PLYMOUTH - It was an auspicious first day of work for new MVCA Executive Director Maureen Miller Brosnan. ?Not many people get a party this big thrown in their honor the first day on the job!? she joked before a record crowd of 215 at the MVCA Annual Awards Dinner on Monday at the Inn
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present a luncheon program on Whirlpool?s sustainability and residential energy efficiency programs, plus Property Assessed Clean Energy financing December 8 at Kendall College of Art & Design in downtown Grand Rapids. Maureen Sertich, North American Sustainability Lead for Whirlpool, will talk about the company's ReNEWW project
DETROIT - Building a new website for your company is vital in today?s world, and for a small business owner it can often be a hassle. A new startup in Detroit called Compass has created an easier approach for those in need of a new website. The company connects talented local freelancers to small business
LANSING - Unemployment rates in 16 of Michigan's 17 labor markets fell in October when compared to September, figures released Tuesday by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed. Only in the Detroit-Warren-Livonia market, the state's largest, did October's unemployment rate remain unchanged from the 8.1 percent in September, the state said. The jobless
LANSING - Despite opposition from some environmental groups, legislation broadening what sources of energy would be considered renewable for the purposes of energy providers meeting the required minimum of energy generated from renewable sources cleared the Michigan House Energy and Technology Committee on Tuesday with bipartisan support. Under the H-3 substitute for HB 5205 ,
LANSING - The Michigan Senate on Tuesday rejected by a wide margin a bill that would reduce Michigan's 164,000-pound gross weight limit for trucks to 80,000 pounds, but Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville said the bill isn't quite dead yet. There was much debate about SB 1150 , but in the end, it was defeated
WARREN ? If you want to meet the ITINTheD.Com gang, as well as donate a new toy to a Southeast Michigan boy or girl in need, then the next ITINTheD in-person networking event Thursday Dec. 11 at Falling Down Beer Company is where you want to be. ITINTheD.Com is teaming up with Operation Kid Equip
SAN FRANCISCO - Technology companies can make our lives easier and even change the world. But just as often they can mess up. Spectacularly. And 2014 delivered ample proof that even smart people do stupid things. It was a year of extreme bad-boy behavior, from former RadiumOne CEO Gurbaksh Chahal being charged with battering his
LIVONIA - The tight talent market in Michigan is driving employers to increase variable compensation programs - better known as incentive pay - in order to compete for and retain high-performing employees, a recent survey contends. The survey shows in 2014, by the American Society of Employers, with 73 percent of employers offering bonuses to
DETROIT - Internet Advisor Podcast: Rick Broida begs the question, Is Black Friday Worthwhile? You?re going to want to pay close attention and catch the tips, tricks and bargains that he has to point out at this gift giving time of year. MITechNews Editor Mike Brennan reads the tops headlines of the week. To listen,