ANN ARBOR – During the first decade of this new century Michigan lost nearly a million jobs. In a new forecast by University of Michigan economists, the state will regain two-thirds of those jobs by the end of 2017, returning to employment levels not seen since spring 2003. In their annual November forecast of Michigan's
ANN ARBOR - The annual unemployment rate will likely fall below 5 percent next year - the first time since 2007 - as the U.S. economy grows at its highest rate in a decade, economists at the University of Michigan predicted Thursday. The national economy will add 4.7 million jobs over the next two years
GRAND RAPIDS - A Las Vegas company confirmed Monday that it could build a $5 billion data center in a Grand Rapids suburb - if state legislators approve hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks. Switch would create a new SUPERNAP data center campus in Caledonia, south of Grand Rapids, in and around a pyramid-shaped
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK presented its annual FastTrack awards to 14 Washtenaw County-based companies that have demonstrated fast growth, including Online Tech and LLamasoft, achieving 10 years of year over year growth. FastTrack awards are presented to companies with impressive records of growth. Recipients of 2015 FastTrack awards were required to have revenue
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
GALESBURG - Power management company Eaton announced that Staci Kroon has been named one of Automotive News magazine’s 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry. The recognition identifies her as one of the leading female executives among automakers, suppliers and dealerships. “I am greatly honored to be included among this group of outstanding
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University has received an in-kind software grant from Siemens PLM Software with a commercial value of $210 million - software providing LTU students access to the same technology that companies around the world depend on every day to develop innovative products in a wide variety of industries including automotive, aerospace, machinery,
LANSING – Can’t make it to Lansing to tour the capitol building. No worries. The Michigan State Capitol Commission has you covered with a Virtual Tour. The tour enables users to traverse the halls of the Capitol, get a peek inside the House and Senate chambers and even learn about the many portraits and other
DETROIT – Peoplemovers.Com began life in 2010 as an experiment by founder Keith Zendler, who hoped to build a website that could demonstrate how an Internet bulletin board could help Detroit connect its leaders, companies, organizations, schools and people to create economic and cultural growth. Last month, Zendler brought this project to Pune, India, known
HOUGHTON - Les Cook, vice president for student affairs and advancement at Michigan Technological University, has been named one of the NASPA Foundation’s 2016 Pillars of the Profession. NASPA is the leading professional organization for student affairs administrators in higher education. Each year, the NASPA Foundation recognizes individuals who have earned professional distinction in higher
