ANN ARBOR ? Thirty six companies will pitch hundreds of potential investors next week at the 32nd annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium. Presented by the University of Michigan Zell Lurie Institute at the Ross School of Business, this year?s Symposium will be held May 21-22 at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti. More than 400 entrepreneurs,
LANSING - The Michigan Senate on Thursday passed its Department of Community Health budget with some minor changes after much discussion about how the chamber would handle whether or not to expand Medicaid in its proposal to force the subject to be discussed in conference committee. The bill (SB 198 ) was discharged from the
ANN ARBOR ? Ned Staebler and Inspire Michigan are publicly launching the Michigan Talent Agenda and MTA Fellowship on May 23 at Quarter Bistro. The event is a fund raiser. Guest speakers include Lou Glazer, President of Michigan Future; U-M Regent Mark Bernstein; Flint Mayor Dayne Walling; Dan Gilmartin, President of Michigan Municipal League; Kristy
PLYMOUTH - Bad cholesterol-battling Esperion Therapeutics has filed for an initial public stock offering with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $70 million. Esperion is focused on drugs to treat high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the so-called bad cholesterol, that can be taken in pill form, and which the company
DETROIT ? Compuware Corp. announced Wednesday that it plans to sell up to $100 million worth of stock in its Covisint subsidiary, which provides secure collaboration technology for companies that need higher security communications ? from health care to autos. Compuware says it filed the Form S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced three digital media projects ? Don Cheto, Series One and Original Bethlehem ? have been approved for about $288,000 in incentives from the state. ?Digital media, including animation, post-production and video game development, has tremendous potential for growth here in Michigan,? said Margaret O?Riley, director of the Michigan
ANN ARBOR ? State of Michigan CIO David Behen was named a recipient of the 2013 Merit Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations that have provided leadership in technology and assisted the Merit Community. Award recipients were honored Thursday at the conclusion of the 2013 Merit Member Conference. "In our role of promoting the advancement
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ANN ARBOR - Merit Network is hosting the Michigan Cybersecurity Summit May 14 in Ann Arbor with the theme Building Michigan's Cybersecurity Industry. Besides providing information for Chief Information Officers and IT Executives who lead and support cybersecurity activities in Michigan, there also will be a demonstration of the Michigan Cyber Range, what Gov. Rick
LANSING - The first piece, albeit a tiny one, of efforts to increase funding for transportation cleared a legislative committee Tuesday when the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation changing how the state taxes aviation fuel. HB 4571 would repeal the 3 cents per gallon tax on aviation fuel and replace it with a