KALAMAZOO ? Southwest Michigan Technical Assistance Center and the Procurement Technical Assistance Centers of Michigan are offering grant subsidized, low cost, practical training seminars that will help businesses identify ways to be more successful as a government contractor through improved marketing. These seminars will provide companies with practical, hands-on guidance to more clearly target this
LANSING ? The first legislative vote on putting a $2 billion technology jobs bond proposal before Michigan's voters fell short Wednesday. The Senate Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee voted along party lines against expanding SB 533 from its current $1 billion to the $2 billion proposed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The subcommittee held
SEATTLE - Microsoft rolled out on Thursday its MSN Postmaster Web site, which offers tools and services aimed at combating spam ? unsolicited commercial emails. MSN Postmaster marks the software giant's latest effort to increase its presence in the security arena, a lucrative area that has attracted a large swath of competitors, CNET.Com reported. An
LANSING ? The continuing high cost of health insurance has led to fewer small business owners carrying a company health insurance plan, according to the latest Small Business Association of Michigan Barometer survey released Thursday. The survey finds that 83 percent of small businesses have a health insurance plan at their companies. That?s down from
ANN ARBOR - Experience in the world of information technology pays off, but having a master's degree in business earns an even fatter paycheck for IT professionals, according to a new study at the University of Michigan business school. IT executives with MBA degrees command higher salaries than their peers with comparable years of on-the-job
SOUTHFIELD ? LDMI Telecommunications, which provides telecommunications services for business in Michigan and Ohio, will be purchased by Talk America, which serves the consumer telecom market nationwide, in a stock and cash deal valued at $48 million. After the deal closes in the third quarter, the combined companies plan a major roll out of Voice
LANSING ? Michigan Senate Republicans unveiled a proposal Tuesday that would trim $1 billion from Gov. Jennifer Granholm?s $2 billion bond fund she hopes to use to fund technology start ups in Michigan. The good news is Senate Republicans would agree to fast track the Strategic Economic Investment Bond Fund in the Senate at the
KALAMAZOO ? North American Science Associates, a contract research company based in Northwood, Ohio, has agreed to acquire CeeTox, a scientific and medical services company incubated at the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center. No dollar figures were announced. But under the terms of the purchase agreement, NAMSA has already acquired 51 percent of the outstanding shares
LANSING - Before the Michigan Telecommunications Act expires at the end of the year, it will be replaced. But exactly what that replacement will look like is still unclear, especially with the Federal Communications Commission continuing to limit the state's regulatory role. It is likely the 2005 Michigan Telecommunications Act will be pared down from
ANN ARBOR ? The University of Michigan is partnering with Ardesta, Washtenaw County as well as entrepreneurial groups to create an economic and marketing organization called SPARK. The group has already raised $2 million of a proposed $3 million three-year operating budget. SPARK, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, will attempt to raise the visibility of Ann