Economic Development

Longform Odindi Youth Action Village co-founders Akin and Bambo Oluwadare.
Longform Ypsilanti City Manager Andrew Hellenga at the Peninsular Dam.

Ypsi secures funds to remove aging Peninsular Dam in 2026


Partner Content Gemstone Nails owner Peridot Burke.

Small business 101: Using tech to manage your company's finances


Innovation News A book vending machine at Ypsilanti Community High School.
Innovation News SPARK logo
Longform The Deep End Cafe owner Candace Cavazos.
Longform CircNova CEO Crystal Brown.

AI takes off in Washtenaw County


Innovation News Bourbons featured at the Ypsilanti Bourbon Fest.

Bourbon festival set to return to Ypsi


Longform YCMS Principal Charles Davis.

What gives you hope for Washtenaw County in 2025?


Longform Todd Crowley, Kieren Berres, and Maddy Tong of FedUp Ministries serving food at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse daytime warming center.

What would it take to establish an Ypsi homeless shelter?


Innovation News Venue Coffee.

Coffee shop opens in Ann Arbor restaurant, co-working, and event space


Innovation News A chef demo at the 2024 Ann Arbor Local Food Festival.

Ann Arbor plans cookbook to advance carbon neutrality goals


Longform I-AAM founder and Clinical Director Leah Mills-Chapman.
Innovation News Show Love Saturdays founder Gordon "Big" Dooley shows off wares from his business, Husky Life.

Pop-up holiday market series returns to Ypsi for second year