ANN ARBOR - Dr. Robert Galen, a clinical professor at The University of Georgia, will talk about his life as a serial entrepreneur when he serves as the keynote speaker for the February 11 MichBio annual meeting. During his career, Galen has brought several new diagnostic products and technologies to the marketplace. Among his achievements
DETROIT - GMAC Insurance has partnered with OnStar's to tie insurance products to OnStars in-vehicle safety and security system and pass along significant insurance premium discounts to customers. OnStar operators are notified when a vehicles airbag deploys, when drivers need roadside assistance, during in-vehicle emergencies, stolen vehicle location and helping subscribers with remote vehicle diagnostics.
DETROIT Wall Street reacted well to financial news from Compuware that the mainframe computer software company earned 6 cents a share for the third-fiscal quarter, instead of the penny the Street had been looking for. Compuware shares traded up 18 percent Friday to $8.29, a 52-week high. The company reported after the markets closed Thursday
LANSING - Michigan small business owners feel President Bush struck the right tone in his State of the Union address by noting the importance of tax cuts, regulatory relief and free and fair trade. But they were disappointed that his health care reforms focused on a flawed Association Health Plan proposal. He hit the nail
WASHINGTON DC - Legislation banning the use of hand-held cell phones while driving was passed this month by the DC Council, and a similar bill won final legislative approval in New Jersey earlier this month. Starting in July, motorists using a cell phone without a hands-free device while driving in Washington DC risk a fine
ANN ARBOR The University of Michigan is using computer technology to preserve old brittle books in its vast collection and offering those digitized volumes on line in what the UM calls its Digital General Collection. Since digitizing started, the Preservation Division has scanned nearly two million pages. The Digital General Collection, now some 20,000 volumes
ANN ARBOR Anyone registered in the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-writing plan contest also gets a free admission to the 4th Annual Collaboration For Entrepreneurship, which this year features renowned economist Lester Thurow. The event, dubbed ACE, is set for Jan. 29 at the Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor. Besides
LANSING - Nationally, 2004 could see the best economic growth in 20 years, economic analysts told the state's Revenue Estimating Conference Wednesday, but Michigan's revenue picture is still suffering from job loss and slow job growth. The job picture was the background to the three conferees setting general fund revenues for 2004-05 below those for
ANN ARBOR A day after Nematrons stock was de listed on the American Stock Exchange, it has been listed on the much smaller OTC Bulletin under the ticker symbol NMNN. The OTCBB is a regulated quotation service that displays real-time quotes, last sale prices and volume information in over-the-counter equity securities. OTCBB securities are traded
LANSING Venture capital investments in Michigan technology firms in the third quarter jumped by some 30 percent, according to figures by the accounting firm of PriceWaterhouse Coopers. According to a publication of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, investors put in $28.1 million in venture capital to state technology companies. That compares to $21.6 million invested