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Michigan Posts 139 Companies To 2010 Inc. Magazine Fastest Growing List NEW YORK – Michigan posted 139 companies among the 2010 Inc. magazine 5000 fastest growing companies in America. California leads the list with 684. Illinois at 222 and Ohio with 186 ranked among the top 10 states.

Texas Company Opens Holland Call Center That Could Create 300 Jobs HOLLAND - NOVO 1, a Texas-based company has opened a $2 million, 37,000 square foot call center in Holland, which could create up to 300 new jobs over the next several years.

Automation Alley Announces Finalists For Annual Awards TROY - Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association, announced the finalists for its 10th Annual Awards Gala, taking place October 1 at the Royal Park Hotel in downtown Rochester.

Michigan Film Reel Networking Event Used To Create Movie Script GRAND RAPIDS – If you've always wanted to write a screenplay, then you're going to want to attend the Michigan Film Reel networking event Sunday Sept. 5 at McFadden's Bar in downtown Grand Rapids.

Engineers In Oakland County Can Attend Lawrence Tech Program Tuition-Free SOUTHFIELD - Tuition for a graduate certificate in defense manufacturing will be paid for up to 25 engineers living in Oakland County through a federal grant resulting from a partnership between Lawrence Technological University and Oakland County.

Bernero: People Power Beats Pundit Power Every Time DETROIT - Behind in the polls, but not in passion, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, said Sunday his Main Street message will resonate with Michigan voters despite what pundits may say.

Sources: Bernero Picks Southfield Mayor Lawrence For Lt. Gov. SOUTHFIELD - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero has selected Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence as his choice for his running mate as lieutenant governor, multiple sources told Gongwer News Service.

Poll: Republican Snyder Grabs 22 Point Lead Over Democrat Bernero LANSING - Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder has a commanding 22-percentage point lead over Democratic candidate Virg Bernero and is even above the all-important 50 percent mark, according to a new poll.

Poll: Republicans Could Sweep Michigan Tickets, House, Senate LANSING - The enthusiasm of Republican voters about voting for gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder is so much stronger than Democratic enthusiasm is for Virg Bernero that a GOP wave could sweep the state up and down the ticket, even putting the Democratic majority in the House at risk, according to a poll commissioned by Gongwer News Service.

Business Networking Dinner Cruise Sept. 14 DETROIT - Who doesn't want a captive audience? And you know what? You'll get one if you join the Michigan International Chamber of Commerce for its second annual dinner networking cruise.

Snyder Says Calley Has Smarts, Hustle, Personality Plus Unselfishness GRAND RAPIDS - Rep. Brian Calley has the smarts, hustle, personality and unselfishness needed in a lieutenant governor, and Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder said Wednesday that's why he chose him as his running mate.

Bad Flash Drive Caused Worst U.S. Military Breach WASHINGTON DC - A malware-laden flash drive inserted in a laptop at a U.S. military base in the Middle East in 2008 led to the "most significant breach of" the nation's military computers ever, according to a new magazine article by a top defense official.

5 Michigan Life Sciences Companies Get $530,000 In State Funding LANSING - Michigan companies in Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Holland, Kalamazoo and Saline have been selected to receive a total of $530,000 in the latest round of funding under the state's Company Formation and Growth Fund, an initiative aimed at retaining Pfizer assets and talent for advancing life sciences technologies in Michigan.

Snyder To Announce Rep. Calley As Running Mate LANSING - Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder is expected to announce his choice for lieutenant governor Wednesday, and sources said Tuesday night that he had chosen Rep. Brian Calley of Portland.

$1 Million Business Plan Contest To Boost Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest ANN ARBOR – Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest, a decade-long business-plan competition in Michigan, could get a big boost from the $1 million international business-plan competition announced Tuesday by the Business Accelerator Network for Southeast Michigan.

$1 Million Michigan Business-Plan Contest Seeks High-Growth Potential Startups ANN ARBOR - The Business Accelerator Network for Southeast Michigan Tuesday announced a $1 million international business-plan competition aimed at developing very high growth potential, second-stage technology companies in Michigan. Top prize is $500,000.

Federal Funds To Build 1,270 Miles Of Broadband In Northern Michigan, UP ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced Tuesday the award of federal stimulus funding to construct 1,270 miles of fiber-optic infrastructure in the Northern Lower and Upper Peninsulas of Michigan. The fiber, which enables access to high-performance broadband, will benefit rural and underserved communities across 29 Michigan counties, helping students with their school work and businesses reach world markets.

Intel's McAfee Deal: A National Security Nightmare SAN FRANCISCO - When I read the news Thursday that Intel is buying McAfee for $7.68 billion, I was stunned by its national security implications.

ePrize Hiring Interactive, Internet Advertising Professionals PLEASANT RIDGE – ePrize, the worldwide leader of interactive promotions, is hiring again. The company has already hired about a dozen people and still has opening for eight.

Rep. Brian Calley Under Serious Consideration As Snyder's Running Mate LANSING - Rep. Brian Calley of Portland is under serious consideration to be Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder's running mate as lieutenant governor, sources with knowledge of the situation told Gongwer News Service.