GRAND RAPIDS ?The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center will be hosting several workshops through the end of the year designed to assess the needs of small business owners and equip them with the tools they need to not only start, but also successfully run their businesses. The workshops bring together several experienced business
ADELAIDE, Australia - The University of Michigan solar car team finished 7th in the World Solar Challenge after losing 10 racing hours to a race accident. Just seven kilometers into the Challenge, the U-M lead vehicle was cut off by the Stanford Solar Car Team and forced to break quickly. The U-M solar car, Continuum,
LANSING ? Michigan legislators wacked some $433 million from the new budget, yet most of the bills sent to the governor's desk contain more general fund spending than the budgets replaced. That said, some budgets, such as higher education and community colleges, will see more general fund monies in their this budget year than last
CLEVELAND - Midwest health care startups reported a record-breaking $1 billion in total investments for 104 companies through the third quarter of 2007, according to the BioEnterprise Midwest Health Care Venture Investment Report. The previous full-year record for Midwest health care companies was $783 million in 2006. Ohio and Minnesota led all Midwestern states in
LANSING - The 2007-08 Michigan budget completed in the early hours of Wednesday "took a big bite" out of the state's structural deficit problems, Gov. Jennifer Granholm told reporters at an afternoon press conference. She said the agreement, which sliced her original recommendations by some $433 million, allows the state to move forward on other
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google Inc. is close to unveiling its long-planned strategy to shake up the wireless market, people familiar with the matter say. The Web giant's ambitious goal: to make applications and services as accessible on cell phones as they are on the Internet. In a move likely to kick off an intense
KALAMAZOO - The Greenleaf Companies have hired Daniel Weston, recently retired Chief of Public Safety from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, as Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Security. He is expected to begin his new duties on or before December 1st. Greenleaf Trust employs more than 1,000 people, hosts more than 1
LOS ANGELES - Venture Vehicles, another entry in the alternative car market, says that in 2009 it will start selling a three-wheeled electric car that tilts into turns like motorcycles. The car, based on a steering technology invented by a Dutch company called Carver, will cost $20,000 for a hybrid version or $25,000 for a
MOUNT PLEASANT - A new venture between Central Michigan University and the world's leading technology provider to the fashion industry will bring lots of benefits to CMU's apparel merchandising and design program. Representatives from Lectra visited CMU for the signing of an agreement that offers technology and opportunities for students and faculty, while formalizing a
ANN ARBOR - NanoBio Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, announced Tuesday it has hired Joyce Sutcliffe, Ph.D., as vice president of research. She previously was chief research scientist for Rib-X Pharmaceuticals. Sutcliffe brings 26 years of experience in the discovery and design of new antibiotics, with particular emphasis on understanding and overcoming antibiotic resistance. During her