LANSING ? Michigan Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville on Tuesday said that while nothing has been ruled out and discussions are ongoing about a solution to raising $1.2 billion in new funding roads, he is less optimistic about being able to act by Thursday to put a proposal on the May ballot. To raise the
LANSING ? Michigan Senate Democrats announced the renewal of their Michigan 2020 plan that would allow all graduating high school seniors to, if they wish, attend a public community college or university with their tuition paid for by expiring tax credits. "As Michigan high school students around the state take the ACT today to help
SOUTHFIELD - The State Court Administrative Office has selected ImageSoft TrueFiling platform as the Electronic Filing Manager for a statewide eFiling initiative in Michigan. The decision means that a central Electronic Filing Manager platform will soon be available to all courts throughout the State, including District, Circuit, Probate, Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.
ALBION - Caster Concepts has hired Jamie Long as Director of Sales. Long brings a blend of national sales experience, energy and enthusiasm to this new position with an extensive sales management and strategic planning background. Long previously served as National Sales Manager for Hotsy Corporation, a division of Karcher North America and manufacturer of
TROY ? Billhighway has created an app that brings together data integration, branding, campaign tracking and motivational tools for nonprofit organizations. The app is available at the App Store. Billhighway allows fundraisers to take credit and debit card payments using their smartphone and a card reader. Give is currently available on the iOS platform and
LANSING - Benefit from the expertise of the GE-CERT team as they provide a fun and meaningful scenario focusing on incident response. The scenario, exercises, instructional assistance, and summary will be provided by two highly seasoned and time tested IT security experts from GE-CERT. The venue this year is the amazing Technical Training Center at
BATTLE CREEK - NextUP is a specialized leadership development program for high-potential women two to five years in their careers. The program is designed to help women overcome traditional roadblocks and achieve early and enduring success in a new assignment or job. Deadline to apply is March 15. Participants come to appreciate that getting ahead
TROY - Automation Alley has made a $100,000 investment through the Automation Alley Pre-Seed Fund in Buz FM Inc., an Orion Township-based Internet and software company specializing in social media, digital marketing and advertising technologies. ?Automation Alley continues to drive the growth of Southeast Michigan?s economy,? said Executive Director Ken Rogers. ?Buz.fm has created a
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan economy continued modest growth during February, according to the Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index. The February index value was 51.7, a small decline from the January index of 55.3. Southeast Michigan PMI values have ranged between 50 and 55 for seven consecutive months. A PMI value above 50 generally suggests
DETROIT ? Stik, a social media company that moved to Detroit from San Francisco four months ago, announced Monday it has closed a $2.3 million Series A financing round co-led by North Coast Technology Ventures and Detroit Venture Partners. Draper Associates, First Step Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and Automation Alley also participated in