TechTown gets some national attention from the
New York Times.
Excerpt:
At five years old and covering a city block, the incubator, known as TechTown,
describes itself as an "entrepreneurial school" that provides space for
emerging businesses to grow. It houses 150 start-ups in areas like
education, the creative arts and environmental sciences.
Beyond
space, it has given support, in the form of classes or access to
low-cost office equipment, to other companies. Linda Angell, 56, who
took an early retirement from General Motors, keeps a mailbox there for her year-old business, Touchstone Evaluations Inc., which provides design and testing support for medical and consumer products.
While TechTown is by no means singularly devoted to former auto workers, it has retained a focus on Detroit's economic past.
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