ANN ARBOR - The Executive In Residence program has named the Southwest Michigan First Life Science Fund as its most recent loan award recipient. The EIR program was developed in 2007 by the Michigan Venture Capital Association to help Michigan venture capital firms support the placement of qualified leadership, an EIR, into a firm's operations.
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Friday announced that, pending formal Board action on February 26, D. Gregory Main will replace James Epolito beginning April 1 as president and CEO of the state's central investment attraction and job creation organization. Main, until recently, was CEO and president of i2E INC, one of the nation's
DEARBORN - MessageCoach Public Relations announced the launch of its new website and special services for entrepreneurs, start ups and small businesses. The company is offering two value-priced starter kits for businesses that want to spread their news and reach target audiences through the media. A discount is available to MiTech News readers and listeners
LANSING - A day after Gov. Jennifer Granholm outlined her proposed 2009-10 budget two contrasting events demonstrated the odd duality of the document: on the one hand Congress began action on the final version of the stimulus plan which could flood the state with money and a top university warned of significant negative effects if
LANSING - Michigan's economy will continue to get worse Governor Jennifer Granholm said in releasing a proposed 2009-10 budget that would spend $8.9 billion in general funds and see layoffs of 1,500 state workers by the end of 2010. "The cuts and reforms I propose will be painful, but they are critical to help us
PORT HURON - Rene Stephan, the ConnecTech February Member of the Month, wears many hats while working for the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County and the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center. She is a member of the ConnecTech Port Huron Chapter. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. Valentine's Day is coming this weekend and instead of a bouquet of flowers, box of chocolates, or love notes, many lovers around the world are getting inundated with Valentine's Day related spam and e-cards. "It still fascinates me how successful Valentine's Day spam is," said Dave Marcus, security researcher and communications manager
NEW YORK - Appia Communications announced today that Odila Roman has joined the company as Regional Manager for the Northeastern United States, including New York, New Jersey, and New England. Appia, a nationwide provider of managed IT and telecom services, tapped Roman to serve its growing regional client base of customers and channel partners. She
DEARBORN - Ford is testing an array of new active crash-avoidance and driver-aid technologies it will introduce in 2009 by driving prototypes into large, car-shaped balloons to help customers avoid real accidents. Engineers use the balloons as target practice at Ford's Dearborn Development Center to test the company's new Adaptive Cruise Control with Collision Warning
RESTON, Va. - comScore released its Fourth Quarter 2008 retail e-commerce sales estimates, which showed that online retail spending declined 3 percent versus year ago, the first recorded quarter of negative growth since comScore began tracking e-commerce spending in 2001. Nonetheless, for the full year 2008, retail e-commerce grew 6 percent to $130.1 billion, but