BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? The Great Lakes Angels is having their first investor event of the year on May 5th. It will be open to all accredited investors and by invitation only. It will be a full day program with three deals shown in the morning. The afternoon session will be educational content ? a Due
LANSING - The state would provide its full match for federal transportation funds by using $50 million in toll credits from existing bridges instead of counting money the Canadian government has offered to cover Michigan's share of costs toward a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, under budgets approved Thursday by House and Senate
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems Thursday announced that S. Craig Huke has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. ?I am very excited to join Plex Systems as the company targets its next phase of expansion and innovation, and I look forward to helping the company increase its growth trajectory in the rapidly expanding market
DETROIT - Compuware Corp. said its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell below analysts' estimates because of delays in closing two contracts for mainframe computers. Compuware expects its earnings for the period to range from 13 to 15 cents per share ? Wall Street analysts were looking for 19 cents. As a result, Compuware shares shed 54
DETROIT - In honor of the Camaro's 45th Anniversary, Chevrolet has announced a special edition complete with Carbon Flash Metallic paint, 45the Anniversary fender emblems, unique hood and deck stripes, RS style taillight lenses, Jet Black interior with leather seating, white instrument and door panel inserts and of course, red, white and blue interior stitching.
LANSING - Completion of the 2011-12 fiscal year budget took a major step forward Tuesday with an agreement in principle between Governor Rick Snyder and top legislative leaders on major tax changes, including a pension tax and the replacement of the Michigan Business Tax with a 6 percent corporate income tax. With the handshake deal
LANSING - Despite an escalating campaign against it, Governor Rick Snyder said he continued to support the construction of a new bridge from Detroit to Canada. Snyder said Tuesday that he had expected it would be a task to move the issue through the Legislature. "Last year there was a tremendous amount of misinformation," he
GRAND RAPIDS - Trying to strike a blow against ongoing regional differences, Governor Rick Snyder urged Grand Rapids area business leaders against bad mouthing different regions of the state, particularly Detroit. Criticizing different regions hurts the state in its efforts to attract businesses, Snyder said in a luncheon speech before the Grand Rapids Area Chamber
EGHAM, United Kingdom - Worldwide smartphone sales will reach 468 million units in 2011, a 57.7 percent increase from 2010, according to Gartner Inc. By the end of 2011, Android will move to become the most popular operating system worldwide and will build on its strength to account for 49 percent of the smartphone market
LANSING - "Hung," the HBO television series, will continue to shoot in suburban Detroit and has been awarded a $1.06 million grant from the state under its revised film incentive program, the Film Office announced Tuesday. The grant was based on $2.65 million in projected in-state expenditures. "Over the past three years, we have developed