COPEMISH ? Contractors Building Supply hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its solar panel assembly plant on Oct. 3 becoming the U.S. manufacturing facility for all Sonali Energees products. About 60 people attended, including Dan Scripps from the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council, Mike Worden, President of Honor Bank and Ron Bytwerk, Mayor of Copemish
LANSING - Energy supplies in Michigan will be adequate to meet anticipated demand this winter assuming a return to normal conditions, and thanks to a mild summer projected to show a decrease in natural gas and electricity usage in 2013, according to the Winter Energy Appraisal released on Wednesday by the Public Service Commission. Michigan's
LANSING - Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO Michael Finney told a skeptical House Commerce Committee on Wednesday that last month's audit on the Michigan Strategic Fund wasn't reported correctly by the media and did not take into account a bankrupted company when calculating jobs. An audit released in September said the Michigan Strategic Fund, which
LANSING - The Department of Environmental Quality is looking to trim the list of chemicals it regulates as air emissions as part of the state's overall effort to reduce regulations, a move that is drawing fire from some environmental groups. The plan, which could be final and headed to the state's rulemaking process by the
WASHINGTON DC - Chronic electrical surges at the massive new data-storage facility central to the National Security Agency's spying operation have destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of machinery and delayed the center's opening for a year, The Wall Street Journal reported. There have been 10 meltdowns in the past 13 months that have
DETROIT ? Sam Harrell of Ann Arbor won first place and $20,000 for his MiMaps application at the first Code Michigan development conference. MiMaps maps Michigan?s great outdoors. Users can easily find a variety of trails as well as information on nearby lodging and restaurants. The event was held at Grand Circus, a training and
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan industrial economy has returned to slow growth, according to a survey done by Grand Valley State University. The monthly survey, compiled by Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in the Seidman College of Business at GVSU, was based on data collected during the last two weeks of
DETROIT ? The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index took a slight dip in September, but still providing evidence of an expanding economy. The PMI for September is 59.9, down from 60.2 in August. The three-month average is 57.7. A PMI value above 50 generally suggests economic growth. ?September marks the third consecutive month of increased
DENVER - Women entrepreneurs have less access to capital, training and mentorship, according to a study by the Colorado Women?s College at the University of Denver. Women comprised 20 percent of the top entrepreneurs of 2011, yet received only 11 percent of the capital investment, the Benchmarking Women?s Leadership in the United States, 2013 study
DETROIT ? Going Green is more than just being Irish or a Michigan State University fan. The first week in October going green is what the historic Penobscot Building in downtown Detroit is doing to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of one of its biggest tenants, Strategic Staffing Solutions. For the entire week the lights on