FERNDALE - Our third episode from the new studio is in the rear view mirror, and it marked the return of two very important things: beer from Falling Down Beer Company and the cheesy hotel front desk bell, both of which we've missed terribly. Joined by our guests from Social Coop Media,Long Neck Stranglerand Mess
LANSING - The National Small Business Association, the Small Business Association of Michigan�s national affiliate, Monday honored Gary Kushner, president and CEO of Kushner & Company in Portage, as the 2015 Lewis Shattuck Small Business Advocate of the Year. "Gary has been an outspoken and tireless advocate for small business for more than three decades,"
LANSING - Proposed changes in health insurance policies for those companies in Michigan selling insurance via the federal health insurance exchange are being put up for review and comment by the Department of Insurance and Financial Services. The proposed changes to policy costs for both individual and small group plans must still be reviewed and
LANSING - Lost amid the slew of conference committees approving budgets last week, a joint resolution extending the Michigan Constitution's prohibition against unreasonable government search and seizures to electronic data and communications was sent to the House floor. HJR N was unanimously reported by the House Criminal Justice Committee. The resolution would need two-thirds support
ANN ARBOR - ArborBike, Ann Arbor's bike share program, will celebrate its full system launch June 5 with 14 stations and 125 bicycles throughout the downtown and university campus areas. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place in the quad located at South University and East University at 11:30 am. Like other bike share programs,
HOWELL - Learn go-to-market strategies from two extraordinary entrepreneurs and pitch your product for prizes through Best Shot on June 10 at Cleary University. Registration Required by June 5 to compete. Seasoned business professionals Tom Sesti, and Steve Schwartz will teach entrepreneurs how to start earning sales revenue for your business with knowledge and resources
SHANGHAI - Automakers head to Shanghai for the inaugural CES Asia, as Chevrolet rolls out CarPlay and Android Auto to 14 of its models in 2016. Apple and Google can breathe a sigh of relief, as GM confirmed last week that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will come as standard across the majority of 2016
DETROIT - Good news again from the Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index, which moved up slightly from April to May, suggesting that economic growth continues unabated. The numbers show the May index was 66.4, compared with 66.3 in April. The three-month averages also increased to 65.7. A PMI value above 50 suggests positive economic growth.
AUBURN HILLS - Enthusiasts of health care and criminal justice can now bridge the gap by studying forensic nursing at Oakland University. "This program is the first university-based forensic nursing program in the state of Michigan and one of the few programs in the country," said Kelly Berishaj, program coordinator and special instructor at OU.
EAST LANSING - A $400,000 cash gift will honor one of the world's foremost authorities on pattern recognition, computer vision, and biometric recognition with the creation of an endowed fund in his name at Michigan State University. The Anil K. Jain Endowed Graduate Fellowship is an anonymous gift from an international businessman who was