LANSING ? Michigan had two more signs Thursday the economy is improving with the release of Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index and the Michigan Housing Index. Both indexes saw improvement in the state's economy, with the housing index, by the Michigan Association of Home Builders, showing builders saw improvements in the first quarter and
GRAND RAPIDS - When Mark Sellers bought Grand Rapids Brewing Co. last year, he thought he bought all of its assets. But it turns out he had a cybersquatter parked on his website who refused to relinquish the domain name until the squatter, a Grand Rapids Internet promotions company, was paid $2,000. Now Sellers owns
LANSING - March sales were positive, and retailers are expecting that trend to continue the next three months, the Michigan Retailers Association said in releasing its latest Michigan Retail Index on Wednesday. The March performance index, created in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, was 57.8, a result of 49 percent of retailers
DETROIT - Mean total cash compensation for U.S. mobility professionals climbed from $105,800 in 2010 to $115,200 - an 8.9 percent increase ? the second biannual salary survey by SAE International reported Tuesday. The good news for engineers and related technical professionals is that employment prospects and salaries have improved for the majority in the
ANN ARBOR - Nine Michigan companies recently received investments from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, totaling more than $2 million. So far in the program, 72 companies have received seed funding totaling more than $16 milion. ?The Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund is helping businesses across the state bring their innovative products to market,? said Skip
CUPERTINO, Ca. - After a brief hiatus, the long-standing rumor that Apple will employ more metal in the iPhone, has made a return - and even taken a new twist. Citing unnamed industry sources, Korean news site ETnews says Apple will use Liquidmetal technology for the next iPhone, which the outlet boldly claims will be
ANN ARBOR ? Servant Systems, a software solutions provider to international franchise systems, has landed another major contract ? to integrate and implement Domino?s Pizza Pulse Franchise Office and Pulse Polling systems for 25 Domino?s stores in the United Kingdom. Servant Systems has implemented the Domino?s software for other multi-unit franchisees in Britain, in other
TRAVERSE CITY ? Two teenage brothers came up with an idea when they were snowboarding: ?Wouldn?t it be cool to light up your board and stand out from the crowd?? A business was born. Now the boys are trying to woo investors on an Internet crowd funding platform to help take their LED light kits
DETROIT ? Longtime technology public relations professional Larry Eiler was named Wednesday as Small Business Journalist of the Year for his NEW Michigan Radio show on 1290 WLBY in Ann Arbor. Eiler, co founder of Eiler Public Relations, was among a dozen award winners announced by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The awards will be
WASHINGTON D.C. - The White House expressed concerns about a controversial cybersecurity bill that would authorize Internet companies to divulge confidential customer records and communications. Opposition from the Obama administration -- which stopped short of a veto threat -- could imperil the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which is scheduled for a House of