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Ann Arbor MI Business News — Page 2

The county economy was a $26.0 billion engine (2022).

What anchors the Ann Arbor economy

  • University of Michigan.
  • Michigan Medicine (U-M Health System).
  • Trinity Health / St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor.
  • Ann Arbor Public Schools.

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Ann Arbor is corporate home to Domino's Pizza — global HQ, ProQuest / Clarivate — Ann Arbor operations HQ, Esperion Therapeutics — HQ, and RACER Trust — HQ.

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  • FTZ #70 — Detroit (Ann Arbor in zone) — federal duty-deferral zone for manufacturers and distributors here.
  • Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW).

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County Population 370,214 ▲ +0.3% YOY
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Destination Ann Arbor Wins Two National Meetings Industry Awards

Ann Arbor MI Business News ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Destination Ann Arbor, the nonprofit that markets Washtenaw County to visitors and event planners, has picked up two national honors from the meetings business this fall. Meetings Today named the group one of the best MidAmerica convention and visitor bureaus for the fifth consecutive year, a […]

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Ann Arbor MI Business News Ann Arbor, Mich. — Small-business growth in Michigan has stalled, Small Business Association of Michigan…

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  1. Stephenson Ceramics Gallery Closing After 60 Years in Ann Arbor

    Ann Arbor, Mich. — After more than 60 years at 4380 Waters Road, Stephenson Ceramics Gallery is shutting down and shifting its collection into the Stephenson Ceramics Legacy…

  2. Porter’s Place Opens at Dunbar Tower on Ann Arbor West Side

    Ann Arbor, Mich. — Residents and city leaders gathered Sunday on the West Side for the grand opening then of Porter’s Place, a new community space inside the…

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  4. Ann Arbor, Mich., OKs taller Crescent apartment plan

    ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Ann Arbor, Mich., Planning Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday night, Oct. 6, to approve a revised, taller version of The Crescent, an apartment…