ANN ARBOR ? Eleven alternative energy and technology start ups have been selected to pitch potential investors at the 2005 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, which starts next week. In addition to the life sciences track, these two tracks are comprised of 32 companies that will present on the second day, June 16, at the 24th
ANN ARBOR ? A T-Shirt marketing company for K-12 schools won first place in the Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest contest, while second place went to a company that produces an instrument to help life sciences researchers took second. Four other finalists in the Emerging Technology track were named honorable mention. The Spring Awards ceremony was
Eighty-one percent of small business owners in SBAM?s Small Business Barometer survey said the state should cut spending versus only nine percent who favor tax and fee increases. Ten percent of respondents suggested a mix of spending cuts and tax hikes. ?Small business owners have responded to the economic slowdown by cutting expenses and they
ANN ARBOR ? Eight Life Sciences companies will pitch potential investors at the 2005 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium June 15-16 at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. The life sciences are one track of 32 presenting companies that include information technology and alternative energy. "The MGCS is thrilled with the quality level of
NEW YORK ? Another major American company may have put its customers at risk for Identity Theft. CitiFinancial reported Monday that data tapes containing personal financial information on 3.9 million customers were lost by UPS while in transit to a credit bureau. The tapes contained information about CitiFinancial branch network customers in the United States
SOUTHFIELD - Computer Associates has raised its overall worldwide systems threat assessment to Medium due to the insidious presence of a Coordinated Malware Attack that may foreshadow a new phase of industrial espionage. CA said the attack involves three different trojans ? Win32.Glieder, Win32.Fantibag and Win32.Mitglieder ? which are displaying signs of coordination as they
ANN ARBOR ? One Emerging Company will win $25,000 in cash Tuesday night during the Spring Cycle Awards Ceremony for the Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest, while five New Business Idea winners will get up to $2,500 each. The ceremony starts at 7 p.m. at the MITC Building, with cocktails before and a reception to follow.
LANSING - As the embryonic stem cell research bills from Rep. Andy Meisner (D-Ferndale) prepare to wind through the Legislature, lawmakers in other states and Congress are also drafting laws of their own that would fund the controversial medical practice that would be used to advance life sciences. Although the debate over embryonic stem cell
ANN ARBOR ? Life sciences, drug development and information technology remain the hottest investments for Angel Investors in the Great Lakes region, a survey of major Angel groups shows. Nationally, Angel investing enjoyed a big up tick nationally in 2004, a 24 percent gain from the year before. The hottest sectors nationally were Software (22
MACKINAC ISLAND ? Despite efforts by the Michigan Senate Republicans to dilute Gov. Jennifer Granholm?s $2 billion tech bond job proposal, Granholm found some decision makers at the Detroit Regional Chamber's annual conference pressing for a plan as large as $5 billion to deal with an economic outlook as dour as any in recent memory.