PLYMOUTH ? Esperion went public again on Wednesday, the second time since 2004, and raised $70 million on Wall Street. The shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol ESPR. The Michigan pharma company, developing and commercializing oral treatments for reducing bad cholesterol, closed on the second day where it started, at
DETROIT - David B. Cotton, MD, Founder and CEO of Meridian Health Plan was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 in the Michigan and Northwest Ohio region for Consumer Services. "Building this company over the past 15 years and working with all of the wonderful Meridian family has been an honor
GRAND RAPIDS - The culture has improved for entrepreneurship in West Michigan, says a new report by Grand Valley State University researchers. The authors of the report, Paul Isely, professor of economics; Sridhar Sundaram, professor of finance; and Michael Kurley, a student at Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, found two key improvements since the original
TROY - Walsh College alumni see the Michigan economy as trending upward since 2011, yet continue to express caution regarding the state?s economic condition, a new survey shows. On the national front, economic sentiment has been marked by volatility since 2011, but has improved slightly over the past 6 months, according to preliminary findings of
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan recognized Rep. Mike Shirkey, chair of the House Committee on Michigan Competitiveness, as its Legislator of the Year at its annual meeting Thursday. SBAM also presented the Richard B. Sanford Lifetime of Advocacy Award to Paul Hense. Hense is a past chair of both SBAM and SBAM?s
WATERFORD - More than 200 businesses were honored Tuesday night by Oakland County L. Brooks Patterson in recognition of their combined investment in the county's Emerging Sectors business development program, which now tops $2.5 billion. Patterson hosted the invitation-only "What goes into $2 Billion?" celebration at The Palace of Auburn Hills to recognize the significant
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan will hold its Annual Meeting and Networking Luncheon on June 20, 11:30 a.m. ? 1:30 p.m. at the Lansing Center. The program will feature a panel discussion of three entrepreneurs talking about ?Risk, Reward and the Reinvention of Michigan.? The panel will be moderated by Josh Linkner,
ANN ARBOR - Nonprofit Enterprise at Work has been awarded a $2,000 grant from the Michigan Equity Network to support the Board Connect program, Catalysts for Change. This grant will allow NEW to expand its programming to assist nonprofit organizations in the areas of diversity, inclusion and equity. In May 2013, the program was awarded
ANN ARBOR - Augment Ventures announced Monday it was part of a recent $2 million Series A investment in Santa Clara, Calif-based Mercatus, which develops origination and syndication management technology for the energy project finance industry. The round was led by Vision Ridge Partners and also included Shah Capital. Of the investment, Augment Ventures founder
TROY - MCWT is sponsoring an informal social networking event at Bahama Breeze in Troy on June 19 just days before the Summer Solstice. It?s March Connect Net Social Mixer was so successful the group scheduled this one to usher in summer. MCWT is providing this event free to members, including complementary light appetizers. Non-members