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Knezek, Abed Introduce College Funding Pilot For Low-Income Students

LANSING - Rep. David Knezek, Rep. Theresa Abed and Sen. Jim Ananich announced a proposal on Tuesday that would cover tuition for low-income students in universities and community colleges that would allow students benefiting from the program to pay back into the fund to keep the program going. The group called the proposal, announced at

By |2014-02-13T00:00:00-05:00February 13th, 2014|Archive, Politics/Government|

Davenport Offers Free Resume Service Feb. 17 For Vets, Military, Spouses

GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University's Career Service and Military Support teams are offering a free resume workshop for veterans, military personnel, and their spouses on all Davenport University campuses on Feb. 17. A knowledgeable Career Services representative will be available to assist veterans in translating their military service and work history into an effective resume

By |2014-02-13T00:00:00-05:00February 13th, 2014|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

School Aid Proposal One Of Meatiest In Recent History

LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's budget recommendation for K-12 schools makes a variety of changes, including pushing back the submission date for annual financial reports from November to October every year, and providing more flexibility in districts' spending of funds for at-risk students. The House Appropriations School Aid Subcommittee heard an overview of those recommendations

By |2014-02-13T00:00:00-05:00February 13th, 2014|Archive, Politics/Government|

$1.55 Million In State Grants To Leverage $27.6 In New Capital Investment

LANSING - Three companies will receive $1.55 million state grants to expand, generating $27.6 Million in new capital investment, and perhaps nearly 500 jobs. ?Michigan is the number-one state for creating new manufacturing jobs, and these new expansions demonstrate that our economic climate is more business-friendly than ever and our manufacturing talent pool can compete

By |2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00February 12th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

BlueWater Angels Host Pitch Night Feb. 18

MIDLAND - The BlueWater Angels are hosting a Pitch Night on February 18 at the Bay City Country Club. Pitch Night consists of 20-minute pitches (Q&A inclusive) by Michigan entrepreneurs / early stage companies (2-4) who are interested in getting in front of private investors to secure their next step to growth capital. The program

By |2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00February 12th, 2014|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Dematic Introduces Order Fulfillment System For Piece Packing Applications

GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic has introduced an order fulfillment system for piece picking applications it calls the Dematic Put Wall System. The fulfillment system serves as an order consolidation and packing method that brings high productivity, order accuracy, speed and efficiency to the order fulfillment process. The Dematic Put Wall System is scalable and modular,

By |2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00February 12th, 2014|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

ArborMetrix Boosts Series B Round To $1.3 Million For More Investors

ANN ARBOR - ArborMetrix Inc., a provider of healthcare analytics, reported Monday it had boosted its Series B financing round by $1.3 million to allow Renaissance Venture Capital Fund of Ann Arbor and the Detroit Innovate Fund to participate. The earlier round of Series B financing, announced in July, was led by Ann Arbor-based RPM

By |2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00February 12th, 2014|Archive, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Lawrence Tech Tops $100 Million Capital Campaign – To Start Contruction Of Taubman STEM Center

SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University reported it has topped the $100 million mark in its capital campaign, and now construction is scheduled to begin in the fall on the first phase of the STEM-focused A. Alfred Taubman Engineering, Life Sciences and Architecture Complex. The 125,000-square-foot project is the top goal of the capital campaign and

By |2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00February 12th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|