Business and Economy
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Winning
Few college hoops fans love March Madness — or a good sportsbook — more than Derek Stevens, BS ’90, owner of the Detroit-themed casino, the D Las Vegas.
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Winners take all
Former New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas delivers a new book that exposes ‘the elite charade of changing the world.’
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Growing local with Argus Farm Stop
Ross alumni and agricultural entrepreneurs Kathy Sample and Bill Brinkerhoff cultivate a business plan that provides fresher food to consumers and higher profits to farmers.
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U-M delivers record 21 startups in FY2018
U-M researchers reported a 10-percent rise in new inventions with 484 for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
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Get the lead out
Copper or lead? That is the question, as U-M researchers use data science to speed the process of finding which Flint homes need new pipes.
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Brewery sustains people, planet, profit
Western Michigan’s Brewery Vivant serves up craft beer with an environmental chaser.
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Precious mettle
Coin collector Patrick Heller, BBA ’74, once held a rare doubloon worth $7.4 million. So how does he appraise the coin commemorating the U.S./North Korea summit?
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Boosting consumption
New U-M study concludes: Transfer wealth from the top 20 percent of U.S. earners to the bottom 80 percent and watch consumption rise.
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Self-awareness class inspires new app
U-M grads’ new intention-tracking app will mesh with Amazon’s Alexa to nudge people toward goals, desires. Its tentative name? Iris.