Rochester

Entrance to the Rochester Paint Creek Walkway in Rotary Gateway Park in Downtown Rochester.

Rochester is affluent and quaint. Over the years, its small-town downtown has maintained a quantity of independent boutiques while increasing its bar and restaurant options. And Paint Creek Trail is paradise for a biker or runner, connecting the town's stellar greenspaces in a truly scenic way.

Rochester Features

Metro Detroit's Hottest Home Markets

Kim North Shine Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Houses are selling before they're listed. Buyers are getting into bidding wars. Sound familiar? No, it's not a return to the crazed real estate market of 2003... but a few metro Detroit communities are coming back with a vengeance. Why? Well, vibrant urban cores have a lot to do with it.

Regina Carter: World-Renowned Jazz Violinist Cherishes Her Detroit Roots

Nicole Rupersburg Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Regina Carter is an accomplished jazz violinist, a Grammy-nominated performer, a native Detroiter, and an Oakland University alumna. Here she talks with Prosper about jazz music in Detroit, her life as a musician and as an educator, and her upcoming concert at OU.

Five Years of the Brooksie Way

Nicole Rupersburg Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Brooksie Way Half Marathon sponsored by Health Plus is now in its fifth year, a landmark year in the world of road racing. Initially conceived by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson as a quality of life effort to get people active and raise awareness for wellness and fitness in the county, the Brooksie Way took on a whole new depth of meaning following the tragic death of Patterson’s son.

Inno-Vention: The Road to Innovation

Oakland County Prosper Thursday, August 23, 2012

Did you know that Oakland County and the surrounding region is becoming one of the fastest-growing medical technology areas in the nation? We are emerging as a global center of innovation in health care, research and development, education and commercialization in the life sciences industry. This means jobs, lots of jobs, and Oakland County's Medical Main Street inaugural INNO-VENTION Conference is all about fostering the growth of this industry.

National speaker to discuss health care reform for Medical Main Street�s inaugural Inno-Vention 2012

Oakland County Prosper Thursday, August 23, 2012

For Oakland County's Medical Main Street inaugural Inno-Vention Conference (Oct. 3-5 in Rochester), prominent national keynote speaker Thomas Novelli, vice president of government relations for the Washington D.C.'s based Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), will discuss the effects of health care reform on the medical device industry.

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