GRAND RAPIDS ? A $400,000 grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is helping researchers from Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine, Van Andel Research Institute, and the Translational Genomics Research Institute investigate a drug that has the potential to not only alleviate Parkinson?s symptoms, but also to halt the disease's
GRAND RAPIDS - C/D/H announced a 35 percent growth in their consulting staff with their purchase of the Plante & Moran Web Development/SharePoint team based in Southfield. Terms were not announced. This addition, along with C/D/H?s existing Microsoft SharePoint consultants, makes the C/D/H SharePoint consulting group the largest one of its kind in Michigan., the
DETROIT - Business Leaders for Michigan released some preliminary findings of its study on the state's metropolitan communities Thursday, finding that while they offer green jobs and product exports, there is also low educational attainment among residents. "The business leaders of our organization recognize the importance of vibrant cities to growing the state's economy and
LONDON - The British Metropolitan Police said today that they have arrested a 19-year-old who uses the nickname "Topiary" and is believed to be a key member of the LulzSec hacking group. "The man arrested is believed to be linked to an ongoing international investigation into the criminal activity of the so-called 'hacktivist' groups Anonymous
GRAND RAPIDS ? West Michigan serial entrepreneur, Keith Brophy, is the new Chief Executive Officer of Ideomed, a Spectrum Health backed start-up biomed company that has created a product called Abriiz to help children, parents and doctors manage pediatric asthma. Abriiz is a web-based health management platform to help children with asthma manage their condition.
WARREN - Michigan offers several business tax incentives that can help local companies by driving development and creating jobs. Specifically, the Michigan Research and Development (R&D) tax credit has been effective in lightening the load of tax liability and providing companies with additional dollars for new machinery and employees. We?ve all read in the papers
WARREN - It seems as though everyone has a personal Facebook page and a corporate fan page and hundreds, if not thousands of Twitter followers. Except restaurants. According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), repeat customers represent more than 70 percent of the business done by all but ?fine dining? establishments ? and there it?s
LANSING - Michigan utilities have been trying to limit what they have to contribute to electric transmission development in the region, but new rules initially approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week could indicate the state is losing that battle. FERC adopted for comment new rules that would require beneficiaries of any new
SAN FRANCISCO - Anonymous is lashing out at the FBI and especially at PayPal, urging users of the electronic payments site to dump their accounts. In its latest "official communique" on behalf of itself and Lulz Security, the hactivist group condemned the FBI for its recent arrests of those charged in connection with hacking attacks
LANSING ?The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Wednesday announced that the Michigan Strategic Fund is awarding $25 million to eight organizations that will support entrepreneurs in launching and growing start-up companies throughout the state. ?Early-stage companies require seed capital and access to a strong network of public and private resources,? said MEDC President and CEO Michael