BLOOMFIELDS HILLS - Four startups will pitch their companies to potential investors on June 8 at the next meeting of the Great Lakes Angels. Attendance is limited to qualified investors and members. The startups are: Armune BioScience, www.armune.com Armune BioScience is a medical diagnostic company that has developed, validated and is now marketing Apfiny, the
ANN ARBOR - First I attended a joint gathering of the Community Values Advisory Board, Scientific Review Board, Board of Directors of the Michigan BioTrust for Health and the Michigan Department of Community Health's Institutional Review Board in Lansing. The BioTrust is a program to oversee our state's stored blood spots and their use
STAMFORD, Conn. - In the first quarter of 2015, worldwide server shipments grew 13 percent year over year, while revenue increased 17.9 percent from the first quarter of 2014, according to Gartner Inc. "The first quarter of 2015 was a particularly strong start to the year, with the strongest shipment growth since the third
JACKSON - Thinking of starting a small business? The Michigan Small Business and Development Center is offering a workshop on June 11 at the Jackson District Library to teach the basics of business ownership. Aspiring entrepreneurs will assess their abilities to lead and manage a company, and consider the risks and feasibility of owning their
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Small Business and Development Center is hosting an entrepreneur showcase June 2 at Washtenaw Community College where startups will demo their wares and provide valuable product feedback to enhance their growing businesses - through cash sales. LOCATION: Washtenaw Community College 4800 E. Huron River Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800 Outside
LANSING - The Pickle Recipe, a film created by former Detroit advertising executives and produced by West Bloomfield natives, has demonstrated the right formula to qualify for an incentive from the Michigan Film Office. The film is eligible to receive a maximum incentive of $491,706 from the state based on an anticipated spend of $1,412,129.
ANN ARBOR - Technology companies will host the inaugural A2 Tech Trek on June 12, what is billed as a free event, plus open houses at downtown Ann Arbor's technology companies and organizations. Arbor SPARK is sponsoring the event. Each stop on the trek will create a fun, educational experience that reflects their unique culture
LANSING - The decline of the state's film incentive program to $5.9 million in the upcoming 2015-16 fiscal year will not dissuade the Michigan Film Office from doing all it can to encourage the production of films and television programs in Michigan, Film Office Director Jenell Leonard said Wednesday. Leonard declined to characterize the decision
LANSING - Rules designed to more clearly protect streams and wetlands around the country were finalized by the federal government on Wednesday, but since the state operates its own water programs under the Clean Water Act, the Department of Environmental Quality will not be immediately affected, an official said. Kim Fisher, with the water resources
MACKINAC ISLAND - A new initiative brings together the state, universities, businesses and automotive companies to build and promote Michigan's efforts to develop a new generation of high-technology cars including self-driving and connected vehicles. Michigan already leads the nation in research and development projects on self-driving vehicles, connected cars, new fuel technologies, Detroit Regional Chamber