GRAND RAPIDS - Midwest supercenter chain Meijer said it expects its online sales to double this holiday season beginning with "Cyber Monday." The company's e-commerce division predicts that a combination of an expanded selection of items, improved site navigation, attractive "mouse-buster" deals, and free shipping on thousands of items will help it shatter last year's
DETROIT - The first mass-market electric vehicles are about to go on sale in selected cities, kicking off the beginning of a wave of new green vehicles hitting showrooms over the coming year. The Chevrolet Volt, from General Motors and the Leaf, from Nissan, both launching in December, are just the beginning of the electrification
TROY - A digital forensics workshop for students is among 26 student projects that will be showcased on Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Walsh College Business Information Technology and Information Assurance Capstone Fair. The fair, which is free to the public, will be held from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Troy campus in
TROY - A digital forensics workshop for students is among 26 student projects that will be showcased on Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Walsh College Business Information Technology and Information Assurance Capstone Fair. The fair, which is free to the public, will be held from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Troy campus in
ANN ARBOR ? Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest is hosting Ask-the-Investors Roundtables on Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 to give entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn what investors look for in winning executive summaries and business plans. You have two opportunities coming up to meet and ask questions of GLEQ's business plan competition judges and investors. The
ANN ARBOR - Ingenex Digital Marketing is expanding once again and is looking for a true leader to fill a recent opening for Digital Operations Manager. Ingenex Digital Marketing is an Ann Arbor based Internet marketing company with a growing national reach. The Digital Operations Manager will play a critical role in taking Ingenex to
DETROIT - Wayne State University physiology assistant professor Patrick J. Mueller has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how alterations in the brain caused by inactivity may contribute to an individual's risk of cardiovascular disease. Physical inactivity is considered a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease, the
LANSING - Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth have launched a social networking site aimed at the clean, green and sustainable market in Michigan. The Michigan Energy Efficiency Network (MichEEN) plants the seeds for a grassroots, online community to help local government, schools, businesses and other groups save
WASHINGTON ? Small businesses interested in exporting now have a new online tool to help them tap into the global marketplace to grow their business. Developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Small Business Administration, Six Steps to Begin Exporting is the latest tool in the National Export Initiative toolbox to help
WEST BLOOMFIELD ? First it was Simple Pumpkin Face, a Mr. Potato Head for the iPhone. Now Captain Moustache is back with the next Holiday-themed iPhone ap, the dreidel, a virtual top that lets users earn Hanukkah shekels (Israeli coins), and beat opponents competing for the biggest pot of chocolate coins. A dreidel is the