LANSING - The Michigan House on Tuesday approved a 12-bill package requiring companies with state contracts or those pursuing economic development incentives to agree to hire Michigan workers first, which proponents say is an effort to put more accountability into the $1 billion in enticements the state gives away on an annual basis. The legislation
LANSING - The Michigan Senate Energy Policy and Public Utilities put out legislation Tuesday that could become something like the House-passed energy efficiency measures. Or it could be something different. The bill (SB 1228 ) as reported, unanimously, merely states legislative intent "to promote energy conservation and efficiency measures to save energy and reduce demand
BLOOMFIELD HILLS �?? Great Lakes Angels have invested an additional $125,000 in portfolio company Saleztrac, part of a $500,000 round. GLA is working with other angel groups in the region to syndicate the deal for further financing. Saleztrac is an automotive dealer Customer Relationship Management software package. Saleztrack and R.L. Polk, an automotive intelligence market
ALLEGAN - Perrigo Company has entered into a collaborative agreement with Cobrek Pharmaceuticals, a newly formed entity of Pentech Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately owned company that specializes in the research and development of niche generic dosage forms. Pentech will contribute its ANDA filing for a generic equivalent to Luxiq(R) foam, a $34 million branded pharmaceutical
CLINTON TOWNSHIP ? Used IT equipment recycler re.Source Partners has opened a new office in Burbank, California. Gary Smith has been named California Director-Asset Recovery Services. The Burbank office of re.Source Partners helps California and other west coast enterprises manage decommissioned IT equipment such as PCs, large computer systems, servers, monitors and other high-tech assets
MIDLAND - Two new tenants recently located operations to the MidMichigan Innovation Center, the regions epicenter for all things entrepreneurial. �??These newest additions to the Innovation Center support even more growth across mid-Michigan,�?� said Brent Case, MMIC executive director. �??Both of these companies �?? Bravo: Smart, and CMU Research Corporation �?? provide valuable services, and
LANSING - Michigan on Monday released its four-year IT strategic plan, which will spend more than $400 million to continue consolidating the state�??s Information Technology infrastructure. Michigan Chief Information Officer Ken Theis details what he has in store for the state in this News Maker Interview. Theis replaced former CIO Terri Takai who was recruited
GRAND RAPIDS - American manufacturers want change, and they want the three candidates for US president to not only hear them, but also deal with their demands, said David Brousell, editor and chief of Managing Automation magazine. Brousell will detail on Wednesday during PowerPlex the results of a survey of 2000 manufacturers his magazine conducted.
YPSILANTI - The task for four accomplished and veteran investors and entrepreneurs, come up with a business plan for a self sustaining, green-friendly, island community in less than 10 minutes. Yes, the second annual Battle of the Elevator Pitches at the New Enterprise Forum had a Gilligan's Isle flavor to it and in the end
LANSING - Economists at Friday's revenue estimating conference were unyielding in assessing the problems facing the Michigan economy, but offered a glimmer of hope in suggesting the state is much closer to the end of the slump than to the beginning. They pegged the return to relatively good news by 2010. But in the nearer