LANSING - With a new toll free phone number, the Michigan Transportation Team has created a direct line for frustrated drivers who want to voice their opinions to lawmakers about the state of Michigan roads and whether to implement more funding to fix them, a spokesperson said Thursday. Mike Nystrom, vice president of government and
LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm returned from her latest trade mission to Germany and Belgium saying that a battery pack manufacturing company will soon look for a location in West Michigan for a construction site. Granholm said the company fortu PowerCell has identified several potential market areas, including vehicle batteries, battery back-up for cell phone
LANSING - If state officials turn to taxes to help resolve its ongoing budget problems, a slight majority of residents polled would favor either enacting a graduated income tax or cutting the sales tax rate and extending the tax to services. But the survey also showed most would oppose simply raising the state's income tax
ANN ARBOR - West Michigan entrepreneur Keith Brophy became the first local business leader to capture the championship trophy at the New Enterprise Forum annual "Entrepreneurial Improv: Battle of the Elevator Pitch." The third annual event was held on May 21 in Ann Arbor. The light hearted contest pits seasoned business leaders against each other
FLINT - Marissa Peterson was presented with an Honorary Doctor of Management degree by Kettering University during Convocation services July 9 in Flint. She is the retired executive vice president for Sun Microsystems. Peterson, who lives in Fremont, Calif., joined Sun in 1988 as a commodity manager and held several increasingly responsible positions including chief
DETROIT - Finally some good economic news in Michigan. On Friday morning, the new General Motors Co. exited Chapter 11 protection, with the auto maker emerging as a leaner, more-focused manufacturer, with only four brands. At a Detroit press conference, GM Chief Executive Frederick "Fritz" Henderson announced the birth of a "new GM," committed to
WASHINGTON - Effective July 10, small businesses that would otherwise have difficulty securing private equity or venture capital may find funding easier to get as a result of changes made as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Investment Company program. "The Recovery Act expands SBA's
GRAND RAPIDS - The Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest, The West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative and Grand Valley State University are sponsoring a community conversation with West Michigan residents to discuss entrepreneurship and how the state can best foster growth of entrepreneurial activity. This free Grand Rapids event is one of four facilitated conversations organized
TRAVERSE CITY - On Aug. 4, the CAR Management Briefing Seminars will kick off in this Northern Michigan resort town to focus on the major transformations rocking the auto world, given current economic challenges, continued technology advancements and demands, and heightened global competition. The program also will examine how the implications of these changes will
LANSING - Advocates in California have started a television campaign this week highlighting how legalizing marijuana and taxing it could help balance the state's $26 billion deficit, but a spokesperson said Wednesday the group has no plans to do the same in Michigan. The Marijuana Policy Project, which lent more than $1 million to the