TROY - This Saturday, Automation Alley will be traveling with a delegation of Southeast Michigan business, government and education leaders to Brazil for its upcoming trade mission to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Six companies from across the region will be in attendance, including: 3-Dimensional Services Group (Rochester Hills): provides rapid prototyping services that
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP - The Sharper Image on Monday announced the signing of a $540 million, five-year licensing agreement with HoMedics, the world's leading manufacturer of personal health, wellness and relaxation products. The comprehensive agreement covers the use of The Sharper Image brand and intellectual property across a broad range of product categories. HoMedics has been
LANSING - Governor Jennifer Granholm expressed wariness on Tuesday about re-opening a wide-ranging debate on the state's tax structure, but renewed her own proposal for a reduction in the Michigan Business Tax surcharge as part of the payoff from savings achieved through changes in prisoner sentencing policies. She also said she is looking at the
DETROIT - Think you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur? Brian Hirn president of GallagherRains benefit specialist, is a serial entrepreneur. He's been in the trenches from startup to exit and knows what it takes to join this elite club. Hirn was the final speaker at E2Detroit, the day-long entrepreneurs conference held last
ANN ARBOR - If you're an entrepreneur and serious about attracting potential investors, you'll want to enter the fall 2008 Great Lakes Entrepreneur�??s Quest Business Plan writing contest. Only a solid business plan will catch the eye of angel investors and venture capitalists. GLEQ Executive Director talks about what GLEQ contestants need to know, and
ANN ARBOR - Concerned about the future of Michigan's auto industry and our economy? Can Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles and the Smart Grid be the solution to our economic downturn? TechKnow Forum 2008: ReCharging Michigan on Oct. 23 at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus will address these issues, along with a world problem
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is expected to take stakes in the nation's top financial institutions as part of a wide-ranging effort to restore confidence to the battered banking system, following similar moves by European governments that sent global stock markets soaring. As part of its new plan, the government is set to buy preferred
EAST LANSING - With little more than three weeks to go before the November 4 election, the latest Outlook from the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State University shows that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is cresting on a potential Electoral College landslide. The latest study shows that if the election
LANSING - Businesses that have numerous or long-term layoffs will pay more in unemployment taxes next year and all businesses will pay more in 2010 to help the state handle the high rates of unemployment. The state has been borrowing to cover unemployment benefits since 2006, but in recent months has converted those loans from
LANSING - With the national economy in a growth recession Michigan should expect to see job losses of 1.5 percent during 2009, a budget update memo released last week by the Senate Fiscal Agency said. The memo also said that while overall employment has dropped by 10.5 percent since the jobs peak in June 2000,