LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Thursday issued a Request for Proposals to solicit proposals from high-performance business incubators or accelerators in Michigan to support entrepreneurs in launching and growing start-up companies throughout the state. Electronic versions of each business plan proposal must be sent separately to the MSF
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Institute officials Thursday announced the appointment of Patrik Brundin, M.D., Ph.D. as the inaugural holder of the Jay Van Andel Endowed Chair in Parkinson Research. Dr. Brundin is an internationally renowned expert in the field of Parkinson?s and neurodegenerative disease research, and currently Professor of Neuroscience at the Faculty of
LANSING - Only 10 percent of Business Leaders for Michigan members believe the U.S. economy will improve in the next six months, according to a new quarterly survey from the group. It was only 10 months ago that 50 percent of those taking the survey thought the U.S. economy was on an upswing. While Michigan's
DEARBORN ? The MIT Enterprise Forum Savvy Entrepreneur Series on Nov. 8 will focus on building awesome teams that match your current stage of business development and your funding status. The series is co hosted by the Great Lakes Chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF), UM Dearborn, and Great Lakes Entrepreneur Quest. The series
DETROIT - Randal Charlton is stepping down as the Wayne State University Executive Director to led an organization that enables adults over 50 to engage in Southeast Michigan's new economy by creating pathways to pursue career changes, entrepreneurship and meaningful volunteer service. Replacing Charlton on Nov. 1 will be TechTown General Manager Leslie Smith Smith
ANN ARBOR - Zingerman's Deli, the gourmet food company, plans to hire about 300 temporary workers for its baking operation in the coming weeks to help process the company's holiday mail orders, about 100 more than the year before. Pat McGraw of Zingerman?s human resources department said the hiring demand this year is typical of
SAN FRANCISCO - Malware has been discovered on computer systems in Europe that has identical code to the Stuxnet worm and could be the precursor to the next big computer attack on critical infrastructure systems, Symantec reported this week. A second Stuxnet attack was predicted in Cyber Styletto./p> Unlike Stuxnet, which targeted specific Siemens SCADA
RESTON, VA - 72.2 million Americans accessed social networking sites or blogs on their mobile device in August 2011, an increase of 37 percent in the past year, comScore reported. The study also provided new insights into how mobile users interact with social media, finding that more than half read a post from an organization,
LANSING - Legislation to require Internet retailers to collect Michigan sales tax on purchases made by state residents was opposed by several operators of small sites, saying the legislation could dramatically hurt their business, in the second hearing before the House Tax Policy Committee held Wednesday. But the committee held off acting on HB 5004
ANN ARBOR - The roles Sharon Matthews has fielded so far are hardly the stuff of cakewalks: high school dropout; single mom; gunshot victim. But her toughest role yet begins next month: Guinea pig. The 41-year-old Detroit resident and her 15-year-old daughter are among the 11,000 Michigan families banned from welfare, as the state of