GRAND RAPIDS ? The West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Michigan Strategic Fund to offer access to its high-tech Venture Center for business incubation and acceleration in the life science industry. WMSTI will use the grant to: Launch an affordable ?mini-lab? option that
DEARBORN - Consumer demand for Ford's fuel-efficient vehicles continues to grow, with April sales increasing 16 percent versus a year ago and year-to-date sales up 16 percent ? totaling 686,498 vehicles. ?With gasoline prices eclipsing $3.90 a gallon, consumers are placing an even higher priority on fuel efficiency in every size and kind of vehicle,?
CHICAGO ? With the nation's employers finally beginning to ramp up hiring, this year's crop of nearly 1.7 million college graduates should enjoy the most welcoming entry-level job market in the past three years. However, finding a position will by no means be easy and many spring graduates may have to settle for less money
TROY - The East Michigan District Export Council will host a day-long seminar on May 25 to look at trade opportunities in South Korea. The event will take place at the Management Education Center in Troy. Registration Fee: $60 Includes Breakfast & Lunch. Agenda: 8:30-9:30 Registration and Networking Breakfast 9:30-9:45 Welcome Terry Kalley, Chairman, E.
LANSING ? If you want to learn how you can sell your products or services to the State of Michigan, you're going to want to attend Contract Connect on June 7 in Lansing. The topic of the afternoon program is ?Elements of a Quality Proposal.? It will educate vendors on the expectations of State bid
ANN ARBOR ? The frequent use of social media by business has doubled in the past six months, a new survey shows. Re:NEW Michigan's latest social media survey indicates 30.7 percent of respondents said their business spends between one and three hours with social media per week. In October 2010, this percentage was only 16.2
DETROIT - A conference at the speed of App - Future Midwest took a healthy sized, energized crowd of social and new media entrepreneurs on an ADHD speed tour of techniques and strategies that are defining this new space. The two-day conference, spanning Thursday and Friday, kicked off with a social gathering Wednesday night, ran
DETROIT - Executives with the company that owns Detroit's Ambassador Bridge have suggested they would cut their toll costs if a new bridge is built between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. They also argued that toll costs for a new bridge would have to be double the rates paid at the Ambassador Bridge to help cover
ANN ARBOR ? There's a couple new wrinkles this spring with the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest contest. All SmartZone Award or Emerging Company participants that score above 70 points in the business-plan competition will be able to offer their investors the Angel Tax Credit. What's more, the top six competitors will also be reviewed by
LANSING -- The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Thursday issued two Requests for Proposals for programs to aid Michigan entrepreneurs in commercializing competitive edge technologies in fields that now include agricultural processing and information technology. Governor Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed legislation authorizing the broadened emphasis to the prior focus on four sectors: alternative energy, life