ANN ARBOR - Diane Durance, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Entrepreneurs' Quest, discusses the overwhelming registration success of the spring cycle 2008. Some 79 entrepreneurs or teams of entrepreneurs have registered for the business-plan writing contest, nearly double the former record of 46. GLEQ is a sponsor of ConnecTech and the ConnecTech channel. To
LANSING - Soundly turning down attempts to trim its provisions, the Michigan Senate approved bills giving targeted tax breaks to Hemlock Semiconductor for a potential expansion of its solar energy panel manufacturing business. The bills providing credits worth $35 million a year for the company's high energy use were sent to the House, which had
NEW YORK - Medium-sized businesses - companies with 100-999 employees - in the United States are on track to invest up to $7.8 billion on data storage and security this year, up 12 percent over 2007, according to AMI-Partners Inc. The IT market research firm's latest report on the subject, 2007 U.S. Medium Business Overview
LANSING - The number of agricultural renaissance zones in Michigan would be increased by five to 18, under a bill that won unanimous approval of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday. The zones would provide special tax breaks for operations of facilities creating ethanol from woody waste. The bill (SB 1122 ) was made more
LANSING - Public profiles, pictures and personal pages....should you partake? With so many social networking sites out there, it's hard to know what to pay attention to and what to disregard. Join ConnecTech Greater Lansing as social networking gurus Dave Biskner, Terry Bean and Jason Patino help determine the best path for technology professionals. You?ll
MOUNT PLEASANT - Join ConnecTech on April 28 in central Michigan where former NuSoft Solutions President Keith Brophy talks about the trends in technology innovation. Stick around for a discussion about creating a ConnecTech chapter in greater Mount Pleasant. PARKING: Go to Parking Lot number 18, directly across the road from the library. The parking
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute was approved for Phase II funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation to test technologies that help passenger car and commercial truck drivers avoid crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are conducting the initiative, funded as part
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund board approval Wednesday a $10 million investment through the Michigan 21st Century Investment Fund to Midwest Mezzanine Fund IV, LP. The fund will focus on investments in Michigan-based businesses in the manufacturing, distribution and service industries. Chicago-based Midwest Mezzanine, is one of the oldest and most experienced private equity
LANSING - The Democratically-led Michigan House moved forward Wednesday with a capital outlay budget expanding the state's bonding to cover construction projects for 39 community colleges and public universities, a move that was criticized by Republicans for creating more state debt for future generations. HB 5221 was sent to the Senate on a near party-line
ANN ARBOR - A multi-center trial led by the University of Michigan Health System finds short-term replacement of renal cell function with the bioartificial kidney speeds recovery and reduces a patient's mortality risk by 50 percent. The study - published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology - is one in a string