BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Great Lakes Angels will go international June 21 when the private investor group showcases two deals from Ontario and one from Michigan. Presentations will be made by three entrepreneurial ventures seeking funding. Companies presenting are AeroWire Communications (Michigan), and Keigan Systems and PharmaSlim, both based in Ontario. The event will also have
DEABORN - If your company is thinking about doing business in China, you won?t want to miss Butzel Long?s program that provides a comprehensive overview of China intellectual property laws and regulations. The program starts at noon June 14 and runs through 6 p.m. June 15 at the Ritz-Carlton Dearborn. Best of all, it?s free.
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK, a new technology focused economic development group in Washtenaw County, has named its first board of directors, elected officers and set out to find an experienced CEO to lead the organization. The SPARK Board will be chaired by Rick Snyder, the Ann Arbor-based chairman of Gateway and CEO and
GRANDVILLE ? X-Rite has acquired for just under $500,000 software technology and personnel from two companies, part of X-Rite?s ongoing strategy to strengthen the company?s core color business. The cash deals closed within the past 60 days. X-Rite acquired visualization software from ForeSite Software of East Hartford, Conn., after a recent business partnership with the
DETROIT ? Strategic Staffing Solutions, a Detroit-based IT consulting company, has named Allen Coleman Vice President in charge of the company?s Solutions division. Coleman was Chief Information Officer for the Auto Club, the holding company that owns AAA Michigan. The Solutions division will focus on managing and delivering projects for S3 customers. In addition to
ANN ARBOR ? The Great Lakes Digital: Photoshop Soup2Nuts 2.0 Conference, scheduled for June 24-25, will feature Richard Newman, the national education coordinator for Calumet Photographic, whose portfolio includes documentation of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. The conference will be held at the Washtenaw Community College and include seminars and workshops hosted by
NOVI ? Marilyn Knight and Kenneth Wolfe of the Incident Management Team will discuss Reducing the Impact of Terrorist and Mass Casualty Events on First Responders June 23 at Walsh College?s Novi campus, part of an ASIS International training event. The all-day training session is also presented by MIOSHA ? CET Division and the Center
FLINT ? Kettering University will christen its fuel cell technology center June 15 with grand opening ceremonies planned in Kettering?s C.S. Mott Center for Engineering and Science. The state-of-the-art fuel cell center has been a three-year dream of Dr. K. Joel Berry, head of Kettering?s Mechanical Engineering Department and director of the Kettering Center for
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor IT Zone will hold a Selling Smart Seminar: Systematic Selling for Low Pressure Sales, an Accent Reduction Workshop, and a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) session in June. All programs will be held at SPARK Central in downtown Ann Arbor. June 23 - Selling Smart Seminar: Systematic Selling for Low
LANSING ? Socialism or economic stimulus? Those were the questions Tuesday when the Michigan House Commerce Committee reviewed Gov. Jennifer Granholm?s proposal for a $2 billion bond to fund technology start ups in the state. The hearing came as the Senate prepares to vote this week on a $1 billion bond proposal and House members