LANSING - The winners have been announced for the 2014 Michigan Celebrates Small Business program that honors those businesses, whether second-stage or recently launched, and their supporters who greatly contribute to the overall growth of Michigan's economy. The Tenth Annual Awards Program to will be held at MSU?s Breslin Center May 6. The winners are:
LANSING - The Manufacturing Matters Video Challenge is encouraging companies to showcase what they are, why they do what they do and how it impacts the Great Lakes State. The videos will be posted on the Michigan Manufacturers Association YouTube channel and Facebook page with the most Likes determining the winner. ?Manufacturing employs more than
DETROIT - DTE Energy in partnership with The Engineering Society of Detroit and NextEnergy have selected two Farmington Hills-based companies as finalists in this year?s DTE E-Challenge Competition. Lumecon and Illuminating Concepts will demonstrate their innovations at the Detroit Zoo and the City of Royal Oak respectively. The winner will be announced during the DTE/ESD
DETROIT - Comerica Bank?s Michigan Economic Activity Index continued to decrease in January, down 1.6 percentage points from December, the third consecutive monthly decline. January?s reading is 54 points, or 74 percent, above the index cyclical low of 72.1. The index averaged 126 for all of 2013, 12 points above the index average for 2012.
TROY - Automation Alley announced the rollout of a new membership structure to give members the opportunity to pick a package that best suits the needs of their company, no matter the size of their business. The new packages are priced closer to the market value for the benefits they include and still represent a
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund approved more than $18 million in tax incentives that will leverage $133.6 million in new capital investment, including a new Powertrain Technical Center for Borg Warner in Auburn Hills, the M1 Rail project in Detroit, a mixed use facility in Grand Rapids, plus a bond authorization for a Rare
LANSING - Manufacturers across Michigan will gather in Lansing on May 13 to honor the recipients of the 2014 John G. Thodis Michigan Manufacturer of the Year Award. The Award, an annual honor since 1981, recognizes manufacturers for their dedication to community service and their role as a symbol of the positive work being done
SALINE ? eePulse CEO Theresa Welbourne chosen has been chosen a 2014 Top Technology Trendsetter in the Technology Leader category by Survey Magazine. Welbourne is the founder of eePulse, the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and the FirsTier Banks Professor of Business at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an affiliated research scientist at
GRAND RAPIDS - Southeast Michigan?s largest health care provider, Henry Ford Health System, is the newest member of the state?s largest health information exchange, Michigan Health Connect. The arrangement means Henry Ford?s physicians and other medical professionals can securely share patient records with other designated providers. The electronic system is especially helpful to ensure comprehensive
TROY - Ken Rogers, executive director of Automation Alley, has been appointed to the Honorary Committee for the 2014 World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems, taking place this year in Detroit from Sept. 7-11. The ITS World Congress is the world?s largest transportation technology exhibition and brings 10,000 national, regional and local leaders together with