TRAVERSE CITY - Traverse Angels, an Early Stage, Angel Investment Network, will hold its second Member Introduction Meeting May 14 at a location in the Traverse City area. The Traverse Angels network is an invitation-only, select network of successful entrepreneurs, professionals as well as business and community leaders, who are interested in providing investment capital,
TRAVERSE CITY - Traverse Angels, a Northwest Michigan focused early stage, Angel investment group, will hold a free Angel Investor and Entrepreneur Workshop in May that unlike its meetings is open to the public. The workshop will be held May 13 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am, in the Van Sumeren Room, 3rd FL, at
DETROIT - DTE Energy has issued a Request for Proposal to purchase Michigan-based renewable energy for the company's GreenCurrents renewable energy program. GreenCurrents provides DTE Energy's 2.2 million electric customers the option of choosing environmentally-friendly renewable energy for their homes and businesses. More than 8,000 customers have signed up for GreenCurrents since its inception last
LANSING - Dan Lohrmann, Chief Security Officer for the State of Michigan, was named the 2008 CSO of the year by SC Magazine. The magazine sponsors the US Awards Program for outstanding achievement in information technology security. ?Dan does a fantastic job for us and for the citizens of Michigan,? said Ken Theis, Director of
LANSING - Dan Lohrmann, Chief Security Officer for the State of Michigan, was named the 2008 CSO of the year by SC Magazine. The magazine sponsors the US Awards Program for outstanding achievement in information technology security. ?Dan does a fantastic job for us and for the citizens of Michigan,? said Ken Theis, Director of
PORT HURON - ConnecTech Port Huron and Microsoft plan to give away an extreme, small business technology makeover that includes software valued at up to $25,000 at the 2008 Tech Expo May 15 at the Thomas Edison Inn. The Tech Expo also will feature a luncheon with keynote speakers from Microsoft, educational events focusing on
PORT HURON - ConnecTech Port Huron is offering a two-hour, interactive workshop April 24 on event marketing that been dubbed Booth Camp: How to Increase Effectiveness with Event Marketing. Booth Camp is presented by Robin Riddell of Inner Media Coaching and Consulting L.L.C., in preparation for the 2008 Tech Expo on May 15 at the
LANSING - Former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos said the state should not fall for "trendy" issues like renewable energy, but instead pursue economic development that in turn will boost renewable energy. DeVos also opposed proposals that he said are led by "monopoly interests" in attempting to repeal legislation that grants electric customers choice
TROY - When you are faced with a business dispute, what is the best way to resolve it and how much will it cost? Top legal professionals will provide practical insight into your choices including a benefit and risk analysis of litigation, arbitration and mediation on April 29 at Automation Alley. The program starts with
GRAND RAPIDS ? Rick Snyder, co founder of Ardesta, a nano technology-focused venture capital company in Ann Arbor, will be the keynote speaker at the first Celebrating Entrepreneurship in West Michigan event May 5 at Grand Valley State University's downtown campus. Snyder, the Chairman of the Board at Gateway Computers, and a University of Michigan