ANN ARBOR - These days, it's all about teams. But the team today is not necessarily sitting in your office. Join the New Enterprise Forum on June 19 as the entrepreneurial group examines collaboration in the world of innovation, from large companies that outsource, to the use of experts, and even collaboration with your competitors.
TROY - Do you have all the tools you need to grow your business? Is this economy challenging your bottom-line? Do you have limited funds for your marketing budget? If you answered yes to any of these questions, than Automation Alley has a program for you on June 25, part of its Marketing Mechanics Series.
LANSING - There is a possibility the full Senate may begin to act on legislation dealing with the renewable energy portfolio standards this week, Senate GOP sources said, but action on the main measure may wait as legislators try to develop a compromise proposal on the bill that critics have charged would allow the state's
LANSING - The current Michigan tax credits for the film industry are bringing business to the state, and the cost of those credits will not be known until next year, Michigan Economic Development Corporation officials said in urging the House Commerce Committee to hold off adjusting those credits. In the first nine weeks of the
DETROIT - ConnecTech Detroit is hosting an RFID update program June 19 that will feature experts from Lowry Computer. Company founder Mike Lowry outlines what attendees will learn in this special ConnecTech Channel News Maker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR - QuatRx Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced detailed primary endpoint results from Phase 3 clinical trial of Ophena (ospemifene tablets) to treat postmenopausal women with symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy, a common condition associated with menopause. The successful trial brings QuatRx once step closer to commercialization. The study, the company said, successfully met all four
MOUNT PLEASANT - The 16 businesses located at the MidMichigan Innovation Center business incubator have created 58 new jobs since MMIC opened in July 2005, which have resulted in $4.3 million in direct new payroll. The data for MMICs Annual Economic Impact Report was calculated by Scott Walker, Executive Director of Midland Tomorrow, using the
LANSING - Most construction firms surveyed said they expect to pay higher taxes under the new Michigan Business Tax, with nearly half of those surveyed saying the increase could be as much as 50 percent more than they would have paid under the now-defunct Single Business Tax. The information comes from the Associated Builders and
ANN ARBOR - ProQuest has signed an agreement under which the company would acquire the Thomson Reuters Dialog business. The transaction is expected to close pending a successful completion of the formal consultation period and other customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition of Dialog would allow ProQuest to deepen its penetration
DETROIT - General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Chrysler take note. On Sunday, Honda begun the first commercial production of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car that gets the equivalent of 74 miles per gallon and its only byproduct is steam. The car will only be offered initially in California and Japan. The four-door sedan, called