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$10K Reward: WCC’s Innovative Boot Camp for Tech Entrepreneurs

TL/DR - Washtenaw Community College (WCC) is launching a 12-week program to fund and mentor tech entrepreneurs. The Entrepreneurship Center's "All-In" Tech Ecosystem Development Program is a collaboration of WCC, Ann Arbor SPARK, and the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti SmartZone Local Development Finance Authority. The program provides $10,000 in business…

Imminent Start for Ypsilanti Water Street Excavation Project

TL/DR - The Water Street Redevelopment Area in Ypsilanti, Michigan, a 38-acre site near the historic downtown, has been a source of both hope and disappointment for decades. The land, which was developed for industrial purposes and then abandoned due to pollution, was purchased by the city between 1999 and 2003, but contaminants have kept…