SOUTHFIELD - What will 2014 hold for some of Michigan?s most critical industries, such as Energy, Healthcare, Transportation, Automotive, and more? The Engineering Society of Detroit?s Economic Forecast Conference on Oct. 17 will host a cadre of experts, who will outline the future of these industries and how it will impact stakeholders and consumers. The
LANSING - The Public Service Commission released the second of four draft reports Tuesday on renewable energy before Governor Rick Snyder's recommendations on the state's energy future, expected in December. The report consists of miscellaneous energy questions that were not classified specifically to renewable energy, energy efficiency or electric choice. The questions include electric liability,
ANN ARBOR - More local governments say their finances have improved, but the number is far short of a majority of local officials surveyed, say results released Tuesday by the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy. Survey results showed that 29 percent of the officials questioned said their communities were in better fiscal
DETROIT ? Going Green is more than just being Irish or a Michigan State University fan. The first week in October going green is what the historic Penobscot Building in downtown Detroit is doing to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of one of its biggest tenants, Strategic Staffing Solutions. For the entire week the lights on
GRAND RAPIDS - Community Resource Connect is a great opportunity for individuals to receive on the spot services including legal advice, DHS application help, resume writing assistance and more. More than 20 organizations will be present to offer their services. Organizations involved include the Women?s Resource Center, Cherry Street Health Services and Grand Rapids Family
LANSING - Consumers looking for health insurance in Michigan were able to go online to check out actual rates available through the health care exchanges, and officials reported considerable interest in the system. Tuesday also marked the first day that information about all the different plans and rates available in the state was available. Last
WASHINGTON DC - Networking experts from ESnet, Indiana University and Internet2 are launching a new workshop series to help accelerate the deployment of next-gen research networks that can more effectively support data-intensive science. Called the Operating Innovative Networks or OIN Workshop Series, the meetings are designed for university or government research laboratory network engineers seeking
GRAND RAPIDS ? The West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is hosting a luncheon program on cause marketing and social purpose October 14 at Amway Corporate Headquarters. Featured speakers include Samuel Shiroff, Vice President Business + Social Responsibility for Edelman, and Debra Kalmbach, Manager of Global Corporate Citizenship at Amway. For more than two decades, Edelman
LANSING - Michigan businesses are invited to explore export opportunities at four Global Trade Days export events taking place in Troy, Lansing, Grand Rapids and Traverse City from Oct. 14-18. Global Trade Days will include presentations from country market specialists from Canada, Mexico, China, United Arab Emirates, and Brazil, who will speak about doing business
ANN ARBOR - ForeSee Wednesday announced that Dave Scott has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer. Scott was the CEO and founder of Marketfish, a venture capital-backed technology platform for lead generation and data management. As CMO, Scott will guide the strategic direction of the ForeSee marketing team, including marketing communications, corporate communications, social media, events