Economic Development news in Novi, Michigan, USA http://www.investnovi.org http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 11 May 2012 05:47:53 -0400 Fri, 11 May 2012 05:47:31 -0400 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.3.1) http://www.feedforall.com Summit Health, the country’s leading worksite wellness partner for corporations and health insurance companies, officially opened a state-of-the-art 50,000 square foot healthcare facility in Novi today, realizing a vision conceived some years ago by the company’s founders... http://investnovi.org/News/2012/120510SummitHealth.asp 7DC76AE9-335A-4158-A541-23D5C57B9BC2 Fri, 11 May 2012 05:47:31 -0400 Construction and detours can present challenges, but it is also the ideal time to put your marketing machine into high gear - to communicate and really and truly engage your customers - with creativity and even fun. http://investnovi.org/News/2012/120508PRYourCustomers.asp 0F9903E7-8887-4A69-89AF-A98FDBD9D6E2 Tue, 8 May 2012 11:05:59 -0400 In an effort to assist the Novi business community, Novi City Council approved two resolutions at the regularly scheduled Monday, March 26 City Council meeting. http://investnovi.org/News/2012/120327BusinessFriendly.asp EAB4908E-64F5-4362-AC58-8B5065217644 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:46:34 -0400 On March 26, 2012 the Novi City Council approved a resolution to suspend the April 15 start date for Outdoor Seating to allow businesses to take advantage of the early spring weather beginning immediately. http://investnovi.org/About/DoingBusiness.asp#StreamliningOutdoorSeating F2BD24A0-297B-4983-B9D4-D7D5326CB483 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:11:50 -0400 To assist businesses with visibility during Grand River Avenue construction, City Council has granted a temporary sign waiver for businesses located on Grand River Avenue between Haggerty and Novi Roads during the construction period beginning immediately upon approval March 27 through September 15, 2012. http://investnovi.org/News/2012/120327AdditionalSign.asp 265CA429-3658-4919-A413-672B9F10EC91 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:10:41 -0400 On Monday, March 12, Novi City Council voted in favor of preliminary site plan approval for the construction of a Hyatt Place Hotel to be located adjacent to the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. http://investnovi.org/News/2012/120314Hyatt.asp 297F796C-D441-45DF-9257-F10FED6CAB93 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:28:25 -0400 To ensure continued growth and success, every year the City of Novi reviews and develops economic development goals and strategies. http://investnovi.org/News/2012/120223EDGoals.asp C94D0FB6-66F3-4C3A-84D8-F7D4C5C15805 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:08:05 -0500 In January, 2012, a business climate survey was created and promoted to the Novi business community in order to obtain feedback on how their business conditions... http://investnovi.org/News/2012/120213SurveyResults.asp A02A5ACD-C4B7-4E84-B19E-E7DABCB30BD8 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:04:01 -0500 The City Council recently adopted an updated City of Novi Site Plan and Development Manual. This document is written for and provided to the development community to provide an overview of Novi’s development review standards, provide requirements for site plan and application submittals, and answer frequently asked questions. http://investnovi.org/About/DoingBusiness.asp 47EDFECF-B0F8-469F-83A4-EE0CADC83916 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:44:50 -0500 The 24-page, premier magazine features Novi’s commitment to its global identity, cultural diversity, infrastructure modernization, renowned educational opportunities, and world-class amenities... http://investnovi.org/News/2012/120112CommunityProfile.asp B1D882AF-0577-4A0A-8FBD-2191373C5332 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:22:30 -0500 The Bureau of Labor Statistics released local area unemployment statistics for November 2011, and Oakland County's jobless rate has dropped from 9.4% in October to 8.1% in November. http://investnovi.org/Workforce/Unemployment.asp 5BAFA260-0815-4E0E-9874-001B71C84426 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:16:19 -0500 City of Novi Community Profile 2011 http://investnovi.org/About/CommunityProfile.asp C6FEA4C9-ECE5-49F1-A7E2-80C9E3AA4A99 Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:59:04 -0500 The 2012 Novi Property Tax Base Primer presentation provides series of city-wide trends and updates on valuations, including break-out of commercial and industrial class properties... http://investnovi.org/About/CompareTaxRate.asp#2012TaxBasePrimerPresentation 95F3CFDE-8116-4D19-AE4E-236A6F49DA8D Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:19:02 -0500 Corporate citizenship and integrity in business practices are key to a healthy community. The Novi Chamber of Commerce and the Novi Rotary would like to recognize exemplary Novi businesses (under 50 employees) and large businesses (over 50 employees). http://investnovi.org/News/2011/111213BRA.asp 28BAD32F-AF9E-4768-A95E-5B5149F223ED Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:58:11 -0500 The City of Novi has been identified as one of seven top performing communities in the state of Michigan for fostering entrepreneurial growth and economic development in a study by researchers at iLabs, University of Michigan-Dearborn's Center for Innovation Research... http://investnovi.org/News/2011/111117eCities.asp AAC8B657-AF69-4DDB-BCF7-BF2E5621A353 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:44:40 -0500 In an effort to assist the Novi business community and promote holiday season sales, the City of Novi is providing a