GRAND RAPIDS - For the past 11 years, West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum has supported future green leaders in the community with fellowships, internships and other financial support. Last year WMSBF invested nearly $30,000 into the careers of emerging sustainable business professionals in West Michigan. Help support these future green leaders at the Green Leaders Golf &
CLARKSTON - The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan has partnered with WorkFountain to implement the MTAM Talent Exchange, a cutting-edge matching technology that has transformed the recruitment process and streamlines how employers and candidates connect during the job / internship search process. Talent attraction is a key challenge facing the business community, particularly in the
DETROIT - General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra on Friday called on the world’s auto industry to collaborate to develop cybersecurity standards to not only protect the physical security of vehicle owners, but also the personal data they increasingly transmit through the connected vehicle. “Cybersecurity protects physical safety, privacy and data,” Barra said at
DETROIT - Toyota has donated $1.44 million to the Michigan Science Center, the latest of many efforts by Toyota to promote and expand STEM education initiatives. “It’s critical to foster innovative thinking at a young age,” said Toyota Technical Center Senior Vice President Jeff Makarewicz. “Developing that interest early on can create great opportunities not
BENTON HARBOR - Samsung and LG, two South Korean manufacturers of clothes washers, have been found guilty of dumping their products in the United States at prices below production costs to steal business from Whirlpool Corp. A preliminary antidumping ruling was issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Commerce confirming Whirlpool's allegations against Samsung and
DETROIT - The DTX Launch Detroit teams have been working hard for the past 10 weeks, and now is their time to shine! Come see these entrepreneurs Aug. 4 at TechTown pitch their business ideas to a panel of experts—and to the public. The teams will go public with their concepts and the public will
DETROIT - Comcast Thursday announced Michigan will be one of five states where it offers pay-as-you-go plans for Xfinity TV and Internet services, as well as prepaid wireless plans. Both will let people who do not have checking or savings accounts to pay for these digital services as needed. The offers are only available for
EAST LANSING - Michigan State University and Marathon Petroleum Corp. celebrated a new partnership and a $150,000 commitment for underrepresented and underprepared students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Marathon Petroleum’s support will strengthen the Engineering and Science Success Academy (ESSA) at MSU – a seven-week residential program administered by the Diversity Programs Office in
LANSING — The Michigan Strategic Fund has offered Mitchell Plastics a $427,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant to support a new plant in Sterling Heights that will create 122 jobs. The 200,000-square-foot plant represents a total investment of more than $20.5 million. Michigan ranks first in new automotive-related jobs since 2009 with an increase
BOULDER, Co. - A new reports says nearly 34 percent of U.S. workers now freelance, and among millennials that figure rises to 38 percent. With interest in freelancing growing among professionals, and employers hiring for more freelance workers, FlexJobs has identified companies recently hiring freelancers in five in-demand career fields for freelance job listings. “The
