LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced a new effort to attract entrepreneurial college students from around the country and connect them with the resources they'll need to create and sustain a successful Michigan business. LiveWorkLaunch, based on MEDC?s successful LiveWorkDetroit! career networking program, will showcase opportunities available in Michigan for graduates looking to
TROY - David Girodat, President and CEO of Fifth Third Bank, Eastern Michigan, has been elected to the Walsh College Board of Trustees. Girodat is responsible for the growth and strategic direction of the four lines of business including: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending and Investment Advisors for the affiliate. A Clinton Township resident,
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced the second season of the television series Ask Dr. Nandi has been approved for a film incentive from the state. The weekly physician talk show will continue to film at Detroit Public Television studios in Wixom. ?Dr. Partha Nandi has remained committed to filming his television show here
ANN ARBOR - Four Michigan companies recently received investments from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund totaling $1 million. To date, the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, a collaborative effort of Michigan?s SmartZones to support start-ups? product commercialization, has awarded 83 Michigan companies with seed funding totaling more than $19 million. ?It?s exciting to see how Michigan
DETROIT - A polished pitch comes with practice. Entrepreneurs with an early-stage, technology-based business are invited to refine their skills at Open Pitch Night, co-presented by TechTown Detroit and Bizdom , Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. Those interested in pitching will be entered into a drawing upon arrival. A Bizdom or TechTown representative will draw
ST. LOUIS - Wells Fargo Foundation announced recently an $8,000 grant awarded to Van Andel Institute to help fund the research of rare disorders being conducted at VAI in cooperation with clinical providers of Spectrum Health. The objective of this research effort is to identify causal mutations for rare diseases. Individuals afflicted by rare disease
LANSING - Foreclosures in Michigan during 2012 fell by 23.4 percent from 2011, a national tracking firm said. But the state still had more than 76,000 foreclosures during the year and an overall foreclosure rate of 1.69 percent, meaning Michigan was still among the 10 states with the highest rate of foreclosures. According to RealtyTrac,
LANSING - The Michigan League of Conservation Voters, which endorsed Governor Rick Snyder in 2010 in the Republican primary, gave Snyder a "C" grade for his first two years in office, according to a statement released Friday. The report card is based on Snyder's bill signings, vetoes, appointments, executive orders, permit approvals and denials during
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder signaled he was willing to consider a major change in how Michigan awards its electoral votes in presidential elections by dropping the winner-take-all system for one based on the winner of each of the state's congressional districts. Snyder told The Associated Press for a story looking at Republican efforts to
LANSING - The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation is strictly a regulator, but the launch of the Department of Insurance and Financial Services is an opportunity to take the lead on some issues, Kevin Clinton, director of both, told Gongwer News Service. But the change will not mean much of an expansion in staff