TROY - Automation Alley has invested $500,000 in two Southeast Michigan technology companies ? one in software and the other in alternative energy - to help them develop new and innovative technologies and spur company growth. "The availability of seed funding for small businesses is a critical factor in the viability of a new company,"
PORTAGE - Manatron, which makes integrated records management and property tax software for state and local governments, on Thursday announced that Elaine Carter has joined the company as support manager in the company's Beavercreek, Ohio office. With more than 15 years of management experience, Carter will be responsible for customer support and problem resolution for
LANSING - The anticipated loss of Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage funds could leave the state with a general fund deficit of more than $525 million in the 2010-11 fiscal year, a memo from the Senate Fiscal Agency warns. The memo based its estimate on the proposed budget that has so far passed the Senate and
ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman will co-chair a new council formed by the U.S. Department of Commerce to spark economic development through technology and early-stage business ideas, an Obama administration cabinet member said Tuesday in Ann Arbor. Coleman will co-chair the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, U.S. Secretary
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK will kick off its fourth Shifting Gears program this fall. Applications to the 2010 Shifting Gears program are due on September 3. Leading up to the fall Shifting Gears program, SPARK also announced five information sessions beginning August 3. Shifting Gears, an intensive four-month program, provides professional career coaching
DEARBORN ? Secure Crossing R&D, an OEM manufacturing company that builds network security products for critical infrastructure, is leasing some rack space in its secure datacenter at discounted prices. Pricing for a 1U rack starts at $50 a month, which includes unlimited bandwidth, a static IP address, video-security monitors in the server room as well
DETROIT ? TechTown has received a $25,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Senior Engagement Programs, money that will be used to fund start up businesses for senior Americans as well as to hire mentors to help them make their dreams come true. TechTown Executive Director Randal Charlton discusses the program in this Newsmaker Interview.
LANSING - House Speaker Andy Dillon's call for a single health insurance pool for all government employees made headlines last July, but in the 12 months since then, questions about how much such a plan would save have overcome efforts to move the proposal forward. Besides the annual budget, there has been no single piece
DETROIT - On July 19, administrators from Wayne State University's Computing & Information Technology office and the Office of the Vice President for Research will be recognized at the Campus Technology 2010 conference hosted by Campus Technology magazine. Wayne State is one of 11 Campus Technology Innovators award winners, chosen from nearly 500 entries. Wayne
TRAVERSE CITY ? Plex Systems is trying to build its brand among auto suppliers and the journalists that cover them at the Center For Automotive Research's Management Briefing Seminars next month. The event typically draws thousands of auto executives from supplier companies hoping to rub elbows with their counterparts at the big automakers, such as