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The D-MAN Foundation Improves Quality of Life Through Music

Nicole Rupersburg Thursday, May 16, 2013
The D-MAN Foundation improves the quality of life for people with traumatic head injuries, spinal injuries, cerebral palsy, and other diseases that affect the nervous system and impair movement. This is done through their music therapy program, offered at their one-of-a-kind hands-free music therapy studio in Berkley.

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. 

Special Edition: Growing the Defense Industry

Jon Zemke Wednesday, May 15, 2013
GraviKor, Plex and Patriot Services are firms that are expanding business in the defense and aerospace industry sectors. In this Special Edition, Jon Zemke shows us how this business gets done in Metro Detroit. 

Daylighting the Clinton River

Matthew Lewis and Oren Goldenberg Friday, May 03, 2013
Few people realize it, but there is a river running through downtown Pontiac - or at least there was. For years the idea of daylighting the Clinton River in downtown Pontiac has been kicked around. Here Matthew Lewis and Oren Goldenberg explore the possibilities that daylighting could bring to Pontiac. 

Oakland's Economic Resurgence Continues

Oakland County Prosper Friday, May 03, 2013
On the heels of its strongest two-year job growth in almost 20 years, Oakland County's economy will add nearly 42,000 jobs through 2015, say University of Michigan economists.

From a dying landmark to live music, the Crofoot rocks Downtown Pontiac

Natalie Burg Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Both the building at 1 S. Saginaw in Pontiac and the McGowan family have deep ties to Michigan history. Through their redevelopment of the Crofoot building from abandoned office space to a ballroom, the family proved that the recipe for downtown revitalization is one part historic preservation, one part innovation, and a dash of rock 'n roll.

Kentucky Trailer Opens a New Facility in New Hudson

Nicole Rupersburg Wednesday, April 17, 2013
If you've ever seen a semi truck on the road, you've seen a Kentucky Trailer. Kentucky Trailer is the nation's leading custom trailer manufacturer, manufacturing trucks and trailers for a slew of storage and moving facilities. This week they celebrate the grand opening of their new Kentucky Trailer Paint and Reconditioning facility in New Hudson. 

Clarkston Jr. High's Digital Blackboard

Patrick Dunn Thursday, April 04, 2013
What do mini laptops, video-streaming pencasts and Charlie Sheen have to do with scholastic achievement? At Clarkston Junior High School, a whole heckuva lot. Jeff Peariso, who teaches algebra and statistics, has piloted a high-tech teaching program for a handful of students, with exciting results.

Introducing MI Trade School

Oakland County Prosper Thursday, April 04, 2013
MITradeSchool.org is a one-stop source for information on jobs, training and possible careers in a skilled trade. If you’re looking for a career but you have more questions than answers, a stop at MITradeSchool.org may help you find a rewarding and high-paying career in more than 170 skilled trades.

Walking The Talk: ISCG Creates Its Own Inspired Workplace

Kim North Shine Thursday, March 21, 2013
ISCG in Royal Oak has long been designing workplaces for clients with an eye toward rehabilitation and re-use. Last year the firm put its money where its mouth was and became its own client. The building? The discarded Royal Radio building on Main Street. The results speak for themselves.

Photo Essay: Searching for Stoneflies on the Clinton River

Dave Lewinski Thursday, March 21, 2013
What is a stonefly? Why are people tromping around the Clinton River in the dead of winter counting them? Metromode's intrepid photographer Dave Lewinski lets you in on the answers to these questions from the comfort of your warm cozy homes. (Hint: It has a lot to do with the health of our waterways.)

Workforce Development in Oakland County: A Q&A with John Almstadt

Nicole Rupersburg Thursday, March 21, 2013
One of the biggest challenges facing the workforce right now isn't lack of jobs: it's lack of necessary skills to fill the jobs now available in this new post-recession economy. Oakland County's Manager of Workforce Development John Almstadt discusses some of the programs Oakland County has in place to address the needs of employers and help build up our local talent pool.

Going Veggie in Metro Detroit

Nicole Rupersburg Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Metro Detroiters do not live by meat alone. For an increasing many, there must also be veggies, and nothing but. Metromode's Nicole Rupersburg offers up a guide to local restaurants devoted to vegetarian cuisine as well as places that include great meatless options.

Oakland County's Preservation Architect Ron Campbell Talks Adaptive Reuse and Preservation

Nicole Rupersburg Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Oakland County Prosper checks in with Oakland County’s Economic Development and Community Affairs’ Principal Planner/Preservation Architect Ronald A. Campbell for his insight into the importance of historic preservation.

From Michigan to the Red Sea: Building Global

Kim North Shine Thursday, February 21, 2013
Adding to Michigan's global outlook are companies like general contracting and construction firm PAT USA, Inc., with offices in Africa, the Middle East, and India. Though much of the work takes place abroad, globalization creates jobs locally. And it's a handshake between countries.
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