LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation executive committee on Tuesday appointed MEDC Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Steve Arwood as the new MEDC CEO, effective immediately. He replaces Michael A. Finney, who was named Gov. Rick Snyder?s Senior Advisor for Economic Growth in December. Following Arwood?s appointment as MEDC CEO, Snyder named
LANSING - Michigan League of Conservation Voters recognized Governor Snyder for naming energy as a priority in 2015, and said that Michigan cannot afford to delay any longer on a strong energy plan that moves our state towards greater use of clean energy. Michigan LCV gave the Governor a ?neutral? score on How Green is
DETROIT - Forget Kim Kardashian...I think we accidentally broke the internet last week. Or at least our site came close to breaking. One of our posts trended worldwide, and whacky mayhem ensued...but more on that in a moment. We've got several entries for you to check out, we're going to experiment and tweak the way
ANN ARBOR - Based on a survey of physicians by Doximity.com, the U-M Health System and its Medical School ranked No. 6 nationally, for excellence across 20 specialties. The achievement is based on the number of residency training specialties that rank in the top 10 nationally ? in U-M's case, it's 12. Only Massachusetts General
LANSING - StudentsFirst Vice President of State Affairs and former State Representative Tim Melton made the following statement regarding Governor Rick Snyder's State of the State speech. During the speech, Gov. Snyder called for the implementation of teacher and administrator evaluation as well as continued efforts to improve pre-school through 3rd grade reading: "I applaud
LANSING - The tax credits being claimed from the repealed Michigan Business Tax are causing a lot of headaches as their unpredictability is seen as one of the biggest drivers behind bleak figures at Friday's January Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference, but officials at the Michigan Strategic Fund say there is little they can do about
HOUGHTON - Michigan Technological University has a new face in Washington. The University has signed an agreement with Federal Science Partners to do federal governmental relations for Michigan Tech. The veteran Washington lobbyists will represent Tech?s interests in key federal policy initiatives, proposed legislation and government regulatory activities. They will work with the University on
KALAMAZOO - After recently completing the first close on a $2.5 million Series A financing round, Armune BioScience Monday announced the appointment of Susan J. Crookston to the position of Chief Financial Officer to continue the company?s preparation for the launch of Apifiny, its non-PSA blood test to aid in the early detection of prostate
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present a luncheon on the Governor?s Recycling Initiative on February 9 at Grand Rapids Brewing Company in downtown Grand Rapids. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has announced a statewide plan designed to increase access to residential recycling throughout the state. He has appointed a nine-member Michigan Recycling
GRAND RAPIDS ? West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is seeking up to three interns to support key projects and initiatives in early 2015. All interns are paid, either by hourly wage or by stipend. The Solid Waste & Recycling Research Intern will work with WMSBF member companies and contractors on projects to promote recycling and