Spark Aims to Ignite

'Spark' aims to ignite local tech economy
Ann Arbor News - May 29, 2006

Commitments of $2 million are igniting Ann Arbor SPARK, a broad effort to cultivate the local technology economy that may also serve as a springboard for marketing Ann Arbor as an innovation hub to the rest of the country. After more than 18 months of discussions among private businesses, economic groups and university officials, Spark was publicly launched this week. The Ann Arbor IT Zone offices, known as the Launch Pad, will serve as Ann Arbor SPARK's headquarters and be renamed SPARK Central.