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The most innovative companies in economic development for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Some are working on reinvention: Huntsville , the Alabama town famous for its history with NASAs rocketry program, has remarketed itself as a music, arts, and cultural destination; while Hilliard , an Ohio city of less than 40,000 in the Columbus area, continues to build out infrastructure to incubate innovative startups. Ford Motor Co.

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What does it take to create a startup ecosystem?

TechCrunch

On that note, my colleagues spent the past few months digging into the market in Detroit, Michigan: The StockX EC-1. Detroit techies consistently point to billionaire Dan Gilbert, the co-founder of Quicken Loans and the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, as the reason behind the region’s startup growth. Gilbert has poured at least $2.5

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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

.orgSource

The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based team was motivated by the desire to find solutions for struggling businesses like the Detroit automobile producers. The idea is to differentiate yourself by putting the customer at the center of planning and building what they need. Move Beyond SWOT Sharon explains the book’s premise like this.

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Black teen barred from skating rink by inaccurate facial recognition

The Verge

A facial recognition algorithm used by a local roller skating rink in Detroit wouldn’t let teen Lamya Robinson onto the premises, and accused her of previously getting into a fight at the establishment. The facial recognition system had incorrectly matched her to another patron, she told Fox 2 Detroit.

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Waymo is disclosing more autonomous vehicle data for research purposes

The Verge

Waymo is publicizing more data from its autonomous vehicles, which it says is for the benefit of the research community. A wide variety of road types in different urban environments are featured, including San Francisco, Phoenix, Mountain View, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Seattle. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge.

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Instead of Selling Objects, Build Public Trust

Museum 2.0

And you'll build your endowment, too. It's sparked public uproar, legal battles, and nationwide press coverage. It's cracked the crumbling, outdated rules around deaccessioning--and unearthed more serious issues of public trust. Cue public uproar and legal action to block the auction. How will you pay for it?

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Duolingo makes its first official acquisition, with more to come

TechCrunch

The startup, Gunner, is a Detroit-based business moving from just being a partner with Duolingo to a full-fledged part of the growing language learning business. It also confirmed that the edtech company is opening up an office in Detroit, joining its other offices in Pittsburgh, New York, Seattle, Detroit, Beijing and Berlin.

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