WASHINGTON D.C. - President Obama signed a bill Thursday designed to encourage investment in start-up businesses - expanding "crowd funding" to even more start-ups and small business. "I've always said that the true engine of job creation in this country is the private sector, not the government," Obama said during a signing ceremony in the
SAN FRANCISCO - The major film studios and music companies will soon unveil plans for a "copyright center," an organization designed to oversee the implementation of the controversial graduated-response program, CNET has learned. Last July, when some of the country's top Internet service providers, including AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon, agreed to begin implementing a series
LANSING - Caster Concepts is pleased to announce a faster and more efficient line of casters, the 55 and 57 Series. These new kingpinless casters can handle loads up to 1,200 lbs. by distributing downward pressure over a larger area; reducing cost and increasing longevity. Derived from a traditional caster using a bearing race held
WASHINGTON DC - Only nine states have taken comprehensive steps to address their vulnerabilities to the water-related impacts of climate change, while 29 states are unprepared for growing water threats to their economies and public health, according to a first ever detailed state-by-state analysis of water readiness released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
LANSING - On April 13, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation will team up with regional business leaders and economic developers to host Pure Michigan Opportunity West Coast ? connecting new professionals, college students, and recent graduates with Muskegon and Grand Haven-area employers with jobs to fill. ?West Michigan is enjoying a new era of economic
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced a new Enterprise Licensing Agreement with VMware that expands the successful MeritLicensing - VMware Program to benefit health care organizations in Michigan. Through this program, Merit will offer its Members in the health care sector significant discounts on unlimited licenses for the full portfolio of state-of-the-art virtualization software and
LANSING - The minimum income at which Michigan residents will have to pay taxes will fall below the poverty line under the recent changes in the state's tax laws, according to a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities highlighted Wednesday by the Michigan League for Human Services. With the reductions to the
DETROIT - Data Driven Detroit has relocated to TechTown, Wayne State University's business incubator in Midtown Detroit. TechTown converted space typically not available for lease upon learning of D3's urgent need to vacate the Barden Cos. Building following the recent sale of the property. "TechTown and D3 share a common mission and vision," said TechTown
TROY - Genesis10, a New York-based tech consulting company, said Monday that it plans to create another 100 tech jobs in the Detroit area to go along with the 150 jobs the company created in its Troy Delivery Center last year. To help fill those jobs, Genesis10 will host a three-day career open house April
DETROIT - The huge task of completing a historic consent agreement with city of Detroit officials to involve the state in city financial affairs was completed Wednesday, setting the stage for the even more monumental task of actually fixing decades of mismanagement that has helped bring the state's largest municipality to the brink of insolvency.