There were some big deals made in the Ann Arbor area this year. 2009 saw venture capital deals worth eight figures and acquisitions worth nine figures. And the young and innovative continue to go for the brass ring with new start-ups.

• Ann Arbor entrepreneurial community wins with HandyLab sale
• Ann Arbor's Lycera receives $36M in venture capital, to add 6 jobs
• TechArb takes up permanent residence in Google building
• University Islamic Financial bank takes root in Ann Arbor
• EMU grads hit it big with Blabberize.com in Ann Arbor