one-time, additional business sign allowance from November 25 through December 26, 2011... http://investnovi.org/News/2011/111114AdditionalSign.asp 0BEBEFA2-2C1C-49A5-AA62-39367A0E4D6C Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:48:48 -0500 The Free Press, in conjunction with its research partner Workplace Dynamics, followed a strict survey and interview process to determine the list... http://investnovi.org AED1A0D8-721E-4BAA-95CD-C22257CC389C Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:45:39 -0500 The City of Novi is proud to announce first place recognition in the Michigan Economic Developer’s Association (MEDA) 6th Annual Marketing Materials Competition. http://investnovi.org/News/2011/110819MEDAMarketingAward.asp 95189918-923A-4C6C-88CA-E0CC6F9C6CE3 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:59:28 -0400 The City of Novi is proud to enhance its entrepreneurial culture through a new partnership with the MORE Program (Matching Opportunities and Resources for Entrepreneurs Program). The MORE Program, based in Detroit, developed InsYght, an intuitive, web-based tool designed to match Michigan entrepreneurs with urgently needed business-building resources. http://investnovi.org/News/2011/110721MOREProgram.asp 267F3B7C-917D-4D9E-BBCA-9C50D7717639 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:59:44 -0400 The City Council voted in favor of an eight year tax abatement for Tognum America, Inc. The passage completes step two of Tognum’s Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate application. http://investnovi.org/News/2011/110718Tognum.asp 5F221863-070D-402A-A579-773EF1AC0975 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:15:11 -0400 As an incentive to create and retain business in Michigan, the State of Michigan MEGA Board approved a three-year MEGA tax credit to Summit Health, Inc., the leading provider of nationwide on-site wellness programs, including health screenings, immunizations, coaching, and educational seminars. http://investnovi.org/News/2011/110519SummitHealth.asp 6487D8D5-B3A7-4766-B254-C89E37926743 Fri, 20 May 2011 07:43:58 -0400 The 2010 Census Data has been released and shows the City of Novi continues to grow. According to the data, Novi is among the fastest growing cities in Oakland County, with a 16.5% increase in population over the past 10 years. http://investnovi.org/News/2011/110324Census.asp 6AC98CAC-ABF6-4E61-A764-3329DC9025E3 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:44:18 -0400 March 16, 2011 - Earlier this week, the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) approved a state tax credit valued at $234,152 over five years for Detroit Heavy Truck Engineering LLC (DHTE) to expand its operations in Novi. http://investnovi.org/News/2011/110316DetroitHeavyTruckMEGA.asp 3DCF8B92-1AD1-4C95-A8F2-5434D145E028 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:45:48 -0400 Join Economic Development Director Ara Topouzian as he tours Broaching Machine Specialties. http://investnovi.org/NowPlaying/NowPlaying.asp 62E5DE1D-4F0E-48D9-A787-DD0E8659FBDC Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:22:33 -0500 The Novi City Council has approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Novi and the Michigan Opportunities and Resources for Entrepreneurs Program (MORE) to promote the Statewide Entrepreneurship Support System (SESS)... http://investnovi.org/News/2011/110208MORE.asp DD9F679D-C3CE-4698-A12D-6208582BF69D Tue, 8 Feb 2011 11:20:45 -0500 Delta Sky Advertisement: Novi, Michigan, USA. A better place for business. http://investnovi.org/News/2011/110201DeltaSkyAd.asp EA10D7C3-E522-48B2-91A2-5C3D4AEFAF89 Tue, 1 Feb 2011 09:42:51 -0500 As an incentive to create and retain business in Michigan, the State of Michigan MEGA Board approved a state tax credit valued at $568,578 over fiver years to encourage Macprofessionals Inc. to expand in Michigan over a competing site in Texas... http://investnovi.org/News/2011/110118Macprofessionals.asp 1835749D-7FD7-453F-92A4-937961331622 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:34:48 -0500 Join Economic Development Director Ara Topouzian as he tours Novi Energy. http://investnovi.org/NowPlaying/NowPlaying.asp 6F145F9E-8951-436C-95F2-7ADCF3A0AC01 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:45:42 -0500 To ensure continued growth and success, the City of Novi’s develops economic development goals and strategies that are reviewed each year. The 2011 initiatives were approved by Novi City Council at Monday evening’s meeting. http://investnovi.org/News/2011/110112EDGoals.asp FE116D73-F1B1-4628-A759-F2BA14C023D6 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:21:27 -0500 Economic development continues to play an important role in maintaining Novi’s growth and quality of life for both commercial ventures and residents... http://investnovi.org/OurVision/EDGoalsAndObjectives.asp AC45A45B-2621-4840-8C18-17923CDD9E32 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:12:35 -0500 The City of Novi is proud to announce the appointment of Ara Topouzian to the 2011 Michigan Economic Developers Association (MEDA) Board of Directors. Topouzian, Economic Development Director for the City of Novi, focuses on the retention, attraction and expansion efforts of business and development within the City of Novi. http://investnovi.org/News/2010/101203TopouzianMEDA.asp 3B75EA55-17F2-47E6-A1DD-A1A07CDFFC87 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:03:26 -0500 State officials Wednesday announced that companies will invest $420.6 million in Michigan, creating and retaining 6,293 jobs in the state, 1,395 of which are new jobs. http://investnovi.org/News/2010/101117MEDA.asp 19395590-4355-4653-86A6-D051AEFB27ED Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:35:41 -0500