Ann Arbor’s hottest homegrown startup companies are fast becoming a way for the region to attract major global corporations and other rapidly growing firms to set up shop here. Several local startups were sold over the last 2 years to......

The Holiday Inn Near the University of Michigan has saved 170 trees, 3,800 gallons of oil, 70,000 gallons of water and kept more than 30 cubic yards of trash from the landfill, according to the hotel’s manager. And that’s just......

CEO Howdy Holmes stands in Chelsea Milling Co.'s new test kitchen.Janet Miller | For AnnArbor.com In the old days - before Chelsea Milling Co. moved into its new $6 million research and development center in June - employees huddled cheek......

General Motors, which is filing its initial public offering about a year after emerging from bankruptcy, might be a good investment. Here’s why:......

The University of Michigan is partnering with geo-social media site Foursquare to boost its athletic events. The university believes itself to be the first major college athletics program to actively manage its own venue pages through the location-based social media......

Advanced battery firm A123Systems, which maintains a research and government solutions operation in Ann Arbor, is trailing its competitors in the emerging market for battery production contracts, an industry expert told Bloomberg. A123 CEO David Vieau told investors this week......

A Maryland-based company is poised to expand its branch facility in Pittsfield Township and potentially add dozens of jobs. The Crowley Company plans to expand its building at 6564 South State Rd. and purchase new equipment that could mean up......

Pittsfield Township officials expect warehouse club retailer Costco to submit a site plan in about two months for its proposed store near the State and Ellsworth intersection. During Wednesday's Board of Trustees meeting, officials provided a brief update on the......

The Dakota Building on Ann Arbor's west side is a 20,000-square-foot, two-story office building. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com An unpaid landscaping bill from 2008 is forcing the court-ordered sale of a newer office building on Ann Arbor’s west side. The......

• Today: Team SBA Roundtable. 4-6 p.m. Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, in the Business Education Building, Room 106. Team SBA is a roundtable session where you can learn what is required from a lender.......

In July, summer day campers at Daycroft Montessori School of Ann Arbor became chocolatiers for a week, exploring the history, science and uses of chocolate, as well as the food’s many different forms and tastes. They also were visited by......

Leonard NiehoffThe following is a list of achievements by businesses and individuals in the Ann Arbor area: • Leonard Niehoff, Butzel Long shareholder and chair of the firm’s Higher Education Law Practice, was elected to the board of directors of......

Tim EhingerAlthough Discount Tire was founded in Ann Arbor in 1960 and Tim Ehinger grew up in West Branch, Mich., he first started working for the company selling and changing tires in Utah. Now acting as Discount Tire’s regional vice......

Swift Biosciences Inc., an Ann Arbor-based startup company developing products to improve genetic analysis, raised $3 million in early-stage venture capital, the company announced today. The firm, led by CEO David Olson, a former chief scientific officer for medical devices......

A new venture capital firm with Ann Arbor roots this week received $6 million in funding from the Michigan Economic Development Corp.'s Strategic Economic Investment and Commercialization board, officials said.......

Ever been bummed you couldn't get a pizza delivered via zero gravity airplane? You might be in luck.......

Borders Group Inc., which is battling a continuous revenue slide and massive industry changes, laid off more employees at its Ann Arbor headquarters this morning, a spokeswoman confirmed. The job cuts come as the book store chain is placing a......

(This story is being updated as more details about the acquisition emerge.)A Texas-based network security service provider and product manufacturer has reached an agreement to acquire Arbor Networks, an information technology security firm founded 10 years ago by two University......

TeaHaus owner Lisa McDonald sits in the expanded space at her downtown Ann Arbor business. In addition to serving a light menu on a daily basis, the space allows McDonald to book private events for alcohol-free parties such as wedding......

The biggest winner in Michigan’s primary election on Tuesday appears to be business, simply because both candidates and most voters seem to be ready to make it a central element of the general election. Michigan is looking for jobs. And......