DETROIT - On October 23, Challenge Detroit, an urban revitalization program focused on attracting and retaining talent in Detroit, will officially launch its second year with 32 new Challenge Detroit Fellows during a celebration at DTE Energy's headquarters in the heart of the city. Challenge Detroit is a yearlong Fellowship that provides tomorrow?s leaders with
LANSING - Michigan voters solidly favor raising the state's minimum wage from $7.40 an hour to $10 an hour by 2016, according to a poll released Thursday. The survey, commissioned by Inside Michigan Politics, showed 58 percent favoring the increase with 38 percent against. The Republican consulting firm Marketing Resource Group and polling firm Mitchell
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK has been honored for its New Media marketing efforts with a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council. As part of a new, strategic approach to marketing, Ann Arbor SPARK integrated new media with "traditional" marketing platforms, including print collateral materials, press releases, email
LANSING - Out of a field of more than 120 entries, the State of Michigan received two first-place awards for excellence in information technology from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers at its annual awards ceremony in Philadelphia Monday. "I'm pleased to see Michigan recognized once again as a leader in information technology,"�
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission and the Michigan Energy Office on Tuesday released their draft report on electric choice, and unlike previous reports, this one was met with mixed reactions from those closest to the issue. "While we welcome the release of this draft report - which rightly keeps this critical issue moving
LANSING - After Governor Rick Snyder announced the appointment of Treasurer-designate Kevin Clinton on Tuesday, Clinton said he plans to devise a mathematical model that would enable the state to project five years into the future to see how the finances of local governments and school districts would look as a way to head off
OXFORD - Light-emitting diode manufacturer Relume Technologies has announced the appointment of Jason Bolte and Guy Rojo as Regional Sales Directors reporting to Patrick Gee, Senior VP Sales and Service. In their new positions, responsibilities will include calling on select accounts and developing new business opportunities in the United States with a direct focus on
ANN ARBOR - Thirty student teams representing the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, the College of Engineering and the Medical School were awarded a total of $26,000 by the fall 2013 Mayleben Venture Shaping and Dare to Dream grant programs. Each year, the program awards up to $100,000 to University of
LANSING �?? Four companies have been awarded more than $3 million in incentives and tax breaks from the state and local governments to invest $41.7 million in projects the Michigan Economic Development Corp. says will create 70 new jobs. The funding comes primarily from the Michigan Strategic Fund through the Michigan Business Development and Community
ANN ARBOR - The deadline to apply for the fall 2013 Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-plan competition is Oct. 30. GLEQ gives both entrepreneurs with business concepts and businesses with a plan to win cash prizes and perhaps catch the eye of potential investors. GLEQ participants are eligible to compete in one of four business