ANN ARBOR - GLEQ is still accepting signups for ventures fitting into its Innovation Awards categories until April 10. Each category pays $10,000 in cash prizes. Those categories include: Advanced Manufacturing Alternative Energy IT, Software, Network Security and Web-Based Medical Device Green Chemistry Energy Affordability and Use Reduction Ventures in the New Business Idea, Emerging
TROY - As host organization for the Adams Entrepreneur Fellowship Program, Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association, is once again encouraging recent college and university graduates to apply for a chance to be matched with a growing early-stage company in the region. The Adams Entrepreneur Fellowship provides opportunities for fellows to engage with early-stage
GRAND RAPIDS ? Rick Van Dis, Irwin Seating?s Director of Supply Chain Management, was one of the 225 people who attended the 10th Annual Midwest Supply Chain Management Conference on March 14 at Grand Valley State University?s Eberhard Center. He said he?s participated every year. ?The conference gives me a great cross section of what
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University announced that the Society for Human Resource Management has acknowledged that its MBA, Human Resources Management is renewed for alignment with SHRM's HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. ?We are extremely grateful to have renewed acknowledgement from SHRM,? said Michael Bowers, Dean for Davenport?s Donald W. Maine College of Business. ?The
GRAND RAPIDS ? aimWest is partnering with PRSA on March 20 to hear a talk from Lt. Matthew Allen on Crisis Communications from the perspective of the U.S. Navy. The event begins in the Overlook Room on the third floor of the Grand Rapids Public Museum for munchies and networking at 5:30 pm. The event
STERLING HEIGHTS - The Michigan Economic Development Corp. has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Macomb-Oakland University INCubator for a second year in a row to help develop and enhance the incubator and its programs for small business clients. Located within the Technology Advancement SmartZone of Sterling Heights, the Macomb-OU INCubator provides comprehensive development and
DETROIT - Detroit-based Detroit Venture Partners announced a second round of funding for iRule, a platform for home entertainment automation that makes it easier for consumers to control their home theater system with a universal remote control using a mobile device. The dollar amount was not disclosed. Itai Ben-Gal and Victor Nemirovsky, two self-described die-hard
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business ranked 14th nationally in a new study by U.S. News & World Report 2014 Best Business School List, down one place from the year before. Michigan State University's business school was the only other university in the state to be assigned a
BIRMINGHAM - Great Lakes Angels is opening its March 27 March Madness monthly meeting to high-net worth men and women who are not yet a member of an organized angel investment group. Those would-be angels who attend will get to hear elevator pitches from three entrepreneurs offering a new way to connect digital memories to
LANSING ? Michigan Virtual University on Tuesday released a report about the future of K-12 education in Michigan, calling for a heightened focus on personalized learning. ?Governor Snyder tasked MVU with stepping back and thinking about two overarching questions: What is the future of public education in Michigan? What role could instructional technology play in