GRAND RAPIDS - The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that Ottawa County has been awarded $400,000 in grant funds from the Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Program to assess, cleanup, and redevelop contaminated properties, promote economic development, create jobs, and protect public health. The County will utilize the grant funds
LANSING - Physicians will use one standardized form for obtaining prior authorization from a patient's insurer when a patient seeks coverage for prescribed medicine under legislation signed by Governor Rick Snyder. Snyder signed SB 178 (PA 30, effective 90 days after sine die adjournment) and SB 179 (PA 31, also effective 90 days after sine
PLYMOUTH - Bad cholesterol-battling Esperion Therapeutics has filed for an initial public stock offering with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $70 million. Esperion is focused on drugs to treat high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the so-called bad cholesterol, that can be taken in pill form, and which the company
ANN ARBOR ? Ned Staebler and Inspire Michigan are publicly launching the Michigan Talent Agenda and MTA Fellowship on May 23 at Quarter Bistro. The event is a fund raiser. Guest speakers include Lou Glazer, President of Michigan Future; U-M Regent Mark Bernstein; Flint Mayor Dayne Walling; Dan Gilmartin, President of Michigan Municipal League; Kristy
ANN ARBOR- TerraYebo has selected Logic Solutions as the lead developer for My Inch of the Earth application enhancements and mobile app development. MyInchOfTheEarth.com is an experiential web platform that deepens the connection between non-profits and donors by allowing users to claim an exclusive, virtual inch of the earth on which they share memories, photos,
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced three digital media projects ? Don Cheto, Series One and Original Bethlehem ? have been approved for about $288,000 in incentives from the state. ?Digital media, including animation, post-production and video game development, has tremendous potential for growth here in Michigan,? said Margaret O?Riley, director of the Michigan
DETROIT ? Mark Tercek, president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, will explore why responsible stewardship of nature is of the utmost importance to businesses, governments and societies on May 21 at a program hosted by Inforum Michigan. After the event, Tercek will be signing copies of his recently released best-selling book, Nature's Fortune: How
LANSING - The Michigan Senate on Thursday passed its Department of Community Health budget with some minor changes after much discussion about how the chamber would handle whether or not to expand Medicaid in its proposal to force the subject to be discussed in conference committee. The bill (SB 198 ) was discharged from the
DETROIT ? Compuware Corp. announced Wednesday that it plans to sell up to $100 million worth of stock in its Covisint subsidiary, which provides secure collaboration technology for companies that need higher security communications ? from health care to autos. Compuware says it filed the Form S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
ANN ARBOR ? State of Michigan CIO David Behen was named a recipient of the 2013 Merit Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations that have provided leadership in technology and assisted the Merit Community. Award recipients were honored Thursday at the conclusion of the 2013 Merit Member Conference. "In our role of promoting the advancement