The anchor tenant for Ann Arbor SPARK's East business incubator, LaVision, isn't new to the area or to business, but it's found a good home there, amongst a gaggle of start-ups.

LaVision is a subsidiary of a European parent company that provides laser-imaging systems for advanced manufacturing systems. It leased space in the Key Bank building in Ypsilanti for about a decade before moving to SPARK East's new digs on Michigan Avenue next to Bombadills Cafe in downtown.

"I like it here," says Callum Gray, CEO of LaVision. "There are great places to eat and the price per square foot is great compared to downtown Ann Arbor."

He also likes its close proximity to Metro Airport, an option that lets him go anywhere in the world after a few minutes drive.

LaVision has a staff of four people and an intern at its new Ypsilanti offices. It plans to add another person or two to it within the next five years.

Source: Callum Gray, CEO of LaVision
Writer: Jon Zemke