Translume's tiny devices create big-paying jobs
Source: Concentrate, 5/14/2008
The number of people who work for Ann Arbor's Translume is nearly double the number of years the company has been around, and the glass micro-machining firm hopes to add a few more jobs to that total in the near future.
DesignHub brings website development and jobs to Saline
Source: Concentrate, 5/14/2008
DesignHub is making a name for itself in Saline and helping the small town make a name in the new economy. The website-development-and-marketing firm has grown to four people and hopes to add another job or two sooner rather than later.
Biotechnology Business Consultants helps A2's life sciences start-ups take flight
Source: Concentrate, 5/14/2008
As more and more start-ups look to make names and profits for themselves in the life sciences game, it's firms like Biotechnology Business Consultants that help them take flight. The 18-year-old firm has grown to five people and expects to add another person as it helps more and more businesses grow.
Procuit improves employee learning, plans to triple staff
Source: Concentrate, 5/7/2008
While company after company is trying to teach its industry a thing or two on how to make money, Ann Arbor's Procuit is trying to make it's dough by making sure the lesson is learned. The training-retention firm hopes to double its growth and triple its staff within the next year.
Sentinel Technologies plans to add 5-8 jobs in Ann Arbor by next year
Source: Concentrate, 5/7/2008
Sentinely Technologies has big plans for Ann Arbor. The IT firm based in the Chicago area hopes its new Tree Town office will reach $5 million in sales this year, double that next year --all while creating 5 to 8 new jobs in the same time frame.
Feds invests 32m in U-M crash-warning system
Source: Concentrate, 5/7/2008
Vehicular collisions could become a thing of the past if the University of Michigan has anything to do about it. The university just received the green light and millions more in federal funding to finish work developing an early-warning system to help prevent car crashes.
KISS to revolutionize Internet auto auctions for dealerships
Source: Concentrate, 4/30/2008
Buying a car is never easy, but the folks behind KISS Auto Auction hope to at least streamline that process with its new auto-auction website for dealerships. The founders expect the idea to catch on nationwide while creating jobs locally.