Old School Meet New School: Brand Labs
Harman Corp has been in the family that bears its name for three generations, churning out plastic parts just outside downtown Rochester. It’s the kind of specialized manufacturing metro Detroit built its economy upon years ago.
But above that manufacturing space sits Brand Labs, a rapidly growing e-commerce company.
Together the two businesses form a combination of old and new economy that inspires local leaders to voice cliches like “win-win.”
Click here to read the metromode Q&A with Brand Labs.
I thought this was about the City of Detroit; why are you promoting a suburban company?
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February 2nd, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Detroit 2020 is about improving the entire region — not just the city of Detroit — by the year 2020. In the days, weeks and months to come we will have stories about the city, the suburbs, and our need to work together.
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