TROY - The Michigan Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association from Sept. 15-17 will give Midwest companies an opportunity to network with decision makers from the Department of Defense, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Automation Alley, the Defense Supply Center, the National Automotive Center and a wide variety of manufacturers who are currently working
ROCHESTER HILLS - MichiganMall.com will offer free marketing seminars at the Celebrate Michigan Expo Sept. 29 at the Hilton Detroit/Troy. The Celebrate Michigan Expo is a celebration of Michigan, its resources and the 10-year anniversary of the MichiganMall.com. The event is free and open to the Michigan business community. The afternoon marketing sessions include: Brandology-Ten
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo on Wednesday released a preview version of a free new iPhone application called OneConnect that can centralize communications and social-networking activity. "OneConnect allows everybody to keep connected to the persons they care about. It's a socially connected address book," said said Marco Boerries, executive vice president, Yahoo Connected Life, in a
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Institute researchers have identified unique DNA changes in each of several types of renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer in adults. These findings could aid in the diagnosis of these cancers since the many types of RCC are currently identified only by their appearance. Further research
ANN ARBOR - New Enterprise Forum and Ann Arbor SPARK will co-host a panel discussion on venture capitalists, and how they operate as one part of an interconnected economic ecosystem that includes participation between the state, companies, pension funds, and venture firms to produce prosperity. The event takes place at 5:00 p.m. September 18, at
GRAND RAPIDS - Next week, the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with the West Michigan Chamber Coalition to host the 2008 West Michigan Regional Policy Conference. Jared Rodriguez Vice President Public Policy & Government Affairs for the Grand Rapids Chamber discusses this coalition of chambers from Kalamazoo To Traverse City To Lansing
LANSING - A $100 billion national green energy program could add 60,000 jobs in Michigan over two years in businesses developing alternative energy sources, providing more energy efficient buildings and electric transmission systems and boosting mass transit/freight rail programs a report released Tuesday said. The proposal before Congress analyzed by the University of Massachusetts/Amherst's Political
MANISTEE ? A Nevada manufacturer may soon partner with a Manistee tool maker to build more urban-friendly vertical wind-turbines that could generate hundreds of new jobs ? if some political and economic hurdles are overcome next week. Mariah Power of Reno, Nevada, is evaluating a proposal to partner with MasTech Manufacturing Inc. in Manistee to
DETROIT - Join ConnecTech Greater Detroit on Sept. 18 at the beautiful Fox Theater as Garnter's Jackie Fenn focuses on innovation management issues and emerging technology trends. She is also the author of Mastering the Hype Cycle: How to Choose the Right Innovations at the Right Time, available this October. Gartner, is the world's leading
LANSING - Various legislators and interest groups worked much of the day Friday trying to answer Governor Jennifer Granholm's call that they deal with changes to Michigan's electric regulations before the election. But there were no indications that any agreements had been reached. Sources indicated that meetings were ongoing late Friday afternoon on both HB