DETROIT - Pure Michigan Double Berry Pie is the winner of the Hudsonville Ice Cream contest - featuring vanilla ice cream and swirls of blueberries and strawberries surrounded by real pie crust pieces. The flavor was submitted by Linda Ann Stewart of Taylor, Michigan who drew her inspiration from Michigan lighthouses. Stewart described the flavor
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan recognized Rep. Mike Shirkey, chair of the House Committee on Michigan Competitiveness, as its Legislator of the Year at its annual meeting Thursday. SBAM also presented the Richard B. Sanford Lifetime of Advocacy Award to Paul Hense. Hense is a past chair of both SBAM and SBAM?s
EAST LANSING - Michigan State University on Wednesday broke ground on a new $60.8 million Bioengineering Facility, which will serve as a hub for interdisciplinary research in MSU's colleges of Engineering, Human Medicine and Natural Science. Some $30 million came from the state and the rest from the university. The facility will cover about 130,000
DETROIT - Strategic Staffing Solutions has launched its first pilot military program, the S3 Combat Recruiting Support Team. Under the program, four military veterans joined S3 as sourcers in the San Antonio office. Sourcers reach out to qualified individuals who fit the job descriptions required by S3?s customers and then turn those names over to
WATERFORD - More than 200 businesses were honored Tuesday night by Oakland County L. Brooks Patterson in recognition of their combined investment in the county's Emerging Sectors business development program, which now tops $2.5 billion. Patterson hosted the invitation-only "What goes into $2 Billion?" celebration at The Palace of Auburn Hills to recognize the significant
FARMINGTON HILLS - Beringea announced that RTI Biologics, a provider of orthopedic and other biologic implants, plans to pay $130 million to acquire Marquette-based Pioneer Surgical Technology, a Beringea portfolio company. Pioneer Surgical manufactures and distributes metal and synthetic products in the orthopedics, biologics, spine, trauma and cardiothoracic markets. Under the terms of the merger
DETROIT ? The Inforum Center For Leadership is now accepting applications for its flagship program, Executive Leadership. The deadline for classes in Detroit and Grand Rapids is June 28. Executive Leadership is a four-month action-learning program for high-achieving women with 8 to 12 years of management experience. These are women on the cusp of breaking
SAN FRANCISCO - BlackBerry has issued a security advisory notice to those who have bought its flagship Z10 touchscreen smartphone - the first BlackBerry 10 device to launch following the company's bid for revival, back in February. The advisory, which was issued last week, notes a bug that relates to BlackBerry Protect, its security and
NEW YORK - More small business owners say business conditions are good or excellent today than at any point in years, according to the latest Citibank Small Business Pulse released Tuesday. Nearly half of small business owners (48 percent) rate conditions as good or excellent, up from 43% in May 2012 and twice the rate
SAGINAW - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved $1.2 million in emergency dredging to re-open the Saginaw River to shipping. This year's heavy spring rains sent sediment down the river and restricted shipping to and from businesses in Saginaw County and the Region. Prior to the excessive rain, the Saginaw River turning basin was