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NEW HUDSON - TransTech Energy has signed an agreement with Icom North America to install and service Icom's patented JTG propane liquid-injection fuel system on government and commercial fleet vehicles in North America. Based in Rocky Mount, N.C., TransTech expects to sell more than 3,000 Icom JTG systems during the first three years of the
ANN ARBOR - Plymouth Management Company, a recipient of a Michigan Venture Capital Association Fund Development award, has reached a first close of $15.65 million on its Plymouth Venture Partners II, L.P. The company expects to begin investing the money in growth stage companies in the Great Lakes region immediately, while raising an additional $15
FLINT - An agreement signed by Kettering University and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine on Tuesday will provide an enhanced opportunity for Kettering pre-med students to attend medical school. Officials from both universities, including Marsha D. Rappley, MD, dean, MSU College of Human Medicine, Stanley R. Liberty, Ph.D., president, Kettering University, and Michael
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has adopted LEED Silver certification as its standard for major new construction projects. The new policy builds upon an existing U-M commitment to exceed by 30 percent a widely recognized energy efficiency standard, giving the university one of the most rigorous construction standards among higher education institutions in
LANSING - With three weeks left in the month, House Speaker Andy Dillon remains hopeful lawmakers will complete a budget plan in June that will both close the current year deficit and provide appropriations for the 2010-11 fiscal year. Dillon said meetings on the current-year deficit were held Tuesday and more would occur Wednesday. And
LANSING - Most of the seven candidates running for governor agree that the state should go to two-year budgets, that public employees should not be paid more than the average private sector pay, and that binding arbitration for police and firefighters should not be dropped. And four of the candidates indicated they could support a
ST. LOUIS - An annual study commissioned by Savvis, a provider of cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, predicts the number of companies that outsource their IT infrastructure will increase globally from 17 percent today to 64 percent in 2020. Independent research firm Vanson Bourne in April surveyed more than 600 IT and
ANN ARBOR - Mobile Sign Language Systems recently won Ann Arbor SPARK's Eastside Innovation Campus pitch competition. Besting four other finalists, Mobile Sign Language Systems won an engagement of up to $50,000 in business acceleration services, a one-year incubator lease at SPARK East and a package of additional start-up services including a one-year chamber of
SAGINAW - In the 1st quarter of 2010, Saginaw Future assisted eight companies that invested nearly $7.8 million, creating 58 jobs and retaining 58 jobs. CIGNYS Corporation invested nearly $750,000 in three Saginaw County projects. Bridgeport facility purchased a new Hass vertical milling machining center that will help the company be more efficient in working