WASHINGTON DC ? The U.S. Small Business Administration is providing $30 million in grants to states, territories, and the District of Columbia, to help increase exporting by small businesses during the next 12 months. The grants were authorized by the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, under the State Trade and Export Promotion Program. The
DETROIT - OnStar, General Motors' in-vehicle navigation, emergency communication and entertainment service, has told consumers it will no longer collect data on them after they cancel the service after a U.S. senator called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the legality of the practice. Earlier this month, OnStar informed customers by e-mail that beginning
WARREN - The U.S. Army will hold its third Robotics Rodeo in May 2012 to give scientists and engineers from government and industry to demonstrate unmanned ground systems. Robotics Rodeo III is co-hosted by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center in Warren and Fort Benning?s Maneuver Battle Lab near Columbus, Georgia.
LANSING - Center for Business Innovation has partnered with Aerohive Networks to provide their partners with cloud-based managed wireless solutions. Cloud-based managed wireless solutions eliminate the chances for single-points of failure. It also eliminates the need for physical wireless controllers, making this a cost effective wireless solution for any size organization. ?Offering a cloud-based managed
LANSING - Michigan companies with fewer than 500 employees can qualify for financial assistance for export-related activities through a new export incentive program offered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. ?Export sales help diversify companies? customer bases, provide longer term stability and can support higher paying jobs,? said MEDC President and CEO Michael Finney. ?This
LANSING - A huge change to how most public employees' contribute toward their health insurance is now law as Governor Rick Snyder has signed a bill setting caps on what school districts, local governments and other public entities pay for their workers health coverage. Under SB 7 (PA 152), all public employers - except the
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced Monday that the post-production work on the animated documentary Actor? has been approved for a $62,520 film incentive from the state. The post-production work will be done by Farmington Hills-based Digital Image Studios. ?Post-production work continues to be an important foundation for utilizing existing infrastructure and talent here
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Research Institute is part of a team of Michigan researchers awarded a $3.5 million grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure to study cancer stem cells in an aggressive subtype of breast cancer that disproportionately affects African-Americans. The study is a collaborative effort between several leading research centers in
LANSING - Managed hosting company Liquid Web has made a $10,000 donation to the Perl 5 Core Maintenance Fund to support further development of the Perl programming language. Liquid Web has developed much of its software using perl and continues to do so. The programming language serves as an integral tool for the continued development
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation on Wednesday is launching an intensive regional push to connect companies, jobs and talented job seekers including college students, seasoned pros and young professionals with Michigan ties. Three of the events begin simultaneously across the region with more in the planning stages. "The best teams are always seeking