Royal Oak Smart Space – Results Beyond Expectatons

DETROIT – In May, Royal Oak proposed the creation of a Smart park and put the matter to a vote of its citizens through a crowd funding site. The space will be for public gathering, free WiFi and digital information about the town’s businesses.Royal Oak needed to raise $60,000 by the time the campaign ended June 16 to qualify for a matching grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The results were beyond expectations, according to Todd Fenton, Economic Development Manager for Royal Oak.

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Author: Gary Baker, Foster Braun
Source: Internet Advisor
Date: 7/16/2015

By Mike Brennan|2015-07-29T14:47:30-04:00July 22nd, 2015|Internet Advisor|

About the Author: Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.