DETROIT - The concern for preserving the environment and its resources has created a growing demand for engineers specializing in sustainable practices. Beginning Fall 2009, the Wayne State University College of Engineering is offering a graduate certificate program in sustainable engineering that will position the university at the forefront of sustainability education in southeast Michigan.
GRAND RAPIDS - Trivalent Group, one of Michigan's largest technology integration companies, will host iHealth, a free seminar for the medical and behavioral health community, Sept. 9, at Noto's Old World Italian Dining in Cascade. Regional industry experts will share strategies and insight on how to secure American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus funds
TROY - Corporate professionals and college students are invited to learn about ways to advance their careers from high-profile and accomplished workshop leaders and panelists hosted Sept. 26 by the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. The half-day event will be at the Ramada Plaza Hotel (formerly Troy Hilton). This year, the MCWT Technology Career
BATTLE CREEK - The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has made a $1.2 million grant to fund the statewide expansion of Intern In Michigan, a program run on the east side of the state by the Detroit Regional Chamber and the West Michigan Strategic Alliance. The grant is good through 2012. The program, launched in April, connects
LANSING - Two more of the state's proposed coal-fired power plants may have been nixed Tuesday by reports from the Public Service Commission staff that neither Consumers Energy nor Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative had proven the need for them. Consumers has applied for a new 930 megawatt plant at its Karn-Weadock Generating Station in Hampton
LANSING - Legislation that would provide stronger penalties for identity theft is expected to be queued up for votes in the House this week as lawmakers in both chambers return for four scheduled weeks of session. The 12-bill package is sponsored by members of both parties and includes HB 4325 , HB 4326 , HB
LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm made public her proposed solution to the 2009-10 and 2010-11 budgets on Tuesday, calling for a 1-cent per bottle tax on bottled water, extending the sales tax to tickets for live entertainment and a 25-cent per pack increase in the cigarette tax. Granholm's much-anticipated proposal, coming after she took weeks
LANSING �?? Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox offered a 92-point blueprint Tuesday on how he would improve Michigan should he win the 2010 governor's race, saying he would cut the income and business taxes while also wrangling savings from government employee benefits. Cox, who is seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination amid a crowded field, said
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor ATHENA PowerLink program is accepting applications from women business owners in Washtenaw county. The program is designed for women-owned businesses beyond initial startup, and links a business with a panel of advisors. Application deadline is October 16th. Women entrepreneurs with at least two years of experience running their own
ANN ARBOR - New Enterprise Forum and Ann Arbor SPARK will co-host a panel discussion on venture deals, with a specific focus on term sheets and investor rights. This discussion, on Sept. 17 at 5 pm at SPARK Central, will help entrepreneurs get informed and prepared prior to inking a deal for their business. The