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MichBio Career Center Posts Two Life Sciences Jobs

ARBOR ? MichBio, the state?s Life Sciences trade association, has a couple of job openings in its Career Center ? Quality Manager and Quality Assurance Specialist. Quality Manager Corium International Inc. - Grand Rapids, MI Corium International, Inc. is a privately-owned company engaged in the research, development and manufacture of advanced transdermal drug delivery technologies

By |2014-03-06T00:00:00-05:00March 6th, 2014|Archive, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Adrian Hosts Crowdfunding Update March 20

ADRIAN - Amy Cortese, NY Times Best Selling Author of Locavesting, and Kevin Hitchen, Founder and CEO of Localstake, a crowdfunding website and advising company, will discuss the potential, power and possibilities afforded by a successful Crowdfunding initiative within a community. Chris Miller, Adrian DDA and Economic Development Director, will moderate the 2-hour event. The

By |2014-03-06T00:00:00-05:00March 6th, 2014|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Michigan Economic Development Agencies Boast Accomplishments To House Panel

LANSING - The House Appropriations General Government Subcommittee heard from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority and the Michigan Land Bank on Tuesday, the agencies made their case for receiving the recommended funding for fiscal year 2014-15. Michael Finney, president of the MEDC, said much of the program's budget priorities

By |2014-03-05T00:00:00-05:00March 5th, 2014|Archive, Politics/Government|

Michigan Senate Energy Committee Starts Discussing 2008 Energy Law

LANSING - The Senate Energy and Technology Committee on Tuesday began discussing two of four aspects of updating the state's 2008 energy law overhaul mandating a renewable energy standard, energy efficiency goals, and the pros and cons of electric choice in the marketplace. The committee heard from Steve Bakkal, director of the Michigan Energy Office,

By |2014-03-05T00:00:00-05:00March 5th, 2014|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Detroit-Windsor Bridge Supporters Mixed On Obama Budget Prospects For Customs Plaza

WASHINGTON DC - President Barack Obama's budget contains no direct funding to build the U.S. customs plaza at the new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, but there is a pool of $486 million for customs and border protection construction and facilities management that backers of the new bridge said Michigan's congressional delegation should target

By |2014-03-05T00:00:00-05:00March 5th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

U.S. Personal Income Increased 0.3 Percent In January

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. personal income increased by 0.3 percent in January, driven by Increased government benefits from the Affordable Care Act and from cost-of-living increases, Comerica Bank said in a report issued Tuesday. The expiration of long-term unemployment benefits was a drag, as was the after-effect of the December boost in lump-sum social security

By |2014-03-04T00:00:00-05:00March 4th, 2014|Archive, Politics/Government|

Michigan Green Infrastructure Conference May 8-9

LANSING ? The Green Infrastructure Conference, hosted by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, is taking registration for the event, scheduled for May 8-9 in Lansing. This conference includes several panels and keynote speakers that will be discussing what is being done at the federal and state levels to advance Green Infrastructure (GI) including new

By |2014-03-04T00:00:00-05:00March 4th, 2014|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|