GRAND RAPIDS — Auxo Investment Partners closed fundraising for its first fund after netting $50 million from family offices and institutional investors. The close last week enables Auxo’s partners to focus solely on seeking and vetting investment prospects. The Grand Rapids-based private equity firm expects to invest in 10 to 15 companies over the next three years
LANSING - A-Lex International Marketing, a Schaumburg, Ill. based agency, has been selected to assist with Japanese attraction efforts in Michigan with the goal of creating new jobs and private investment in the state. “In the ever-intense competition to attract foreign based companies to Michigan, it is of utmost importance to strengthen our ties with
ROYAL OAK - If a Chinese white hat hacker company called Keen Security calls, pick it up on the first ring, so says Ami Dotan, CEO and President of Karamba Security, an Israeli company that has developed anti-car hacking software. Ami Dotan Dotan gave a presentation at the Center For Automotive Research's Management Briefing Seminar
DETROIT - A small, rural elementary school in northern Michigan. An urban charter school in California. Separated by thousands of miles, on any given day such schools may come together to learn about astronomy, weather, habitats and more through the Michigan Science Center's ECHO Distance Learning Program. ECHO, which stands for Engaging in Collaborative Hands-On learning, is part
DETROIT – Toma Detroit will serve fresh, locally sourced simple yet sophisticated cocktails and foods from Latin America with the help of a $50,000 cash prize the founders won Thursday night in the 2018 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest presented by Bedrock. The annual contest supports brick and mortar business growth in Detroit, Highland Park and
LANSING - After a repeated standoff between Republican and Democratic members of the Board of State Canvassers and repeated requests by officials of Voters Not Politicians to change the ballot language to better reflect what they said was the spirit of its redistricting proposal, a slight change allowed a 3-1 majority to approve what will
FARMINGTON HILLS — The Detroit chapter of the entrepreneurial group TiE announced actor, rapper, writer and comedian Brandon Jackson as the keynote speaker for its TiECon Detroit 2018 conference. The conference, with the theme “Ignite2Disrupt : All About AI,” will be held Monday, Oct. 8 at Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave, Novi. “Brandon
WASHINGTON - Michigan ranked seventh in a review of 400 state government websites that finds 99 percent fail at least one important measure of performance for page-load speed, mobile-friendliness, security, and accessibility. According to a new report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, some states have much better websites than others, but every state
COSTA MESA, Calif — In a maturing wireless market, customer satisfaction is being challenged by the growth of non-carrier online and in-store purchase options, a new survey contends. “In a wireless market experiencing fewer device sales and less frequent switching, carriers need to re-evaluate in-store and online purchase offerings,” said Ian Greenblatt, Technology, Media & Telecom
NEW YORK - On Labor Day weekend, a new survey shows 51 percent of U.S. employees are satisfied with their jobs, but employees gave the lowest marks for disappointment with their job’s professional development aspects. The Conference Board’s survey gauged approximately 1,500 employed individuals, who together comprise a snapshot of the U.S. workforce. Participants weighed
