LANSING - Discussion on a proposed substitute to legislation that would enact portions of the Great Lakes Compact by setting the regulatory standards for allowing water withdrawals in the state began on Wednesday in the Senate Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee. The committee did not act on SB 860 , though it may at
TRAVERSE CITY ? Kevin Jackson, of the Traverse Bay Economic Corp., will share his tips on establishing, managing and growing business at the March 6 meeting of the Northern Michigan Advertising Club at the Traverse City Elks Club Lodge. Jackson, a local business and technology expert with more than 20 years experience both nationally and
GRAND RAPIDS ? IT Consultant C/D/H has named Staci Burgess as the company?s business manager. In her new role Burgess will have responsibility for supervision of the firm?s primary financial, accounting, and administrative functions. ?As we continue to grow state-wide in Michigan, we?ve asked Staci to work alongside the partners to provide additional support on
LIVONIA ? Jim Croce, chief executive officer at NextEnergy Center, will discuss business opportunities in alternative energy on March 19 during Madonna University's next McManus Lecture. Croce lecture topic is called The Green Giant: Finding Economic Opportunity in the Emerging Alternative Energy Sector. ?Attendees will learn how alternative energy can advance Michigan?s economy while reducing
GRAND RAPIDS - Researchers at Van Andel Research Institute have slowed the growth of human tumors growing in a mouse model of a common form of kidney cancer by using lethal toxin, which causes anthrax. LEPIMAT blocks a specific signaling pathway in tumor cells that is required for tumor growth. VARI researchers have previously shown
KALAMAZOO - Only a few more spaces are left for Great Lakes Entrepreneurs Quest's FastTrac TechVenture six-week intensive business plan contest hosted by Southwest Michigan First in Kalamazoo. Diane Durance, Executive Director of GLEQ, discusses this innovative program that can help your technology or life sciences start up attract investors in this special GLEQ edition
LANSING - The Michigan Community College Association is in talks with Gov. Jennifer Granholm's Administration to develop a couple of very innovative programs that would help the state train more tech savvy workers, including nurses, and new hires for existing or newly recruited technology companies in Michigan. Mike Hansen, President of the Michigan Community College
LANSING - The old ways of educating students to get them ready to be good worker bees in factories and offices is rapidly changing in Michigan, a new report shows. Some 82 percent of postsecondary institutions in the state are now offering courses to train the next generation of entrepreneurs. The Michigan Entrepreneurship Education Benchmarking
LANSING ? With more than one in two people in the United States working for or running a small business, the National Small Business Association thinks they should have a political voice. So the group, in cooperation with the Small Business Association of Michigan, has launched the 70 million Strong and Voting campaign to educated
ANN ARBOR - Customer satisfaction with the eCommerce sector hit an all-time high, outperforming all other service industries. The results were contained in the American Customer Satisfaction Index, released Tuesday by the University of Michigan with e-commerce partner ForeSee Results. E-commerce in aggregate rises to a score of 81.6 on the ACSI's 100-point scale, a