ANN ARBOR - Daixo, a new business idea category participant in the spring 2008 Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business plan writing contest, delivers the July 2008 elevator pitch. Daixo is a web-based electronic medical record system to be custom-built initially for dermatologists who need to better manage their work flow. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com
TROY - Michigan's economy got you down? Well, MichiganMall.Com has an "upper" in the works. The Celebrate Michigan Expo offers you an opportunity to showcase your business and network with other successful Michigan businesses. This event is FREE and open to the entire business community. Hear from recognized speakers during our dinner program. Sponsorships are
SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Council of Women In Technology initiated its 2008 career mentoring program on June 16th at Automation Alley in Troy where more than 26 mentor/mentee pairs will be served by this year?s program ? an increase from the 11 who participated in 2007. The program?s volunteer mentors are senior level IT leaders/executives,
LANSING - Energy companies have no authority to compel the Department of Environmental Quality to use their preferred permit requirements, the Court of Appeals said Wednesday in an unpublished decision that put Midland Cogeneration Venture power company on the losing end of a case it filed against the DEQ. Midland Cogeneration originally won its plea
LANSING - With Governor Jennifer Granholm's signatures Wednesday, Michigan became the last state to ratify the Great Lakes Compact and arguably became the first of the Great Lakes states to fully implement the proposal to limit withdrawals from the basin. With all eight states now on board, the language has to be adopted by Congress
LANSING - The United States Department of Labor awarded a $2 million grant to the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth early last week to develop new methods to train dislocated workers that can be replicated throughout the Mid-Michigan region. This demonstration grant, referred to as the Mid-Michigan Partnership for Training in Healthcare, will
WASHINGTON - In an extraordinary move, the Bush administration plans to publish a document Friday listing various ways to control global-warming gases, while simultaneously disavowing the document's conclusions and warning that new regulations could lead to a ?command-and-control? regime covering a broad range of commercial and household activities, including factories and power plants but also
HOLLAND - Globe Pequot Press and Orange Avenue Publishing have joined Creative Byline, a web-based technology that allows writers to submit manuscripts to publishers interested in their genre. Creative Byline�??s program streamlines the process of connecting writers to publishers, while keeping writers�?? manuscripts secure and private. The two publishers join Dutton Children�??s Books, St. Martin�??s
WATERFORD - Lieutenant Kim Rossman of Oakland County will speak on July 23 to ConnecTech Greater Detroit about the technology behind law enforcement and the renowned CLEMIS system. If you've ever wondered what they're doing with your license when you get pulled over or how information is tracked to help police people in Oakland County
LANSING - Join ConnecTech on July 31 for pizza and pop as we discuss who would be the right people to form a chapter of ConnecTech in Lansing. Get connected with other local technology professionals and stand out in the industry through our statewide network! Let's make sure the rest of the state knows about