PORT HURON - The Michigan State University Center for Community and Economic Development, Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County, and Sarnia Lambton Economic Partnership, in collaboration with numerous Michigan and Ontario partners, will host the first Bi-National Blue Water Regional Collaboration Conference Oct. 2. Roy Norton, Consul General of Canada, will be the lunch
WARREN - The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have a dramatically negative impact on small businesses, according to a survey by the Michigan Business and Professional Association, but the majority of respondents plan to continue to offer health care insurance separate from the federal exchange regardless. "In recent years, our members have
SOUTHFIELD - Chrysler is the latest company to join the growing list of exhibitors at The Engineering Society of Detroit Engineering and Technology Job Fair September 9 from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. So far more than 40 companies and almost 2,000 jobs will be available in a
TROY - Media Genesis is the lead sponsor for the 2013 Claim Your Youth Conference on October 9-11 at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas. Claim Your Youth is a program dedicated to helping credit unions create a youth culture and appeal to young members with age-appropriate marketing materials. Conference speakers will cover topics including
DETROIT - The MI-SBTDC is offering two workshops this month in Detroit and Waterford to explain the requirements and process necessary to apply for Microloans of up to $50,000 from the Center for Empowerment and Economic Development. Microloans are offered across Michigan to start-ups and existing businesses that are not eligible for traditional financing. Choose
DETROIT - Ten percent of Detroit-area technology executives recently surveyed expect to expand their IT teams in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to 11 percent in the previous quarter, a new survey shows. In addition, 64 percent plan to hire only for open IT roles in the upcoming quarter, 20 percent plan to put
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder formally announced the creation of the Automotive Industry Office with Nigel Francis, a longtime executive in the automotive and technology structures, serving as the administration's adviser on the industry. The position and the office are housed in the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. "Nigel's expertise and leadership will be instrumental in
LANSING - Adding tourism to his latest trade mission to Asia is one of several tracks Governor Rick Snyder said will be part of the mission that will go to China and Japan. Along with tourism, Snyder said the state will promote its agricultural commodities, as well as bring executives from more than 20 companies
LANSING - House Speaker Jase Bolger and House Minority Leader Tim Greimel said on Tuesday a road improvement funding proposal is unlikely to happen. "I'm not hearing much hope," Bolger (R-Marshall) told reporters after House session. "We'll leave that to play out. I know people are continuing to work on it, and I'm not going
LIVONIA - Technology Solutions CEO Steve Futrell has been named to Technology Assurance Group's Members' Action Team, an international organization of independently owned unified communications and business technology companies. The Members? Action Team acts as TAG's advisory board. The MAT team is a special subset of Members who have been elected based on their experience