http://www.detroitmakeithere.com News and feature stories from Detroit Make It Here en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:18:18 EST 10 159 143 http://www.detroitmakeithere.com http://www.detroitmakeithere.com/Assets/dm/bg/logo_red.gif Wed, 3 Mar 2010 10:53:00 EST Advertisements for an atheist organization will begin appearing on a dozen buses in metro Detroit Thursday as part of a month-long education and outreach campaign. The purchasing group is part of the United Coalition of Reason' which devotes itself to raising awareness about atheism and secular humanism' and has put up billboards and subway ads' similar to the bus campaign' in other large cities. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:15:00 EST The Michigan Economic Development Corp. took a step towards authorizing an earmark of $12 million for two new funds designed to invest in early-stage startups. A draft request for proposals was approved by the MEDC's Strategic Economic & Commercialization Investment board at a meeting Wednesday. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:55:00 EST The McGregor Fund in Detroit approved $1.23 million in grants for the second quarter of this year. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:12:00 EST A bill that would earmark $9.5 million in state use taxes to go toward the state's tourism-marketing campaign cleared the state Senate on Wednesday but faces further debate in the House. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 08:45:00 EST The Detroit Independent Film Festival is kicking off its six-day run. The new festival opens today and runs through Sunday at the Burton Theatre. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 14:11:00 EST Ann Arbor and University of Michigan officials are calling on city residents and students to help make the case for why Google Inc. should install ultra high-speed broadband infrastructure in the city. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:02:00 EST Omnicom Group is putting a number of former BBDO Detroit staffers back to work today with the launch of a new retail-focused shop called Retail 3. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 12:54:00 EST Potential visitors from all over the country and world will soon be able to take a virtual tour of the Detroit Zoo through Google Maps' Street View. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 03:01:00 EST When yawning and bleary-eyed metro Detroiters begin their day on March 29' absent from their car radios for the first time in 45 years will be the voice of Dick Purtan. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:00:00 EST What's the best way to promote the benefits of internships? Recognize the region's top intern and those employers that provide the best opportunities. On Monday' Crain's Detroit Business' working with the Detroit Regional Chamber's InternInMichigan.com' kicked off its Intern and Employer of the Year contest.