ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor Spark is expanding both of its business incubators to make room for more entrepreneurs who need space and services. Officials said Spark Central is currently at full capacity, while Spark East is at 88 percent capacity. As part of the expansion, Spark Central in downtown will add 2,500 square feet
LANSING - Every penny counts and when they aren't your pennies, it is even better. The October 15 deadline is quickly approaching for the Michigan Technology Network Fellowship program. The Lansing-based MITN Chapter (MITN.org) volunteers work hard throughout the year to provide this opportunity to fund continuing education for both students and adults. MITN is
DETROIT ? The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index took a slight dip in September, but still providing evidence of an expanding economy. The PMI for September is 59.9, down from 60.2 in August. The three-month average is 57.7. A PMI value above 50 generally suggests economic growth. ?September marks the third consecutive month of increased
DENVER - Women entrepreneurs have less access to capital, training and mentorship, according to a study by the Colorado Women?s College at the University of Denver. Women comprised 20 percent of the top entrepreneurs of 2011, yet received only 11 percent of the capital investment, the Benchmarking Women?s Leadership in the United States, 2013 study
SAN FRANCISCO - Attack code that exploits an unpatched vulnerability found in all supported versions of Internet Explorer has been released into the wild. This means that cyberattacks could now surge and affect Internet Explorer users. Known as CVE-2013-3893, the exploit was integrated Monday into Rapid7's open-source Metasploit penetration testing tool. By putting the exploit
AUBURN HILLS - More than 1.1 million meals were donated to local food banks across North America in September as part of Faurecia North America?s corporate-giving initiative, Faurecia Unites with Employees for Local Service. Faurecia and its employees have provided more than 2.4 million meals since the program began in 2010. Throughout September, which marks
DETROIT ? TechTown Detroit has won an $800,000 three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for community economic development to support SWOT City Detroit, expanding the program into three new neighborhoods ? the East Jefferson Corridor, Grandmont Rosedale and Osborn. The three-year grant shows the federal government?s commitment to Detroit and
LANSING - Michigan businesses are invited to explore export opportunities at four Global Trade Days export events taking place in Troy, Lansing, Grand Rapids and Traverse City from Oct. 14-18. Global Trade Days will include presentations from country market specialists from Canada, Mexico, China, United Arab Emirates, and Brazil, who will speak about doing business
WASHINGTON DC - Networking experts from ESnet, Indiana University and Internet2 are launching a new workshop series to help accelerate the deployment of next-gen research networks that can more effectively support data-intensive science. Called the Operating Innovative Networks or OIN Workshop Series, the meetings are designed for university or government research laboratory network engineers seeking
GRAND RAPIDS ? The West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is hosting a luncheon program on cause marketing and social purpose October 14 at Amway Corporate Headquarters. Featured speakers include Samuel Shiroff, Vice President Business + Social Responsibility for Edelman, and Debra Kalmbach, Manager of Global Corporate Citizenship at Amway. For more than two decades, Edelman