LANSING - More than eight years after the idea of constructing a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, first began to see serious movement and after many months of top-secret negotiations, Michigan and Canada are ready to announce an interlocal agreement to authorize the new span. A source knowledgeable of the deal said Governor
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company's new 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine Wednesday was named 2012 International Engine of the Year based on votes cast by 76 journalists from 35 countries around the world. The small, high-tech three-cylinder engine also hauled in two other awards ? ?Best New Engine? and ?Best Engine Under 1.0-Liter.? The awards were presented
EAST LANSING ? Mitostem, which focuses on developing and commercializing novel technologies to advance stem cell research, won the $100,000 SmartZone Award Tuesday night at the Great Lakes Entrepreneurs Quest business-plan competition. While a company that treats wastewater from the food and beverage industry and transforms it into high value algal biomass for animal feed
SOUTHFIELD ? Lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems plans to hire up to 400 people this year at its two Michigan factories in Livonia and Romulus. A123 spokesman Dan Borgasano said the company plans to hire about 100 workers a month over the next four months. ?They are mostly manufacturing positions, operators, things like that,? Borgasano
TROY - Busy, working professionals interested in obtaining a finance degree from Walsh College can join a free Walsh College webinar from their own desktop or laptop June 21. Webinar content will include an introduction to Walsh College and outline finance degrees and programs offered by Walsh at both the bachelor?s and master?s levels. ?Walsh
LANSING - As the nation awaits the U.S. Supreme Court's decision later this month on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, an email survey of small business owners by the Small Business Association of Michigan finds widespread skepticism about the value of the Act to entrepreneurs and their employees. Seventy-six percent
WALSH - IT students at Walsh College will showcase their knowledge and skill at the Walsh College Business Information Technology and Information Assurance Capstone Fair June 16 at the college's Troy campus. The fair is free and open to the public. The Capstone project demonstrates to faculty, family, peers and industry professionals that students have
LANSING - The administration of Governor Rick Snyder is examining the state's procurement process for changes, Budget Director John Nixon said Friday. Appearing on Michigan Public Television's "Off the Record," Nixon said the major issue is the requirement that contracts worth more than $25,000 be put out for bid for two weeks. Either the threshold
ANN ARBOR - The Jump-start Our Business Startups Act, a measure meant to create jobs by helping small firms raise capital, was amended during passage through Congress to strip regulatory restrictions on investments in small companies. Hear from a panel of experts what the new legislation will mean for entrepreneurs and investors at the New
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced that MAHLE Industries, an automotive and engine component manufacturers, is investing $11 million to expand its technical headquarters in Farmington Hills. It is expected that by early 2013 there will be over 350 employees there. ?MAHLE is an important player in our automotive supply chain with roughly