{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"Tech Startups In Michigan Getting Big Boost In Detroit","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8f98CHkTmP\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/tech-startups-in-michigan-getting-big-boost-in-detroit\/\">Tech Startups In Michigan Getting Big Boost In Detroit<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/tech-startups-in-michigan-getting-big-boost-in-detroit\/embed\/#?secret=8f98CHkTmP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Tech Startups In Michigan Getting Big Boost In Detroit&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"8f98CHkTmP\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Michigan is gaining ground as a hub for business owners. In our blogpost \u201cDetroit Named No. 5 Fastest Growing Tech City in 2012\u201d, we explained that motown has been exploding, with over 1,100 new tech jobs a day in 2012. It shows that Detroit is no one-trick-pony, and it\u2019s finding a shift occurring from more traditional manufacturing to high-tech entrepreneurship. One huge player in this paradigm shift is TechTown, a midtown-situated company whose focus is to \u201cincubate and accelerate technology and innovation. We are engines of economic growth and catalysts of urban revitalization\u201d. They were formed in 1999, sidling up next to Wayne State University in an attempt to foster innovation within the area and stimulate the Detroit economy. While their focus was on tech, they also supported lifestyle and retail companies, in order to keep their own bills paid. Now they\u2019re making a push to get back to that day-one ideology: growing tech companies from the startup, up. So, what\u2019s the plan for TechTown? A Crain\u2019s Detroit article outlined several opportunities they are planning to implement, including a 2 year, $1 million grant to help build 15 new companies. And this is just the beginning. There\u2019s a boot camp..."}