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Businessman Snyder Running Best Among GOP Against Dems

LANSING - A third consecutive poll shows Republican business executive Rick Snyder running the best among potential GOP gubernatorial candidates against either of the possible Democratic nominees. The survey from Rasmussen Reports had Snyder leading House Speaker Andy Dillon, 41 percent to 33 percent and beating Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, 42 percent to 30 percent.

By |2010-06-15T00:00:00-04:00June 15th, 2010|Archive, Events/Announcements|

U-M Selects Leader for North Campus BioResearch Complex

ANN ARBOR - Exactly one year after purchasing a 174-acre research campus formerly used for advanced pharmaceutical development, the University of Michigan has selected the leader who will steer the site's transformation into a vibrant home for academic and private-sector research. And for that leader, it will also be a homecoming. David Canter, a physician,

By |2010-06-15T00:00:00-04:00June 15th, 2010|Archive, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Plex Systems Offers Report On Total Cost Of Plex Ownership

AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, provider of the No. 1 rated ERP software for manufacturers, Tuesday announced availability of a newly published report from industry analysts IDC Manufacturing Insight.SaaS ERP Versus On-Premise ERP Through the Lens of Total Cost of Ownership, the report is now available as a free download from Plex Systems. Calculating total

By |2010-06-15T00:00:00-04:00June 15th, 2010|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Wolverine Venture Fund Invests In Intelligent Clearing Network

ANN ARBOR - The Wolverine Venture Fund, managed by The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, announced participation in a follow-on round of early stage financing for Intelligent Clearing Network. The financing round was led by Early Stage Partners, a longtime supporter

By |2010-06-15T00:00:00-04:00June 15th, 2010|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

MicroRNA Study Provides Biomarker For Survival In Small Cell Lung Cancer

GRAND RAPIDS ? Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, the Van Andel Research Institute and the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare have discovered a biomarker that could help in the treatment of patients with an aggressive type of lung cancer. Using a particular biomarker, researchers might better predict which patients with

By |2010-06-15T00:00:00-04:00June 15th, 2010|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Teachers Union Files Lawsuit Contending State Retirement Plan Illegal

LANSING - Five members of the Michigan Education Association have filed a lawsuit against the state that accuses the Legislature and Gov. Jennifer Granholm of violating several laws when they enacted the public school employee retirement legislation. The lawsuit challenges the legality of the law's requirement that public school employees who do not take advantage

By |2010-06-15T00:00:00-04:00June 15th, 2010|Archive, Events/Announcements|

NanoBio, Grand River Win MEGA Grants To Expand In Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR - Two Ann Arbor companies received high-tech, five year MEGA tax credits today to help them expand in the region. NanoBio Corporation and Grand River were approved Tuesday for MEGA tax credits from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the State of Michigan. NanoBio Corporation is a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing

By |2010-06-15T00:00:00-04:00June 15th, 2010|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Granholm: Upward Climb To Get Legislature To Move On Retirement Plan

LANSING - It is turning into an "upward climb" to get the Legislature to move on a proposal to encourage state workers to retire, Gov. Jennifer Granholm told reporters Tuesday, but winning approval of that proposal is preferable to cutting funding to schools. Granholm rejected allegations from some Democratic House members that the proposal, which

By |2010-06-15T00:00:00-04:00June 15th, 2010|Archive, Events/Announcements|

ForeSee Results Debuts Social Media Value Calculation

ANN ARBOR - ForeSee Results today announced that it has added a Social Media Value Calculation to its core product offering. The Social Media Value Calculation allows ForeSee Results' clients to understand the impact of their social media marketing efforts on revenue. "Most businesses have accepted the marketing value of social media without any real

By |2010-06-15T00:00:00-04:00June 15th, 2010|Announcements/New Products, Archive|