ANN ARBOR - The countdown has begun. Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest contestants have just this week to complete their executive summary or business plan for the GLEQ Business Plan Competition. The deadline is Friday May 15 at 5 p.m. Here's some important information you'll want to keep in mind: Information guidelines are located on our
LANSING - The Michigan Senate Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee reported legislation unanimously Wednesday that would allow residents access to state parks through a $10 fee on their license plates, rather than the current window sticker. But that vote does not reflect expected support on the floor. All committee members, save committee chair Sen.
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan announced that David Palsrok has been named SBAM's Vice President for Government Relations. He will be joining SBAM's staff on May 18. "I'm delighted to have the opportunity to forge a long term career at an outstanding organization like SBAM," Palsrok said. "Given the significant economic challenges
AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler LLC announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Wednesday gave interim approval to Chrysler for $4.1 billion of Debtor-In-Possession (DIP) financing, funded by the U.S. Treasury and Export Development Canada, and the use of $400 million of cash collateral, enabling the company to meet its working capital and general business needs going
DETROIT - Ford Motor Company awarded $100,000 in scholarship prizes to student teams from Florida A&M University and Howard University as part of the 2009 Ford HBCU Business Classic, held at Clark Atlanta University. Students were challenged to test their entrepreneurial ambitions before a panel of judges, comprised of influential entrepreneurs from the business community.
BENTON HARBOR ? Whirlpool Corporation said by 2015 it will make all electronically controlled appliances Smart Grid compatible, helping to reduce energy and the emission of greenhouse gases. Bracken Darrell, president of Whirlpool Europe, and executive vice president of Whirlpool Corporation, highlighted the company's longstanding leadership in energy and water efficiency, including the first announcement
ANN ARBOR - Speaking to a crowd of more than 170 bioscience leaders at the MichBio Annual Meeting, Stephen Rapundalo, MichBio president and CEO, said that a growing awareness by state legislators of the industry's economic growth potential has culminated in the formation of a Task Force on Biotechnology as part of the Senate's Economic
LANSING - Across the United States, motorists are losing $335 a year because of the wear and tear on their cars from bad roads, but in Michigan that number is even higher than the national average at $370, according a report released Friday by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and TRIP,
ANN ARBOR - Coherix has developed a product that will help federal officials, hospitals, schools, airports and businesses screen for potential cases of swine flu. Coherix's ThermalSentry can detect elevated temperature levels in individuals passing by at border crossings, airports, and also can be used at sporting events, hospitals, factories and similar locations. The system
KALAMAZOO - Jeff Walsh from TEKsystems will discuss the current job market, the skills employers are looking for, and how job seekers can fine tune their resumes to stay ahead of the crowd on May 20 as ConnecTech Greater Kalamazoo hosts its Tech 5:01 at the Park Club. "In today's rough economy, being able to