LANSING - Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is an international business competition celebrating its sixth year of connecting entrepreneurial companies with national and international investors. The competition showcases the best and brightest businesses to the investment community - giving away a $500,000 Grand Award and a total of $1million in cash and in-kind prizes. Applications due:
LANSING - With the 2015-16 higher education budget now in place, three universities announced tuition decisions, with the University of Michigan saying its tuition would increase by 2.7 percent for in-state undergraduate students in 2015-16. The university's board of regents acted Thursday afternoon, but did not approve the increase unanimously. The vote was 6-1 with
DETROIT - In my admittedly limited experience on this earth, I've observed that the most productive and fulfilling relationships are those that have been cultivated over time and built upon a foundation of honesty, clear communication, and reciprocity. This applies to professional, investment, and even romantic relationships alike. While I will stick to professional and
LANSING - Michigan showed healthy per capita gross domestic product growth in 2014, but, with an estimated per capita GDP output of $45,562, lags the other Great Lakes states. According to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the U.S. Department of Commerce, Michigan's per capita GDP output put it 38th among the states
HOUGHTON - A student chapter of The Engineering Society of Detroit is on the way for Michigan Technological University. ESD Executive Director Robert Magee and other ESD staff met last week with MTU President Glenn Mroz and Wayne D. Pennington, dean of MTU's College of Engineering, to work on the new chapter. Magee, along with
LANSING - A bill that would phase out the state's film incentive program, but essentially allow the Film Office itself to stay open for business cleared the Michigan Senate on Thursday and was concurred in by the Michigan House, making its way to Governor Rick Snyder''s desk for his signature. HB 4122 has been a
SOUTHFIELD - Staff of The Engineering Society of Detroit spent the week of June 8 visiting Michigan Technological University in Houghton and Ferris State University in Big Rapids. The visits advanced creation of an ESD student chapter at both schools. The chapters will offer engineering students of all disciplines a chance to meet and network
LANSING - Michigan Senate officials say an agreement on their version of road funding is not imminent, but a number of sources said a proposal that would include new revenues along with cuts could be passed by the Senate by July 4. All the sources, speaking on background, said details on a possible agreement are
SOUTHFIELD - Members of The Engineering Society of Detroit can get an exclusive first-hand look at the region's newest engineering education showplace - the spectacular new 128,000-square-foot Oakland University Engineering Center - on Monday, June 29. The members-only tour begins with registration and networking at 1 p.m., followed by the tour at 1:30. The cost
ANN ARBOR - The Entrepreneurs Engage "unConference" brings together many of our region's most successful and visionary entrepreneurs and investors for free-wheeling, multi-session discussions on ideas and initiatives to improve our region's ability to create and grow innovative new businesses. The invitation-only event was created and is co-hosted by U-M Tech Transfer and the Michigan