SOUTHFIELD ? The Michigan Council of Women in Technology is sponsoring its eighth Annual Website Design Competition for high school girls. This year?s theme is Ancestors: OMG to encourage creativity, thoughtfulness and a little research. Girls are encouraged to create a website that reveals surprises about three of their ancestors. These surprises may be shocking,
PORT HURON - The Michigan State University Center for Community and Economic Development, Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County, and Sarnia Lambton Economic Partnership, in collaboration with numerous Michigan and Ontario partners, will host the first Bi-National Blue Water Regional Collaboration Conference Oct. 2. Roy Norton, Consul General of Canada, will be the lunch
DETROIT - The MI-SBTDC is offering two workshops this month in Detroit and Waterford to explain the requirements and process necessary to apply for Microloans of up to $50,000 from the Center for Empowerment and Economic Development. Microloans are offered across Michigan to start-ups and existing businesses that are not eligible for traditional financing. Choose
LANSING - Former Governor John Engler will lead a private equity fund advisory board aimed at investing in Michigan-based companies. Engler will chair the board of the Michigan Prosperity Fund, a fund set up through Grand Rapids-based Blackford Capital. Joining the former governor on the board will be Mark Murray, who was treasurer under Engler,
EAST LANSING ? Who says STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) lack interest for today's college students. Michigan State University Wednesday reported its College of Engineering entering class more than doubled from 2006. Leo Kempel, acting dean of the MSU College of Engineering, greeted freshmen and transfer students during opening ceremonies of the 2013 Colloquium
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Venture Capital Association has named Emily Heintz as its new associate director. In this role, Heintz will work to actively create connections between venture capitalists and promote the state's entrepreneurial and investment communities. ?Bringing Emily on board strengthens MVCA?s position in the state?s entrepreneurial eco-system,? said Carrie Jones, MVCA executive
ANN ARBOR ? Nonprofit Enterprise At Work announced the former CEO and General Counsel for W.K. Kellogg, Susan Katz McFall, will join the BoardConnect team and lead her first workshop on Sept. 9. NEW?s BoardConnect program trains boards to be more effective, prepares individuals for board service and offers workshops on board member responsibilities. ?Susan
LANSING - The Michigan State Housing Development Authority Board approved a resolution Wednesday asking the Legislature to create the Michigan Mezzanine Investment Fund. The new fund would use MHSDA bond revenues to invest in housing projects around the state. "Once approved by the Legislature, the Authority is poised to help fill the gap in the
GRAND RAPIDS - Kent County has expanded public access to the county's Geographic Information System, a spatial data collection system available through the AccessKent Web site. Kent County IT director Craig Paull said the GIS data sets were previously made available only by special request, and typically to engineering firms and utility companies which sought
ANN ARBOR ? Five Michigan companies have received a combined $250,000 through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program to help commercialize their products. Since the Michigan Microloan Fund Program was established in July 2009, 89 companies have received more than $3.8 million in subordinated loans. Microloans available through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program range from $10,000