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It’s All About the Animals at the Humane Society of SW Michigan

DipJar

We were reminded of this recently when we spoke with Robin Lydic, the director of animal care at the Humane Society of Southwestern Michigan , home of the Yeager Family Pet Shelter. . In addition to individual adoptions, the Humane Society of Southwestern Michigan also partners with community organizations to provide service animals.

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Try joining an organization or association in your community, taking part in neighborhood cleanups, or volunteering at your local senior center, animal shelter, or museum. You can take care of local parks, conservation areas, community gardens, and more. Seoyoun Kim is an associate adjunct of sociology at the University of Michigan.

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The most innovative companies in economic development for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Others found ways to expand the opportunities within existing hometown industries: NCBiotech built pathways to bring more local residents into the Research Triangles booming life sciences sector. Michigan Central , an old train station converted into a 30-acre innovation campus in Detroit, opened its doors last July. Ford Motor Co.

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Meadow expands beyond California, bringing its cannabis point of sale platform to Michigan

TechCrunch

Since its founding in 2014, the company has focused its efforts on its home state, but recently partnered with Michigan-based Wellflower. The company retooled its cannabis platform for the Michigan market and now offers the service state-wide. “We’re liking Michigan so far,” Hua said.

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Waymo is expanding its robotaxi service to D.C. next year

Fast Company Tech

While the nations capital currently prohibits fully autonomous operations, a Waymo spokesperson said the company will work closely with local policymakers over the coming year to help formalize necessary regulations. This marks the first time Waymo is bringing its commercial ride-hailing service to a city that experiences regular snowfall.

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Detroit VCs weigh in on fundraising and building startups in Michigan and the Midwest

TechCrunch

Like the one we held last month in Miami, the event was a blast and featured a talk with two local VCs on which startups work in Detroit and how to raise money from local investors. TechCrunch just hosted a small virtual meetup with Detroit startups and venture capitals. In case you missed it, the video of this talk is below.

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Area-codeless local calls will largely go away in October — but for a good reason

The Verge

In many places, you can call up a neighbor or local pizza parlor just by dialing seven numbers, as long as you have the same area code — but that ability will soon be going away, in order to make the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline easier to reach. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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