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Statewide investment in innovation hits new low
A drop to a record low in statewide investment in innovation marked the end of 2007, according to data released today by the University of Michigan-Dearborn School of Management.... [More]

UM-Dearborn to launch program for entrepreneurs
The come-and-learn environs of higher education and the learn-as-you-go process of entrepreneurship will merge in a new pilot program under way... [More]

Innovative activity slows in 2007
Innovative economic activity in Michigan fell from 99.7 in the second quarter of 2007 to... [More]

Spending on Innovation Down Sharply in State
Investment in innovation is off sharply for Michigan, according to the latest Innovation Index to be released today by the University of Michigan-Dearborn School of Management... [More]

iLabs Tracks Innovation in Michigan
If innovators drive the state's economic engine, a new report from the University of Michigan-Dearborn suggests the state's brain trust is slowly getting a feel for the accelerator... [More]

UM-Dearborn Innovation Index Shows Uptick for Michigan
Innovative economic activity in Michigan increased 2.8 percent from the middle of 2006 to the middle of 2007, according to a... [More]

2008 Entrepreneurial Cities Index
iLabs, the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for Innovation Research, is now... [More]

Opinion survey on Detroit water system
A recent survey of registered voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties revealed 73 percent of the electorate believed the decision as to who manages... [More]

Willow Run Airport supports 2,000 jobs
Freight and passenger traffic at Willow Run Airport represented $200 million in economic impact and more than 2,000 jobs in Michigan in 2006, according... [More]

Entrepreneurs fill campuses with start-up dreams
By passing the corporate ladder, more than four in every 10 Michigan college students say they hope to start their own businesses one day... [More]

iLabs Identifies Metro Detroit’s Entrepreneurial Hotbeds
Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Troy and Wixom are local leaders in attracting and retaining entrepreneurial companies, according to a study due out this week from the... [More]

iLabs study looks at entrepreneurial cities and what makes them work
The cities of Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Troy and Wixom were identified “as top performers at attracting and retaining entrepreneurial firms,” in a study recently completely by faculty and students at the University of Michigan-Dearborn School of... [More]

Study helps Ford craft buyouts
Ford Motor Company’s recent employee buyout program was a bigger success than the company anticipated, and part of its success is thanks to a study conducted by faculty members and... [More]

iLabs Students to Present Study in Lansing
The School of Management is proud to announce that a team of four students in iLabs, the Center for Innovation Research, were one of ten student projects selected to represent the University of... [More]

Statewide investment in innovation hits new low A drop to a record low in statewide investment in innovation marked the end of 2007, according to data released today by the University of Michigan-Dearborn School of Management.... [More]

UM-Dearborn to launch program for entrepreneurs The come-and-learn environs of higher education and the learn-as-you-go process of entrepreneurship will merge in a new pilot program under way... [More]

Innovative activity slows in 2007 Innovative economic activity in Michigan fell from 99.7 in the second quarter of 2007 to... [More]

Spending on Innovation Down Sharply in State Investment in innovation is off sharply for Michigan, according to the latest Innovation Index to be released today by the University of Michigan-Dearborn School of Management... [More]

iLabs Tracks Innovation in Michigan If innovators drive the state's economic engine, a new report from the University of Michigan-Dearborn suggests the state's brain trust is slowly getting a feel for the accelerator... [More]

UM-Dearborn Innovation Index Shows Uptick for Michigan Innovative economic activity in Michigan increased 2.8 percent from the middle of 2006 to the middle of 2007, according to a... [More]

2008 Entrepreneurial Cities Index iLabs, the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for Innovation Research, is now... [More]

Opinion survey on Detroit water system A recent survey of registered voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties revealed 73 percent of the electorate believed the decision as to who manages... [More]

Willow Run Airport supports 2,000 jobs Freight and passenger traffic at Willow Run Airport represented $200 million in economic impact and more than 2,000 jobs in Michigan in 2006, according... [More]

Entrepreneurs fill campuses with start-up dreams By passing the corporate ladder, more than four in every 10 Michigan college students say they hope to start their own businesses one day... [More]

iLabs Identifies Metro Detroit’s Entrepreneurial Hotbeds Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Troy and Wixom are local leaders in attracting and retaining entrepreneurial companies, according to a study due out this week from the... [More]

Study helps Ford craft buyouts Ford Motor Company’s recent employee buyout program was a bigger success than the company anticipated, and part of its success is thanks to a study conducted by faculty members and... [More]

iLabs Students to Present Study in Lansing The School of Management is proud to announce that a team of four students in iLabs, the Center for Innovation Research, were one of ten student projects selected to represent the University of... [More]

Statewide investment in innovation hits new low
A drop to a record low in statewide investment in innovation marked the end of 2007, according to data released today by the University of Michigan-Dearborn School of Management.... [More]

UM-Dearborn to launch program for entrepreneurs
The come-and-learn environs of higher education and the learn-as-you-go process of entrepreneurship will merge in a new pilot program under way... [More]

Innovative activity slows in 2007
Innovative economic activity in Michigan fell from 99.7 in the second quarter of 2007 to... [More]

Spending on Innovation Down Sharply in State
Investment in innovation is off sharply for Michigan, according to the latest Innovation Index to be released today by the University of Michigan-Dearborn School of Management... [More]

iLabs Tracks Innovation in Michigan
If innovators drive the state's economic engine, a new report from the University of Michigan-Dearborn suggests the state's brain trust is slowly getting a feel for the accelerator... [More]

UM-Dearborn Innovation Index Shows Uptick for Michigan
Innovative economic activity in Michigan increased 2.8 percent from the middle of 2006 to the middle of 2007, according to a... [More]

2008 Entrepreneurial Cities Index
iLabs, the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for Innovation Research, is now... [More]

Opinion survey on Detroit water system
A recent survey of registered voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties revealed 73 percent of the electorate believed the decision as to who manages... [More]

Willow Run Airport supports 2,000 jobs
Freight and passenger traffic at Willow Run Airport represented $200 million in economic impact and more than 2,000 jobs in Michigan in 2006, according... [More]

Entrepreneurs fill campuses with start-up dreams
By passing the corporate ladder, more than four in every 10 Michigan college students say they hope to start their own businesses one day... [More]

iLabs Identifies Metro Detroit’s Entrepreneurial Hotbeds
Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Troy and Wixom are local leaders in attracting and retaining entrepreneurial companies, according to a study due out this week from the... [More]

Study helps Ford craft buyouts
Ford Motor Company’s recent employee buyout program was a bigger success than the company anticipated, and part of its success is thanks to a study conducted by faculty members and... [More]

iLabs Students to Present Study in Lansing
The School of Management is proud to announce that a team of four students in iLabs, the Center for Innovation Research, were one of ten student projects selected to represent the University of... [More]