LANSING ? The Michigan Economic Development Corp. will have another $25 million available after October 1, when the new state budget begins, to fund innovation and entrepreneurship. How those dollars will be allocated has yet to be decided. Martin Dober, MEDC Senior Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, said the money will be used to
LANSING - The State of Michigan maintains a Quarterly Upcoming Bid List that alerts vendors to state contract opportunities that are expected to be put out for bid between now and approximately the next 12 months. This list provides vendors with a tool to research potential upcoming contract opportunities that fit their business model and
BIRMINGHAM - Great Lakes Angels will partner with the Canadian Consulate's office to host the annual Can-Am Cross Border Showcase June 14 to pitch some Ontario and American companies in front of Canadian and American investors. The four presenting companies include: Blaze Medical Devices LLC Branam Oral Health Technologies Luvali MyWclub Registration information is available
GRAND RAPIDS - Have you ever played with clay before? I am sure you have, we all have. What was it like for you? For most people, playing with clay is at first a disaster. Clay is flying all over the place, nothing is taking shape, and your patience?s are running out. Suddenly, as your
TROY - With the annual Mackinac Policy Conference in the rear-view mirror, the question on everyone's mind is "What do we do now?" How do we take hold of the momentum generated at the conference to propel Michigan into a more successful future? At the closing session, the Chamber addressed that question with seven action
SAN FRANCISCO - Almost a week after hackers posted a trove of customer information stolen from various Sony businesses' Web sites, Sony Pictures has more details on the attack. Today the company posted a statement saying that personally identifying information of 37,500 customers had been exposed in the breach, CNET News.Com. "We are continuing to
BIRMINGHAM - Great Lakes Angels will partner with the Canadian Consulate's office to host the annual Can-Am Cross Border Showcase June 14 to pitch some Ontario and American companies in front of Canadian and American investors. The four presenting companies include: Blaze Medical Devices LLC Branam Oral Health Technologies Luvali MyWclub Registration information is available
LANSING - One of the state's top law firms said Wednesday that it is donating $1 million in legal fees over the next five years to help startup companies in the state. The managing partner of Grand Rapids-based Varnum LLP was joined by Governor Rick Snyder at a press conference in Lansing as the second
SAN FRANCISCO - Some of the most popular applications available for the iPhone and Android handsets suffer from serious security issues, a recent study from security firm ViaForensics has found. According to the security firm's appWatchdog study, a slew of companies, including Foursquare, LinkedIn, Netflix, and Wordpress earned a "fail" rating on storing sensitive data
LANSING ? Syzygy Biotech Solutions, a Grand Rapids biotech company, won the $100,000 SmartZone Award at the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business plan contest at the James B. Henry Center on the Michigan State University campus. Syzygy produces biological reagents for use in DNA amplification, a fundamental and growing part of all DNA testing, related