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GRAND RAPIDS - Long Road Distillers, the first distiller in West Michigan, is featured in this video developed by the Michigan Small Business Development Center. The MI-SBDC helped the company create what is now a thriving business in downtown Grand Rapids. For more information, http://www.sbdcmichigan.org/
LANSING - Clearing key legislation out of the Michigan House Energy Policy Committee last week was important to give the full House enough time with the bills so when the chamber returns from its Thanksgiving break, members will possibly be ready to vote, Rep. Aric Nesbitt, the committee chair, said Friday. The committee, last week, after
LANSING - Switch, a Nevada-based data storage center with international appeal, may be finding a place to locate at least a portion of its business on the west side of the state, and it may have help from the Michigan Legislature to do so. Six bills, three in the Michigan House and three in the
ALLEGAN - Mylan NV lost its $26 billion hostile bid for Perrigo Co. after a seven-month pursuit, a rare outcome in what shaped up to be one of the most bitter takeover battles in decades, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Mylan said that about 40 percent of Perrigo’s shares were tendered in the offer. It needed at
Technology Century NOVI – M2 TechCast, an Internet radio show on the PodcastDetroit Network, will broadcast live Monday Nov. 16 from the Engineering Society of Detroit Job Fair, where more than 50 major employers will be seeking to fill well over 2,000 primarily IT jobs. Show co-hosts, Mike Brennan, Editor and Publisher of
DETROIT - In a way, it was appropriate: On a day when 50-mph wind gusts tore through Michigan, Rocket Fiber announced residential and business internet speeds that will blow you away. Rocket, another Rock Ventures startup, is now offering a 1-gigabit-per-second residential connection for just $70 a month. A 10-gigabit-per-second home service is available for
TROY - If you want to build a successful mobile app, several Michigan groups are hosting a bootcamp on December 3 aimed at helping you do just that. The Michigan Small Business Development Center, the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, Logic Solutions and Automation Alley are partnering to host a “How to Build a Successful
LANSING - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman announced Tuesday that the agency would conduct an audit of the Department of Environmental Quality drinking water program in response to the Flint drinking water crisis. The region will examine the department's implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act and related rules on
LANSING – On Nov. 15, more than 650,000 hunters are expected to take to the woods for the opening of firearms deer season, which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates will help hunting generate $2.3 billion in annual economic impact in the state, including $1.3 billion spent on equipment. Currently, Michigan ranks No. 3
DETROIT - The Engineering Society of Detroit's annual Fall Engineering & Technology Job Fair is Monday, Nov. 16 at the Suburban Collection Showplace. ESD Executive Director Robert McGee is interviewed by Fox 2 News Money Reporter Murray Feldman. In the Interview, McGee talks about how more than 2,000 jobs will be available, many with immediate
