EAST LANSING - After two years of economic woes, Michigan citizens appear to be seeing new glimmers of hope in Michigan State University's latest State of the State Survey. "The situation is still grim, but there are hopeful signs," said MSU Economist Charles Ballard, who directs the quarterly telephone survey. A total of 991 interviews
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Research Institute researchers have found a way to reverse resistance to sunitinib, a treatment that is currently the first line of defense against clear cell renal cell carcinoma, a deadly form of kidney cancer. Most patients who show a positive response to sunitinib develop a resistance to the drug after
BATTLE CREEK - A Japanese company will generate more than 50 direct factory jobs in the Battle Creek area under a stimulus bill battery grant wrapped up Tuesday. Toda America Inc. will invest about $70 million in the plant, which is planned for startup operations in February 2011 and full production by 2013. It will
MIDLAND - The BlueWater Angels Tuesday announced its first investment for 2010 - $250,000 in an award winning green tech startup called Advanced Battery Concepts. Advanced Battery is a tenant at the MidMichigan Innovation Center in Midland and has developed technology called Green Seal that it says will revolutionize the lead-acid battery industry. There will
ANN ARBOR ? The Women of Color Task Force is hosting its 28th Annual Career Conference on March 5 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Early registration ends on Feb. 19. The event is open to all U-M personnel and the general public. This event will feature 46 professional and personal workshops on
KALAMAZOO - The Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center has completed a $250,000 investment in life sciences startup RealBio Technology Inc. RealBio, based in Kalamazoo, recently established operations in the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center. The company is commercializing leading edge cell and tissue culture technology that facilitates the growth, expansion, differentiation and collection of human and
ANN ARBOR - Three Michigan companies recently received a combined total of $95,000 through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program. Buycentives, CIMple Integrations, and Local Orbit received the funding to support commercialization of their core products. Ann Arbor-based Buycentives helps manufacturers deliver customized sales incentives to online car shoppers during the shopping process. Via information provided
PLEASANT RIDGE - In a story published Feb. 9 about ePrize Founder Josh Linkner getting moved to chairman from CEO, it was incorrectly reported that ePrize investor Dan Gilbert owns Rock Financial Showcase. Blair Bowman is the owner. Rock Financial purchased the naming rights. To read the corrected story, click on ePrize a>>
DETROIT - Zhiguo Du, James A. Sheridan and Laura E. Tedesco have joined Butzel Long as associate attorneys. Du focuses on International Business Transactions, Tax Planning and the China Practice. Sheridan concentrates his practice on business litigation and Tedesco's practice focuses on corporate law. Based in Butzel Long's Detroit office, Du's practice focuses on International
ANN ARBOR ? The New Enterprise Forum will honor the three entrepreneurs who nurtured HandyLab through its acquisition as the NEF Entrepreneurs of 2009 on Feb. 18 at the Holiday Inn North. Honored will be: Kalyan Handique is now VP of R&D Systems Development at Becton Dickinson (BD) Diagnostic Systems. He played a pivotal role