ANN ARBOR - When developing an idea into a medical business product, addressing the reimbursement strategy at the onset should not be ignored. Entrepreneurs need to create a clinical use scenario for their product so that they can best determine what patients will be using the product, what providers will be prescribing it and what
LANSING - The Department of Human Services is increasing its contract with the company that created the Michigan Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System by $15.68 million for maintenance and enhancements, a spokesperson said on Monday. The 10-month program has been under scrutiny because of issues with payments to individual foster parents and private agencies,
GRAND RAPIDS ? Michigan serial entrepreneur Keith Brophy has been named the new State Executive Director at the Michigan Small Business Development Center replacing Carol Lopucki who retired at the end of 2014. The announcement was made Thursday. Brophy had been CEO of IdeoMed, a Spectrum Health start-up in the Life Sciences sector, which recently
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder is hoping to see as much as 40 percent of the state?s power from renewable sources and use reduction over the next 10 years under the energy plan he unveiled Friday. By 2025, the state needs to adopt energy efficiency practices to reduce use by 15 percent from what it
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Rapids Community College announced Thursday they are now offering a 50 percent scholarship for a six-month membership program to the Geek Group to all GRCC students who are enrolled in a workforce development program. As members of the Geek Group, students will have access to a state-of-the-art machine shop, wood shop,
DETROIT - Episode 82 of ITInTheD.Com?s weekly live broadcast is in the history books, and we had a lot of fun with our guests. We were joined by Corey from Midwest Media Expo and Terry from 313Dlove to talk about their respective events coming up in the next month, as well as two of our
FARMINGTON HILLS - The Work Truck Show 2015 Green Award was presented last week to Miller Electric Mfg. Co. of Appleton, WI, for the company's EnPak power system. Miller received the award at The Work Truck Show 2015. The Green Award recognizes the product at The Work Truck Show that best enhances work truck fuel
WASHINGTON DC ? You asked for it, you got it, all 400 pages of the Federal Communications Commission Net Neutrality ruling. It was released Thursday and spells out how the FCC will preserve the open Internet. The agency's commissioners voted 3-2 to approve the order along party lines ast month but did not release the
DETROIT ? Grand Circus, a tech educational space in downtown Detroit, has been named as a participant in President Obama?s TechHire initiative, described as a ?bold multi-sector initiative and call to action to empower Americans with the skills they need? for high-paying, in demand careers.? ?We?re proud to be a part of this innovative, nation-wide
LANSING - Fifty-three teams representing 20 career and technical centers from across Michigan will meet in Lansing on March 22-23 for the annual Michigan ProStart Competition, where kids are showcase their culinary skills. Hosted by the Michigan Restaurant Association Educational Support Foundation, the student competition will take place at the Crowne Plaza Lansing West from