LANSING - Calling it a model of collaboration, Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Governor-elect Rick Snyder held a joint press conference Monday to announce new leadership at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Named as the chief executive officer of the MEDC was Michael Finney, current head of Ann Arbor SPARK and long-rumored to be Snyder's choice
LANSING - Governor-elect Rick Snyder and legislative leaders told a crowd of more than 500 on Monday that they are committed to working together to solve the myriad issues facing Michigan. "We've started a good dialogue and we'll continue that path. We have to make this a team method," Snyder said of his relationship with
DETROIT ? Armune BioScience of Kalamazoo won the $500,000 grand prize in the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition on Saturday, while the $25,000 student portion of the competition was won by ReGenerate, created by four University of Michigan students. Armune BioScience is developing a technology that uses autoantibodies created by the body?s own immune system to
RESTON, VA ? Nearly $22 billion has been spent online during the for the 40 days of the November-December 2010 holiday season, a 12 percent increase from a year ago. During the most recent week (week ending Dec. 10), online spending reached $5.15 billion, an increase of 11 percent versus the same week a year
LANSING - Those involved with providing social services, or who might have to direct people to those who do, can now have the information they need at their fingertips wherever they are. The Department of Human Services launched the first known mobile phone application for human services resources. The current app works on Android phones
GRAND RAPIDS ? The greater Grand Rapids region should experience stronger economic growth than the rest of the state in 2011 and 2012, economist George Erickcek predicted in his annual West Michigan economic forecast. Erickcek, with the W.E. Upjohn Institute in Kalamazoo, gazed into his crystal ball on Wednesday morning during the Right Place Program
ANN ARBOR ? The Semi-Finalists for the Accelerate Michigan $1 million business plan competition have been selected. We're providing a complete list of the companies vying for the $500,000 top prize Saturday in Ann Arbor. Accio Energy is an Ann Arbor-based early-stage renewable energy company led by experienced and successful previously venture-backed executives. The company
GRAND RAPIDS ? Do you have a great technology story to tell? We want to hear from you for our end of the year wrap up of great stories about Michigan's great technology companies. It's easy to let us your story. Just drop Editor & Publisher Mike Brennan an email and tell him in a
ANN ARBOR - Ingenex Digital Marketing will be hiring a Director of Search Engine Marketing for its Ann Arbor office. Under the direction of the President/CEO, the Director of Search Engine Marketing manages search engine marketing and search engine optimization campaigns for Ingenex and its clients. He/she fosters a positive, highly productive work environment while
LANSING - Governor Jennifer Granholm's name has come up as a possible U.S. Secretary of Energy should Secretary Steven Chu step down. Granholm herself, however, has said only that she supports Chu and hopes he remains in office. Chu is a Nobel Prize winning scientist who was named to be the department head by President