ANN ARBOR - Considering an investor for your business? What should you look for? What will an investor expect? Come to the New Enterprise Forum?s March 20 event with questions for our panel regarding this critical relationship for your venture. Panelists include: Jeff Basch, Vice President, Business Development - Adaptive Materials: Jeff leads Adaptive Materials'
SOUTHFIELD - TiE Detroit - The Indus Entrepreneurs ? are hosting a program on March 18 that will examine the technology work force crisis and how to solve the H1B professional workers' crisis. The number of employed IT professionals is growing at a faster rate than the overall business that has pushed IT unemployment to
ANN ARBOR - With the housing market still skidding, consumers tightening their belts and the job market clearly weakening, the first half of this year will continue to be tough for the U.S. economy. But it gets better later this year and next, University of Michigan economists predicted Tuesday. "The economy is clearly in a
LANSING - Nominations for the 2008 John G. Thodis Michigan Manufacturer of the Year Award program, presented by the Michigan Manufacturers Association, are due March 31. Nominations are open to any individual involved in Michigan's manufacturing industry. A panel of judges will choose manufacturing leaders who have made significant contributions to their communities and the
AUBURN HILLS - There is still time to enroll in a new business program presented by the Michigan Small Business & Technology Center that starts April 4 and runs through June 13. Venture Forward, an intensive, ten-week program that utilizes the highly acclaimed FastTrac GrowthVenture learning system along with MI-SBTDC counseling and research support to
ANN ARBOR ? Merit has brought its Network Operations Center back in-house to support the company?s growing Unified Communications set of products ? bringing the NOC back home. Merit has run a Network Operations Center since 1987, including through the very active years of the NSFNet project. But as startup funding for the Internet ended
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Iserv Company Thursday introduced its all-new telephone service for West Michigan business and residential customers: Iserv Digital Voice, providing an alternative to AT&T, Comcast and Charter. Victor Shepherd, Iserv CEO, talks about his new service and the rapid growth of his company in this News Maker Interview. To listen, click on
KALAMAZOO - Information Technology and eCommerce attorney Vincent Polley of KnowConnect PLLC will give an attorney's perspective on how to both prevent and respond to information security breaches April 1 at the Kalamazoo M-TEC. The event is co sponsored by ConnecTech Kalamazoo and Michigan InfraGard. It is free to the public. To listen, click on
ANN ARBOR - NanoBio Corporation reported top-level findings Monday from its phase 2b study of NB-001, a topical lotion to treat herpes labialis (cold sores). The randomized, double-blind, vehicle- controlled study met its primary and secondary endpoints by demonstrating clear efficacy and safety in 482 patients. NanoBio's lotion resulted in faster healing of cold sores,
LANSING ? Travel Michigan has launched a new tourism web site e tourism Web site designed to reflect the award-winning Pure Michigan brand, as well as include videos of Michigan travel destinations, plus nearly one thousand new photographs to help individuals and families make travel decisions. Easy to navigate and search for specific information on