LANSING - The Michigan Legislature was unable to muster the votes Thursday for a comprehensive long-term solution to raise more money for the state's battered roads and bridges as anti-tax sentiment, the looming election and other factors gridlocked the Senate on the issue. Michigan voters will remember this on election day. For those backing the
DETROIT - Are you a computer programmer or app developer interested in giving back? Join fellow coders July 11 in downtown Detroit at Grand Circus for a 24-hour hackathon and help build an app for the Detroit Public Library. A cash prize will be available for the winning app. Seating is limited to 100. Registration
YPSILANTI ? Livio founder Jake Sigal will be the keynote presenter at the 14th Annual GLEQ Business Plan Competition Awards Event June 17 at the Eagle Crest Conference Center in Ypsilanti. The event coincides with the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, which brings hundreds of venture capitalists to the state for the two-day conference. Sigal recently
LANSING - Toyoda Gosei North America Corporation is expanding in Troy with a $250,000 grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced Monday. The expansion is expected to generate $7.9 million in new private investment and add 51 new jobs. ?Toyoda Gosei is a world leader in automotive products, and this
YPSILANTI - More than 100 regional and national venture capital firms will be represented June 17-18 at the 2014 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium. Registration remains open. The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium is the premier Midwest networking event for leaders in venture capital investment. The event introduces early stage and emerging growth companies seeking funding to
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders came to agreement Thursday on a framework to finalize the 2014-15 fiscal year budget that assures a hefty General Fund commitment to roads and funding increases throughout most of the government. Besides an overall agreement, House-Senate conference committees approved budgets for 11 of the 17 departments
SEATTLE - Amazon has made Kindles for years; is a phone next? Though Amazon continues to deny that it's building a smartphone, all signs point to yes. That's especially true now that Amazon announced it's holding a press event on June 18 to unveil a new device. The company released a video with the invite
LANSING - The Michigan Senate also passed a pair of bills (SB 924 and SB 925 ) to criminalize cyber revenge, or the posting of sexually explicit images on the Internet without the consent of an individual, and images given with consent in a private relationship. "In a split second a sexually explicit photo can
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Venture Capital Association released their 2013 research report this week, which shows that $120 million was invested in 40 companies in Michigan, the highest number of deals since the MVCA began tracking this information, an increase of 111 percent over the last five years. Other highlights from this report show
DETROIT ? More than 100,000 people attended this year?s Movement Electronic Music Festival where they enjoyed the beat that played through the Memorial Day Weekend. Behind the music was an incredible amount of technology and some inspiring women who made the music come alive. The festival featured a 2,500 square foot technology showcase that demonstrated