LANSING - Pure Michigan is expanding its social media fan base, surpassing 400,000 Facebook fans and 500,000 e-newsletter subscribers in August. Pure Michigan is also expanding its presence into new social media platforms, including Instagram, Pinterest and Google+. Pure Michigan continues to be one of the top-ranked state tourism agencies, with Think Social Media naming
GROSSE POINTE - FranNet of Michigan helps many entrepreneurs start businesses each year. But recently, the company has taken on a new mission: putting veterans back to work. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in May that the unemployment rate among veterans who have served since the Sept. 11 attacks was 12.1 percent ?
ANN ARBOR - Metro Detroit-based Logic Solutions and Mobile Comply have formed a strategic alliance to better serve clients seeking to conceive and develop a mobile application. Together, the organizations offer a comprehensive, ground-up experience that includes mobile strategy, staff and executive education, user experience planning, graphic design, and technical implementation. Mobile Comply, specializing in
FERNDALE ? Livio, which makes connected car products and smartphone apps through Livio Connect, has closed its Series C financing with a group of investors lead by Beringea. Terms were not announced. Other investors in the round include Western Technology Investment, Angel Street Capital, North Coast Technology Investors and Invest Detroit?s First Step Fund. Several
ANN ARBOR - A new crowdfunding platform that lets investors back individual people rather than specific ideas or projects will be piloted at the University of Michigan and four other universities this fall, company officials announced Wednesday. Upstart, founded by a UM alum and former president of Google Enterprise, lets college grads and would-be entrepreneurs
ANN ARBOR ? WorkForce Software is opening a satellite office in Ann Arbor and looking for 15 IT professional to staff up. The company opened its satellite office at 205 N. Main Street, a 1,500 square foot, R&D facility. The company?s headquarters is in Livonia. The company, which was founded in 1999, employs about 250
AUBURN HILLS ? Plex Systems, which provides Plex Online, cloud ERP for manufacturers, reported a 24 percent increase in revenue for the second quarter ? proceeded by a 30.6 percent revenue increase in the first quarter. CEO Mark Symonds said his company?s financial performance keeps it on track for a possible Initial Public Offering in
LANSING ? The Michigan Cyber Range ? which announced its first site at Eastern Michigan University ? will help the state become a center for protecting the nation's cyber infrastructure, the state?s cyber security officer said in an interview. ?It?s about protecting the critical infrastructure,? said Dan Lohrmann, the state of Michigan?s Chief Information Security
WARREN - Michigan Technological University awarded Winning Futures CEO Kristina Marshall with its Outstanding Young Alumni award at its August 3 alumni recognition banquet. The Houghton-based university bestowed the award upon Marshall in recognition of her distinguished professional achievements while still under the age of 35. She was the sole recipient of the award. Marshall
LANSING - Michigan is the 7th worst state in the nation when it comes to exposing residents to toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants, according to an analysis released today in Michigan by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The NRDC-compiled data show: * Michigan?s electric sector ranked 7th in industrial toxic air pollution in