HOUGHTON - Michigan Technological University has created a Crowdfunding web site where anyone can contribute any amount to help support research projects. ?This is a way to leverage interesting ideas,? said David Reed, vice president for research. ?It can help people get started, do a discrete piece of research or collect data that will enable
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder appears open to expanding Medicaid coverage under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as a study to be released Sunday showed the state could save $1 billion over 10 years by expanding the program. The state currently has 1.9 million people in its Medicaid program, and expanding eligibility
LANSING - The fiscal impact of five out of the six November ballot proposals could not be determined by the Senate Fiscal Agency, but it was able to calculate some unfavorable numbers for the proposal to require a statewide vote for the construction of any new international bridge or tunnel for motor vehicles. The agency's
DETROIT - Democrats and Republicans alike say they are flabbergasted at the discussions occurring between the United Auto Workers and Moroun family about a deal in which the UAW would back the ballot proposal sought by the Morouns designed to block the proposed new bridge to Canada in exchange for the Morouns supporting the collective
GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group, one of Michigan's largest technology firms, will host ?BIASurvivor,? a no-cost disaster recovery workshop for the business community on Oct. 25 at its Grandville headquarters. Disaster recovery experts from Trivalent Group will share strategies to increase an organization?s survivability by building an effective business continuity plan. The program starts at 11:30
NOVI - Michigan entrepreneurs will have yet another Angel group to pitch for investments starting in January when TiE Detroit Angels will officially invite start-ups to submit business plans. Funds will be drawn from charter members of TiE Detroit ? a group of 30 or so accredited investors who form the backbone of the business
GRAND RAPIDS ? Larry Holland, president of NEM Technology, an Oscoda, Michigan, based authorized Avaya Connect Partner, came to GRRCon Midwest Information Security & Hacker conference at DeVos Place on September 27 to build his corporate brand. At the end of the two-day event, Holland said GRRCon got the job done. ?The solutions area was
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems announced it has received four Golden Bridge Awards an annual industry and peers recognition program honoring best companies in every major industry for Best New Products and Services, Best Innovations, Management and Teams, Women in Business and the Professions, Case Studies, Customer Satisfaction, and PR and Marketing Campaigns. Silver in
DETROIT ? The Michigan Economic Development Corp. has awarded Challenge Detroit a $230,000 grant to help fund programming initiatives for the national initiative focused on revitalizing the Detroit region by retaining and attracting innovative leaders who will bring their intellectual capital and talents to the City. ?The mission of the MEDC is to help businesses
STERLING HEIGHTS -The SBA, along with the Detroit Regional Chamber, and the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center, will host a ?Meet the Lenders? event Oct. 23 at the Macomb Velocity Center. ?We?re pleased to collaborate with the Detroit Regional Chamber as well as our SBA funded partners to give entrepreneurs a chance to