From increasing search engine traffic to overcoming burnout, small business owners in Washtenaw County and beyond are benefiting from Ann Arbor SPARK's new Small Business Support program.
A Main Street park in the city of Chelsea is one step closer to reality with a grant of $1,012,500 from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund board.
The Ann Arbor-based Legacy Land Conservancy is building momentum in its conservation efforts, recently adding an eighth property to its collection of public nature preserves and making plans for a ninth.
Each semester, eighth graders in Manchester Community Schools write business plans, do market research, run real businesses, and make real profits as part of their classwork.
Washtenaw County government and nonprofit entities are making it easier for small farmers to access farmland through innovative programs like conservation easements, farm linking, and more.
Michigan Works! Southeast and other partners have been making it easier for formerly incarcerated job-seekers to expunge their records for at least 10 years.
Metric Marketing has grown from a one-woman company to have a staff of about 40, and it's doubled revenue nearly every year since it launched. Here's how it happened.
A decline in food-producing farms has continued in Michigan for many years since the '50s, but the trend reversed in Washtenaw County starting around 2012.
From promoting the importance of land ownership to making sure neighborhoods don't go hungry, Ypsilanti-area food growers' stories are captured in a new oral history project.
The owners of a new bed and breakfast called The Newton of Ypsilanti are highlighting the structure's unique history while also seeking to grow connections with the Ypsilanti community of today.
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