ANN ARBOR - Arboretum Ventures has been named one of the top 100 venture capital funds for entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur magazine. This honor is shared with other notable venture funds, including Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital. The list was developed based on data collected by MoneyTree Report from Pricewaterhouse Coopers and the National Venture Capital
WASHINGTON DC - The Veterans Corporation is seeking applications for the first year of its Veteran Entrepreneurship Support grant initiative. This initiative will support educational projects and organizations that address the entrepreneurial needs of Veterans, including Service-Disabled Veterans and members of the National Guard and reserve forces, who are starting or growing small businesses or
LANSING - Michigan could see up to 3,512 new jobs because of developments and expansions announced Tuesday, including the new North American headquarters of Spanish aeronautics manufacturer Aernnova Engineering Incorporated. Aernnova is planning, in Pittsfield Township (Washtenaw County), a $10 million aerospace engineering facility that is planned to have 600 employees. The company expects to
LANSING - Despite continued cries from some lawmakers that budget cuts have gone far enough and that new revenue is critical to fix the budget hole, Michigan small business leaders say that more reforms are needed as long as the state pays 70 percent more for its employees to get "Cadillac insurance coverage" than the
LANSING - Late Wednesday afternoon there are still no agreements between lawmakers and the administration on budget and tax proposals for the Michigan 2007-08 budget. The Senate finished a brief session earlier Wednesday and Senate leaders said the chamber would be in session on Sunday to act on bills the House passed Tuesday night. The
LANSING ? A Michigan income tax increase would cost the average family $1.33 a week, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said, but that amount would keep the state from gutting social services, public safety and education in Michigan. She also said the state can only afford to cut "a bit more" than $300 million from the upcoming
KALAMAZOO ? Southwest Michigan First has been honored with two economic development awards for excellence from the International Economic Development Council, Overall Marketing and Multi-Year Economic Development Programs. The IEDC is the world's largest membership organization serving the economic development profession. Southwest Michigan First competed in the category of Overall Marketing by organizations serving areas
LANSING - The party lines were set Monday on the issue of a continuation Michigan budget for 2007-08, with the Senate passing two bills creating a one-month continuation budget and Gov. Jennifer Granholm saying she will veto such a budget unless a tax increase is passed as part of the proposal. The state has been
LANSING - The Michigan Senate recessed Monday waiting to see if the House has a plan to resolve the 2007-08 budget - if the House does not, Senate Republicans will attempt to push a plan of their own. Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R-Rochester) told reporters that based on comments made Monday by House Speaker
KANSAS CITY - U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel said on Monday it would offer a new Microsoft Web and local business search application on its phones using a technology that pinpoints a caller's location. Starting Tuesday, the No. 3 U.S. wireless company is offering customers a download of a new voice-recognition search product from Microsoft