell “specialty and gift items such as books, handbags, jewelry, baby items, hand-painted stemware and handmade greeting cards.” About 90% of all items will be handmade, with 50% finding their roots locally and a large selection eco-friendly. [ Read more ]
A green business plan belonging to a trio of U-M students helped the threesome beat out student teams from a myriad of other universities at three separate national competitions recently.
Team Potentia first won $15,000 in the third annual Cleantech Venture Challenge. Their plan is to commercialize an energy-scavenging battery-replacement technology to last 10 times longer than current batteries. The battery would be connected to wireless sensors that pick up on environmental conditions and then make adjustments for optimal performance. Using this technology, for example, lights would automatically turn off when a room becomes empty. [ Read more ]
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