LANSING - A $300,000 state grant by the Michigan Strategic Fund will help an injection molding plant in Tallmadge Charter Township leverage a $14 million investment and create 54 jobs. So announced the Michigan Economic Development Corp. Wednesday. The receipient of the grant is Agape Plastics in Ottawa County, which specializes in custom injection molding
ANN ARBOR - Customers are less satisfied with fast food as their discretionary income improves and preferences shift in favor of quality over price, according to new data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Customer satisfaction with full-service restaurants holds steady at 82 on ACSI's 100-point scale, while fast food restaurants fall 3.8 percent
DETROIT - General Motors CEO Mary Barra joined 150 other Kettering University alumni, all GM employees, gathered for a special reception at the Renaissance Center in Detroit to celebrate and support a new scholarship fund for Kettering students on June 25. The General Motors Legacy Endowment at Kettering University is designed to provide scholarship
LANSING - A Michigan Senate Republican plan to increase the gasoline tax and earmark income tax revenue to raise funding for roads, while cutting the income tax rate if revenue growth meets certain benchmarks, took a big step forward Tuesday with approval from the Senate Government Operations Committee. The committee amended various House bills on
CHICAGO - As Michigan develops its state energy policy and waits for the federal Clean Power Plan carbon standards to be finalized later this summer, a new report from the national nonpartisan business group Environmental Entrepreneurs shows that the state ranked No. 5 in the nation in clean energy and clean transportation job announcements in
DETROIT - By day Jay Aho is Senior Manager, Data Analytics and Business Intelligence at Delphi; but he also has another very important job: role model and mentor for his daughter Xara (Ha-ra) who is entering the 6th grade. This year she participated in Camp Infinity which was held on the University of Detroit Mercy
DETROIT - MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan is interviewed by Foster Braun from the Michigan Renewable Energy Fair. He also discusses a beta test for a new cloud-based video collaboration product called VideoMeeting. To listen, click on http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/MiTechNews-6.26.15.mp3
DETROIT - Entrepreneurs are great. They see a problem, develop a solution, and dive head-first into implementing it. It is an enviable line of work but often laden with risk and without sufficient resources to endure multiple missteps. For those reasons, entrepreneurs pride themselves on running lean. As an attorney, however, I feel compelled to
DETROIT - Well, we all know "instant success on social media is an oxymoron. However, there are certainly a few things you can do to take your business to the next level using the social network that is hotter than a Michigan summer - Instagram. Want to get Instagram instantly working better for your business?
SAN FRANCISCO - This year, Mousetrap Mobile, a member of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, has partnered with Signal360 to showcase beacon technology to attendees at the Association of Luxury Suite Directors meeting in San Francisc "Mousetrap Mobile is excited to launch beacons as part of our industry leading conference and event apps," says