LANSING - Michigan exports to Canada increased in January, but exports to Mexico fell slightly, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation issued Tuesday. Michigan retained its spot as the top exporter to Canada among the 50 states, with $5.67 billion in trade flowing across that border. That was up from $5.59
LANSING - Tourism is booming in Michigan, according to a new study from Michigan State University released Tuesday. The study showed spending on tourism rose 8 percent in 2011 and will rise 6 percent this year. "As long as the weather is good - and that's always the big 'if' - I think we're going
TROY - Automation Alley is the new host organization for the Adams Entrepreneur Fellowship, which matches recent talented college and university graduates with early-stage companies in the region. Goals of the program are to highlight entrepreneurism as a viable career choice and to help build a thriving community of serial entrepreneurs while adding innovative high-growth
KALAMAZOO - A new Production Technician Academy is planned to support southwest Michigan-area advanced manufacturing employers. The region?s leading manufacturers, together with key stakeholders from education, workforce development, and economic development have collaborated through the Southwest Michigan Advanced Manufacturing Consortium to draw attention to the great manufacturing career opportunities that exist in the area. The
GRAND RAPIDS ? If you've wanted to read the new cyber crime novella, Cyber Styletto, but were waiting for a deal, your waiting is over. You can buy the eBook for just 99 cents. The novella, the first in a series to highlight the security threats on the Internet today, features Russian-Vietnamese black hat hacker
DETROIT ? Wayne State University has launched a $25,000 student pre-seed investment fund backed by the Michigan Initiative for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. The Warrior Fund aims to support student start-ups and nurture novel technologies created at Wayne State. It will attract student entrepreneurs of varying backgrounds and empower them to build bold ideas and explore
PLEASANT RIDGE - ePrize has partnered with Penton Media to develop a game called Top Promotional Marketer ? a trivia contest to encourage readers to explore what the new site has to offer. The trivia contest invites readers to show off their marketing knowledge, with daily trivia questions based on content found on the site.
NEW YORK - Anonymous and other hacktivist groups propelled cybercrime to new heights in 2011, says a new report from Verizon, accounting for 58 percent of all data stolen. Verizon?s annual Data Breach Investigations Report, released Thursday, compiled data breach information from its customers and from law enforcement agencies in five countries. The hacktivists' success
LANSING - Michigan has dramatically improved in the measure called Entrepreneurial Climate, rising to 15th in the nation in 2011 from 45th in 2010, according to the latest Entrepreneurship Score Card from the Small Business Foundation. ?We are especially pleased to see this improvement in Entrepreneurial Climate, because it?s a key measure of Michigan?s gains
GRAND RAPIDS ? Cascade Engineering Founder and CEO Fred Keller, a former oarsman, is setting the pace for the Grand Rapids Rowing Association to host the 2012 Mid American Collegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta in Grand Rapids on April 28 expected to produce more than $350,000 for the West Michigan economy. The Regatta?s Grand River