ANN ARBOR ? Logic Solutions develops applications to make browsers work better with mobile phones, such as the iPhone. And with four offices in China, the Ann Arbor company is going after one of the world's largest smart phone markets. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR ? If you want to get the chance to win thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of dollars for your Michigan startup business, you're going to want to compete in the Fall 2010 Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest Business Plan competition. Registration opens Aug. 23. In June, GLEQ presented $250,000 in prize money to dozens
LANSING - Andrew Levin, currently deputy director for workforce transformation, will head the department of Energy, Labor and Economic Development beginning next week, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Monday. Skip Pruss, who took the helm of the agency when it was restructured about two years ago, will retire effective July 23 to join a new energy
LANSING - Former U.S. Rep. Joe Schwarz will lead the charge for Ann Arbor venture capitalist Rick Snyder's bid to attract Democrats and independents into the Republican primary to back his bid for the GOP nomination. Dubbed "Common Sense for Michigan," Snyder's campaign called the move "an unprecedented grassroots effort reaching voters who have not
SANTA MONICA, CA - Citing new information about Google's classified government contracts and the Internet giant's admitted Wi-Spying activity, Consumer Watchdog Monday said it is more imperative than ever for the Energy and Commerce Committee to conduct hearings into possible privacy violations by Google. In a letter to Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and Ranking Member
TROY - If entrepreneurship is the primary driver of economic recovery, diversification and development, how does Michigan compare with other states on measures that relate to the creation, retention and expansion of entrepreneurs? For the sixth consecutive year, Automation Alley is a proud supporter of the Annual Michigan Entrepreneurship Score Card. The report compares Michigan
AUBURN HILLS ? Gibbs Technologies is hiring around 100 people to help the company build the protypes for its new high-speed, power-sports amphiquad called the Gibbs Quadski ? a cross between an all terrain vehicle and a jet ski. Gibbs Chairman Neil Jenkins said the company expects to hire up to 100 new salaried and
SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Council of Women In Technology offer its Connect-Net Network Forum Aug. 10 at Lawrence Technological University. Guest speaker will be Maureen Monte, an IBM Consultant. Feeling stuck in a technical corner? Frustrated by internal walls or external expectations that hinder your ability to achieve your fullest potential? Unsure of your strengths
DETROIT ? TiE Detroit is cohosting an interactive Growth Strategy Workshop with Raj Vattikuti at the Engineering Society of Detroit to help you kick start your stagnant business revenues. Your company top line has been stagnant for the last 3 years? What do you do next? How do you redefine & expand your addressable market?
LANSING - Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder made his 2007 and 2008 tax returns public on Friday, proving that as expected he's got some serious money in the bank, but doesn't have the massive wealth of 2006 GOP nominee Dick DeVos. Snyder, who dumped $2.7 million into his campaign early on, continues the trend of