LANSING - Davenport University announced a $10 million project to create a new campus in downtown Lansing. Davenport has purchased the Grand View Center on the corner of Grand Avenue and Allegan Street, along with adjacent and nearby parking lots. Working with the Boji Group, renovations are scheduled to begin this fall, with project completion
ANN ARBOR ? The Michigan Venture Capital Association will be collaborating more closely with the University of Michigan through a new office that will open in July at the Tech Transfer's Venture Accelerator. With state support, MVCA members have invested in many UM startups, including HandyLab and Histosonics. MVCA has 200 members from 80 firms.
SAN FRANCISCO - The infamous Flame virus can delete files from a computer and is likely the cause of a cyberattack against Iran in April, according to new findings. Flame was originally identified for its ability to steal data and capture information from keystrokes, PC displays, and audio conversations, CNET News.Com reported. But a new
OXFORD - Relume Technologies, a leading manufacturer of light-emitting diode products and smart grid control systems for outdoor lighting applications, announced that its marketing binder is a recipient of the 2012 Graphics Excellence Award by the Great Lakes Graphics Association. The binder and its contents were produced by Fey Printing of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. and
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan at its June 21 annual meeting and networking luncheon presented its Legislator of the Year award to Rep. Jeff Farrington. ?Representative Farrington is yet another example of a small business owner who brought business expertise and entrepreneurial creativity to state government in an effort to effect positive
SAN FRANCISCO - A hole in the Face.com mobile app KLIK has been closed after a researcher discovered that it could be used to hijack Facebook and Twitter accounts. KLIK lets people tag faces in photos using Facebook, which recently acquired Israel-based Face.com. But Ashkan Soltani, a privacy and security researcher, found that it also
LANSING - Storm On Demand, the cloud hosting arm of managed hosting provider Liquid Web, has recently announced that it has launched Virtual Private Network solutions for its users to take advantage of this VPN as an entry level security and networking solution that does not require dedicated hardware. Storm On Demand also simultaneously performs
LANSING - Several state forest campgrounds in the Upper Peninsula temporarily closed during the Duck Lake Fire have been completely or partially reopened to visitors, the Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday. Michigan?s Upper Peninsula, and the majority of its recreational facilities, is open for business and with the tourism season gearing up officials from
LANSING - Instate students at the University of Michigan's main campus in Ann Arbor will see tuition rise by 2.8 percent for the 2012-13 school year after approval Thursday by the U-M Board of Regents of the school's budget. The board also approved a 3.6 percent increase for U-M Flint and 3.7 percent for U-M
GRAND RAPIDS - A discovery by Van Andel Institute researchers has identified a potential drug target for NK/T-cell lymphoma, a type of cancer responsible for claiming the life of a close friend and fellow researcher. A study, authored by Bin Tean Teh, M.D., Ph.D., and published this week in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the