Attracting Google to Your City
Last year I had the opportunity to ask Grady Burnett, the head of the 1000 person Google operation in Ann Arbor, MI why they chose Ann Arbor. He said ” We go to the coolest, hippest place in a region, where we think young, smart, energetic people will want to live and work.”
He never mentioned [...]
Creative “Big Three” @ Creative Cities Summit 2.0
The Creative “Big Three” – John Howkins, author of The Creative Economy, Charles Landry, author of The Creative City, and Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class, on stage together for the first time at the Creative Cities Summit 2.0 in Detroit, October 14, 2008. Interviewed by Carol Coletta, CEOs for Cities.
Part [...]
Heidelberg Project – Detroit, MI
The Heidelberg Project is art, energy, and community. It’s an open-air art environment in the heart of an urban community on Detroit’s East Side. Tyree Guyton, founder and artistic director, uses everyday, discarded objects to create a two block area full of color, symbolism, and intrigue. Now in its 23rd year, the Heidelberg Project is [...]
Video Preview Creative Cities Summit 2.0
October 12-15, 2008 – Detroit, Michigan
