LANSING - The Lansing Economic Area Partnership has issued a second round RFP to award existing business incubators up to $10,000 each to continue and expand their work. Proposals are due by May 1. LEAP said the most successful applicants will agree to a memorandum of understanding with LEAP to agree to adopt best practices
SOUTHFIELD - The Engineering Society of Detroit has named Matt Roush, former technology editor of WWJ Newsradio 950, as its new Director of Communications and Public Relations. Roush, 57, is a veteran science and technology journalist who has worked in Michigan his entire 35-year career. At ESD, Roush will support the organization?s mission to provide
GRAND RAPIDS - The Geek Group has received a donation from Autodesk Inc. of more than $200,000 in 3D design software that will let members of the group create new products, works of art, as well as educate themselves on this Computer-Aided-Design software. Autodesk Inc. is a world leader in 3D design software for entertainment,
MENLO PARK, Calif. ? Although mobile media has become an increasingly important channel for information sharing, roughly one in four companies (28 percent) surveyed by Robert Half Technology has no mobile technology strategy. These organizations have a little catching up to do: In the same survey, 70 percent of firms said they have implemented some
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University reported it has topped the $100 million mark in its capital campaign, and now construction is scheduled to begin in the fall on the first phase of the 125,000 square foot Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math-focused A. Alfred Taubman Engineering, Life Sciences and Architecture Complex. This complex will feature the
LANSING ? Michigan House Republicans unveiled Thursday a plan to appropriate at least $450 million in 2015 on roads, but acknowledged that some of the provisions leave the General Fund "tight," and that has some people concerned. House Speaker Jase Bolger (R-Marshall) proposed taking the portion of the sales tax that now goes to the
LANSING - More than 11,000 people applied for Medicaid on Tuesday, the first day where eligibility was expanded to those with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. State officials reported success in processing the applications through the Healthy Michigan website, but there were some technical glitches. A Gongwer News Service staff
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder met with the top auto executives in Turin, Italy, on Tuesday during a luncheon sponsored by the Detroit Regional Chamber and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The delegation met with senior executives of Fiat, Comau, Amet, AEC Italia, SAET Group, Satiz, Reply, Co.Mec, Vigel S.p.a. and Teorosi Group as well
WASHINGTON DC - A federal judge dismissed Monday some portions of a lawsuit brought by unions against the state's right-to-work law but allowed other pieces to continue. U.S. District Judge Steven Murphy, nominated to the bench by then-President George W. Bush, dismissed the lawsuit's argument that the right-to-work law is invalid for infringing on federal
GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group, the Better Business Bureau serving Western Michigan, Fishnet Security, and West Michigan Cyber Security Consortium are sponsoring a no-cost cyber security conference that will explore the question Are You the Next Target. The conference is open to the public and will cover topics pertaining to information security for business owners and