LANSING ? The Michigan Strategic Fund is investing more than a half-million dollars in Short's Brewing Company in Bellaire, and in metal-stamper Proos of Grand Rapids that is expected to leverage about $6.3 million in private investment. Proos is a family-owned and operated ISO certified manufacturer that creates sophisticated metal stamping products, welded assemblies, sheet
HOUGHTON ? Kettering University has won the internal combustion division of the 2014 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge, after coming in runner-up the past two years. The competition was held over the weekend at Michigan Technological University. ?We?re ecstatic,? said team leader Matt Birt. ?This is our first win at Michigan Tech, and we couldn?t be
ANN ARBOR ? The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association is offering at least ten $500 scholarships at the Michigan Energy Fair in June at the Ingham County Fairgrounds in Mason. The scholarships will be awarded by lottery draw selection, not based on need, merit or other affiliation. All graduating high school seniors who will be
BIRMINGHAM - The lesson to be learned from the content of Snowden?s documents released to date is that the NSA has built a global capability to execute on a plan of information dominance for intelligence gathering. Ostensibly to collect enough communications meta data and content to deter, disrupt, and destroy terrorists and their plans, the
COOPERSVILLE - IT Resource has achieved partnership status with Cisco Meraki, a leader in cloud-managed networking. Cisco Meraki solutions are ideal for multi-site organizations, as well as those in retail, healthcare, and education. This new partnership will allow IT Resource the opportunity to enhance customer experiences by centrally managing wireless, switching, security, WAN optimization, and
DETROIT ? Employers in Metro Detroit, West Michigan and around the state are expected to do a lot of hiring in the second quarter, contends Manpower in its latest Employment Outlook Survey. In the Detroit-Warren-Livonia Metropolitan Statistical Area, 21 percent of surveyed companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while just 6 percent expect to
SOUTHFIELD - Sherwin Pomerantz, ATID-EDI President, will speak at a Michigan Israel Business Bridge networking event April 3 at 4:30 pm. The program will be held at Gastronomy/Epic Caf� in Southfield. ATID-EDI specializes in market research, trade development, market penetration, strategic information and feasibility studies for the Middle East region. Pomerantz and his company will
LANSING ? There are a lot of events coming up over the next couple of months for folks that want to get more plugged into the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan. MTAM mGovernment Advisory Council: 3/18/14, 12:30 p.m. at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids. To participate, contact MTAM at [email protected] MTAM mHealth Advisory
LANSING ? Some $215 million will soon be available to repair Michigan?s crumbling roads as part of a supplemental appropriations bill unanimously adopted by a conference committee on Wednesday and passed in both chambers by wide margins. It is now headed to Gov. Rick Snyder?s desk for his signature. The final agreement on SB 608
LANSING - Tourists in Michigan, lured to the state in large part because of the Pure Michigan ad campaign, generated a record $1.2 billion in economic development, a report said. The report, by a research firm, Longwoods International, which specializes in the effect of tourism advertising, said the Pure Michigan ad campaign attracted 2.4 million