GRAND RAPIDS - Consumers Energy, the Michigan Public Service Commission, the City of Grand Rapids and other project collaborators announced the launch of Consumers's SmartStreet program which will install 60 East Hills homes and businesses with electric smart meters in 2011. "Today's SmartStreet launch showcases Consumers Energy's commitment to partnering with our residential and business
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Institute will host Foundation Funding Opportunity Day December 9 to help area life science professionals attract grant funding. Representatives from granting foundations such as the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure will present and discuss what they are looking for when
GRAND RAPIDS - Earlier this year, 13 Small Business Development Center representatives from six states ? Illinois, Minnesota, Georgia, Louisiana, Delaware, and California ? came to Michigan to learn about its Small Business and Technology Development Center's technology commercialization initiative. The MI-SBTDC presented its history, tools and processes for assisting technology companies, and its approach
GRAND RAPIDS - Necessity precipitates innovation. Many small business owners will admit that they started their business with their backs against the wall. Some of these businesses start with everything resting on the shoulders of the visionary founder. But with hard-work and determination, many reach a turning point that kept the business moving forward. For
KALAMAZOO - ProNAi Therapeutics is a drug development and discovery company founded by pharmaceutical development professionals who chose to stay in Michigan when Pfizer shut down operations in Kalamazoo. A biopharmaceutical company located at Kalamazoo's Southwest Michigan Innovation Center, ProNAi is pioneering a new class of therapies for treating cancer; therapies that use naturally occurring
DETROIT ? Rupesh Srivastava, president and CEO of Youngsoft, on Saturday was elected the new president of TiE-Detroit. His term will start on Jan. 1, 2011. No other details were available as of Sunday night. TiE is a global, not-for-profit, non-political, and non-religious organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurs across its international network sponsored by top
DETROIT - There weren't too many entrepreneurs interested in launching an automotive-related business in Michigan in 2007. Paul Chapman, founder and CEO of Cargo Solutions Group, LLC, however, thought differently. A former General Motors engineer with experience in program management as well as vehicle and power train engineering, Chapman saw an opportunity in the aftermarket
ANN ARBOR ? Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest will announce the winners of its fall 2010 business-plan competition at the Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship Jan. 31 at Ann Arbor's Skyline High School. 2011 will be the eleventh year for ACE. Each year, the event gets bigger, and better. After having been held at Washtenaw Community College's
EAST LANSING ? Boost Greater Lansing is hosting a pre-elevator pitch night for entrepreneurs interested in getting in front of investors Dec. 15 at 4 pm at Hannah Community Center. Twenty lucky participants will compete for the votes of an expert panel as well as an audience of entrepreneur support professionals. The top two vote
SOUTHFIELD ? The Michigan Council of Women in Technology is hosting its Connect-Net Networking Forum on Dec. 14 ? Holiday Helps: Networking Tips, Connect-Net Review and Cookie Exchange. During the last event of 2010, the presenter will help you match your professional and social style with specific networking techniques. You'll also learn about network resource