MACKINAC ISLAND - A new agenda of state policies, driven by the concerns expressed by thousands of Michigan residents, and focusing on several key issues including a revised tax system, extending term limits for state politicians and changing spending priorities, is critically needed, said Phil Power, president of the Center for Michigan. In addition, Power
MACKINAC ISLAND - All seven Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidates were on the stage, but the fight was between Attorney General Mike Cox and Ann Arbor business executive Rick Snyder as Cox accused Snyder of insider trading and Snyder made a thinly veiled reference to Cox's extramarital affair. Before hundreds of business executives during the
MACKINAC ISLAND - For Michigan and the nation to survive and thrive, policymakers and the public have to dare to confront truth, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday, and with that be willing to embark on radical policies that will assure future prosperity. And the key goal of those changes has to be
MACKINAC ISLAND - Michigan is in crisis and to determine who is at fault, people need to look in the mirror, business leaders said at the opening function for the 2010 Detroit Regional Chamber conference. But even as the business officials, including the head of the Michigan AFL-CIO, said all persons had to accept blame
NOVI ? Michigan business people interested in attending Telematics Detroit 2010 for free can do so June 9 from 2-4:30 pm. Telematics Detroit will be held at the Rock Financial Showcase June 8-9. Over 700 attendees from companies such as Nokia, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, OnStar, Ford, Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, Kia, Delphi, Progressive Insurance, Chrysler, Cisco, AT&T,
DETROIT - Lawrence Technological University is conducting a survey to identify the availability of, and gaps in, resources needed by individuals that are crucial to spur innovation, entrepreneurship and new business creation in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region. The survey deadline is June 15. Sponsored by the U.S. Commerce Department, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship
EAST LANSING ? Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest is announcing the winner of its $100,000 SmartZone Award June 10 at Michigan State University, along with winners of cash prizes up to $40,000. The day-long event also will include a golf outing, networking event and MIT Enterprise Forum presentation, discussion groups, and elevator pitches and the results
MIDLAND - As part of the second annual entrepreneurial networking event of the region, the MidMichigan Innovation Center, more than 250 entrepreneurs, business and community leaders, and accredited investors and nearly 40 exhibitors came together May 27 at the Dow Diamond to celebrate entrepreneurship in Mid Michigan. The keynote address came from Dwight Carlson, Chairman
LANSING - A new poll shows that Attorney General Mike Cox's television advertisements attacking U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra's record on federal spending appear to have eliminated Hoekstra's longstanding lead in the Republican primary and instead created a four-way statistical tie among four candidates, including Ann Arbor Venture Capitalist Rick Snyder. The survey, conducted by Public
LANSING - Although the state is waiting to see if its second application for $400 million in federal "Race to the Top" is accepted, a 2010-11 budget for the Department of Education passed Tuesday by the House includes both state and federal dollars for administration of education reforms enacted late last year. While the state