GRAND RAPIDS ? Seed accelerator Momentum will showcase its latest batch of start-ups at its 3rd annual Demo Day on July 28th from 5:30 to 7:30 at the GVSU Loosemoore Auditorium in Grand Rapids. Founded by Rick DeVos, Momentum is a Grand Rapids based seed accelerator that provides seed investments, intellectual capital, and extensive mentorship
LANSING - Vibrant ethnic communities are idea and jobs makers, Governor Rick Snyder said Monday in a major speech outlining his goal that the state embrace the immigrant population. Michigan can look at its industrial past to learn about the large role immigrants played in the state's last major reinvention, Snyder said, and that can
CUPERTINO - Apple released its latest iOS update to fix a security flaw exploited by a jailbreaking tool, but the new version--4.3.4--has itself already been jailbroken. Detailed by the folks at Redmond Pie, the custom PwnageTool now lets users jailbreak any iOS device running iOS 4.3.4 with the exception of the iPad 2, CNET News.Com
ANN ARBOR - Spend two full days in September learning how to identify critical issues for your business plan at Ann Arbor SPARK's Entrepreneur Boot Camp. Application deadline is Sept. 1. Entrepreneur Boot Camp is an intensive and instructive way to gain critical feedback and advice about your business model, management team, competitive positioning, market
WASHINGTON DC - A surprise jolt of bipartisan support emerged Tuesday for a $3.7 trillion deficit-reduction plan that had been in development for months, though it was thought to be dead just several weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal reported. Roughly half of the Senate's 100 members sat through an hour-long briefing on the plan,
GRAND RAPIDS ? In a study published recently in the journal "Science Signaling" Van Andel Research Institute scientists demonstrate on the molecular level how the anti-malaria drug chloroquine represses inflammation, which may provide a blueprint for new strategies for treating inflammation and a multitude of autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and certain cancers.
ANN ARBOR ? Despite a small improvement this year, Facebook (+3% to 66) is the lowest-scoring site, not only in the social media category, but of all measured companies in the 2011 American Customer Satisfaction Index E-Business Report done last month before the roll out of Google+. The survey was conducted last month by ForeSee
DETROIT - The Wayne State University College of Nursing received a $200,000 grant from the Michigan Nursing Corps to enhance its simulation technology for teaching clinical nursing skills. The college's simulation laboratories use life-sized manikins programmed to exhibit a wide range of biological responses and medical conditions. This technology allows nursing students to learn and
WASHNIGTON DC - The FBI searched homes of alleged Anonymous members in New York and California Tuesday morning, CBS News has reported. A law enforcement source confirmed for CBS News that FBI agents with search warrants conducted raids at four New York residences this morning in connection with an ongoing investigation into the hacking group,
PLYMOUTH ? Bank of Ann Arbor announced the expansion of its Plymouth Office by 25 full time employees. The bank will be relocating its Wholesale Mortgage Lending Division from its current offices in Madison Heights to Plymouth Township. The Bank of Ann Arbor Wholesale Mortgage Division provides access to competitively priced mortgages for lenders across