LANSING - A new state trade office in Toronto was officially opened on Monday with Governor Rick Snyder attending a grand opening for the state office designed to boost both business and Michigan tourism with Canada. The event was part of a series of appearances and meetings Snyder had scheduled in Toronto to help promote
LANSING ? Michigan Employers and educational institutions may soon be unable to ask potential or current employees for access to their social networking information after the Senate Energy and Technology Committee unanimously reported a bill Tuesday. HB 5523 was reported from committee 6-0, with Sen. Howard Walker (R-Traverse City), Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton) and Sen.
EMERYVILLE, Ca. - Internet2 has opened a West Coast office to work more closely with the technology companies in California and beyond. Internet2 also recently hired former UC-Berkeley?s Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer Shelton Waggener. Along with Waggener, other strategic hires and resources will be based in Emeryville to serve the growing demand
ANN ARBOR - NanoBio Corporation announced Wednesday it has closed an $11 million Series C financing round, including full participation from its existing investor syndicate. Proceeds from the financing will be used to advance the company?s development programs for herpes labialis (cold sores), cystic fibrosis and nanoemulsion-based vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and genital
RESTON, VA. - On Cyber Monday, online spending reached $1,465 billion, up 17 percent from last year, representing the heaviest online spending day in history. For the holiday season-to-date, $16.4 billion has been spent online, marking a 16-percent increase versus the same period a year ago. ?Despite some news reports suggesting that Cyber Monday might
TROY - Nonprofit cloud-based accounting solutions provider Billhighway has been named a 2012 Best of SaaS Showplace Award winner by the business analyst group THINKstrategies. The national awards program spotlights the measurable business benefits delivered by today's Software as a Service solutions. The BoSS Awards are part of THINKstrategies? ongoing program which recognizes SaaS companies
STAMFORD, Conn - In the third quarter, worldwide server shipments grew 3.6 percent year-on-year, while revenue decreased 2.8 from the third quarter of 2011, according to Gartner Inc. ?The third quarter of 2012 again produced shipment growth on a worldwide level, but server revenue was weak due to ongoing economic weakness and market segment differences,?
LANSING - In his message on energy and the environment, Governor Rick Snyder said Wednesday the state needed to increase its use of renewable energy, but he did not propose a new level to set that use at. Instead, Snyder said in 2013 all sides on the issue should talk and reach an agreement on
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is offering $3 million in grants to help rebuild downtown commercial districts. The Downtown Infrastructure Grant program, a Community Development Block Grant, is aimed at helping low and moderate income Michigan communities. The maximum grant to be awarded is $750,000. Funding priority will be given to projects that
LUDINGTON ? A $250 million wind farm was dedicated last week near Ludington that will generate up to 100 megawatts of energy from 56 wind-generation turbines. The Lake Winds Energy Park is Consumers Energy?s first wind park and is located in Riverton and Summit townships in Mason County. The utility?s investment in Lake Winds was