LANSING - Representatives Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) and Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) announced legislation that would provide relief to customers who lose power during outages and increase accountability over utility companies’ poor performance. Supporters from the League of Conservation Voters and We the People Action Fund spoke at the event in favor of the legislation. The
LANSING - Ninety small businesses in Michigan have been selected from a pool of over 550 nominations as award recipients at the 18th annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala. This year’s honorees span 14 different business sectors and hail from every corner of the state. From a hunting gear manufacturer in the Upper Peninsula to
LANSING - Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council and Advanced Energy Economy applauded Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s release of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s MI Healthy Climate Plan. The administration established a goal of economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050 when Gov, Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2020-10. The MI Healthy Climate Plan focuses on an
LANSING – With Tax Day just behind us, a new national report details how wealthy corporations are shirking their responsibility to support Michigan communities. The report recently released by the Economic Policy Institute and the SEIU shows that 63 percent of all Michigan corporations pay zero in corporate income taxes. The report, titled Reclaiming
ANN ARBOR - COVID-19 reshuffled future mobility priorities for everyone, from automakers to government/transportation policy makers. The world's major cities have set out to leverage new technologies to realize their vision of a more sustainable future. If you take a closer look at today’s debate on future mobility concepts, it’s cities for humans first, and
LUDINGTON— Sprawled like a gigantic swimming pool atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan is an asphalt-and-clay pond holding enough water to produce electricity for 1.6 million households. It's part of the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant, which uses simple technology: Water is piped from a lower reservoir — the lake, in this case — to an upper
KALAMAZOO - Kalamazoo Venture provides the online audience with the rare opportunity to see inside the minds of three investors as they reveal what three company presenters did right and wrong. The Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday meeting is designed as a teaching opportunity for participating companies and members of the audience. So come join us for an
LANSING — LAFCU is now accepting entries for an essay contest that will award up to $7,500 in grants for those working to build a better financial life for themselves. The entry deadline is May 6. The LAFCU Pathway to Financial Transformation Essay Contest provides up to $2,500 to each of three entrants. The funds
WASHINGTON DC - The Manifest surveyed 1,003 small business owners and managers and found that 55% of small businesses are planning to add more employees to their team in 2022. Social media platforms such as LinkedIn are playing a huge role in helping small businesses (60%) find credible candidates. However, a clear majority of the
DETROIT – Invest Detroit Ventures announced a $50,000 grant from the Revolve Fund to support its FAM Program, an IDV initiative to provide capital and partnership to underrepresented founders and help prepare them for the next round of investment. “Our vision for Revolve Fund is to not only make financial investments in entities led by
