KALAMAZOO ? GLIMASouthwest will host a Tech 5:01 September 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Fieldstone Grill in Portage. Come join the technology group for food, drink and networking with Southwest Michigan technology people and companies. Information on GLIMA?s Shedding New Light on IT Security Expo on October 4 will be available. GLIMASouthwest
BIG RAPIDS - Verizon Wireless has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless network to Big Rapids, including the downtown area, which includes Ferris State University campus, part of a nearly $1 billion Verizon investment in Michigan. The expansion also covers US Route 131 between Paris and Sand Lake as well as the towns
DETROIT ? Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer and Weight Watchers CEO Florine Mark have been added to Wayne State University's E2Detroit Entrepreneurship and Excellence Symposium scheduled for Oct. 1-2. E2Detroit provides resources to entrepreneurs and small business owners by bringing together regional business leaders to share ideas about the tools and relationships necessary to launch
ANN ARBOR - Although economic growth will remain weak for the rest of the year, the housing and car markets will slowly bounce back next year, providing momentum for a turnaround, University of Michigan economists said Wednesday. In their annual summer forecast of the U.S. economy, Saul Hymans and colleagues Joan Crary and Janet Wolfe
BOSTON - Poor infrastructure, bureaucratic red tape and restrictive labor laws have kept India?s manufacturing sector a backwater, while its services have turned red hot. But beneath the surface, things are changing rapidly, and India could become a manufacturing powerhouse within five to 10 years, says a new report by The Boston Consulting Group and
LANSING - Companies seeking Michigan tax abatements and economic development tools would be more likely to get those if they will hire all Michigan workers under a legislative package House Democrats announced Monday. The legislation, which has yet to be introduced, will be reviewed through a joint meeting of the House committees on Labor and
ANN ARBOR ? Bill Boudreaux of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, and Steve Davis of Heller Ehrman, will discuss strategic corporate legal and patent issues for early stage life sciences companies Aug. 15 at SPARK Central. The program is part of BioArbor, an educational networking events for the life sciences industry in the greater Ann
ANN ARBOR - Want to get connected to an early stage startup in Washtenaw County? The Mingle & Munch mixer on Aug. 21 at SPARK Central may be for you. Come listen to 10 to 15 entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas and then have the opportunity to meet with them in a structured networking process
ANN ARBOR - Customer satisfaction with the PC industry isn't necessarily bad, but it could be much better. Overall, consumers rated their satisfaction with the maker of their PC 3 percent worse than last year, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, the annual quality study conducted by The University of Michigan released Tuesday. Apple
DETROIT - Wayne State University is hosting the big event about little things, a national conference on Emerging Nanoscience Applications in Technology and Biomedicine October 15 to 16 at Wayne State?s McGregor Conference Center. Those who register before September 1 receive a $50 discount off the regular registration price of $250. The event will draw