DETROIT -Dow Chemical Company and the University of Michigan will bring together 300 students from all areas of study to help solve some of the world's most pressing sustainability challenges in a new $10 million fellowship program. Andrew Liveris, chairman and chief executive officer of The Dow Chemical Company and U-M President Mary Sue Coleman
GRAND RAPIDS ? Four Western Michigan residents are the richest people in the state, according to Forbes magazine, amassing some $12.5 billion on total wealth during 2011. Amway Co-Founder Richard DeVos, 86, is Michigan?s richest man, at $5 billion in net worth (No. 205), Hank and Doug Meijer are worth $4.9 billion (No. 216) and
PORTAGE ? Manatron announced the introduction of GRM Valuation, the newest in its Government Revenue Management suite of products. GRM Valuation provides new technology for handling many previously time-consuming appraisal-related challenges, such as allowing the final value determination for an appraisal site to be distributed to the parcels associated with it. The GRM Valuation software
FARMINGTON HILLS - Beringea said it has invested $4 million in Cross Solar, a United Kingdom-based residential rooftop solar photovoltaics developer managed by Isis Solar. Isis Solar is experienced in residential and commercial PV, with a proven model resulting in exceptional uptime and efficiency. The company is one of the UK?s largest residential solar developers
ANN ARBOR - MichBio has named Wendy Wendel (formerly Wendy Ventura) as the Director, Marketing & Communications. In this role, she will oversee the planning and execution of the association?s marketing, communications, public relations and social media efforts. Prior to joining MichBio, Wendy served as the Director, Marketing for The Engineering Society of Detroit, a
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Michigan Israel Business Bridge President Chuck Newman announced members of the newly formed MIBB Advisory Council, composed of leaders from Michigan and Israel who will serve as ambassadors and counselors for the organization. The group was chosen for their ability to assist the MIBB in its mission to promote business development between
COOPERSVILLE - IT Resource is hosting a presentation where attendees will learn how to increase IT reliability and more easily protect information with Microsoft Online Services and server solutions March 28. A continental breakfast and networking will begin at 7am. Attendees will learn how to minimize IT maintenance by using fewer physical servers and getting
ROYAL OAK - Boocoo.com, the online auction Web site launched by Royal Oak-based Ranger Data Technologies and approximately 300 newspaper and television partners in June 2010, now has more than one million items for sale, a major milestone for the company. The inventory includes everything from designer handbags to antique postcards, from electronics to clothing
DETROIT - A 10-week business development class featuring the nationally acclaimed FastTrac NewVenture curriculum will be presented by the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center March 27 in Detroit. Program Highlights ? Ten weekly 3-hour sessions ? Small group activities and hands-on coaching during each session ? MI-SBTDC consultant assigned for individual assistance outside
LIVONIA - Michael Stebbins, PhD, a life sciences and biotech advisor to President Barrack Obama, is the keynote speaker at the MichBio 2012 Annual Business Meeting April 19 at Schoolcraft College. Stebbins is Asst. Director-Biotechnology, Science Division White House Office of Science & Technology Policy Executive Office of the President. He previously served as a