LANSING - Michigan's urban areas could lead the state to a new recovery with some readjustment of the state's economic development priorities, a report commissioned by Business Leaders for Michigan said. The report, Michigan's Urban and Metropolitan Strategy, developed by Public Sector Consultants and the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, said Michigan's cities already lead
TROY - Automation Alley was awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor under the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant Competition to make high-level IT training available to local partner companies, including HP Enterprise Services and Lakeside Software. Automation Alley applied for the grant in partnership with Oakland Community College and the
CLIMAX - Stephen Jessup, principal of the Jessup Group, is a Battle Creek native who used to travel to large cities for his healthcare accounting business. But when CTS Telecom Inc. installed high-speed optic fiber to a building in his hometown, he cut back on his travel and did more business with his clients in
AUBURN HILLS - Jim Shepherd, an Enterprise Resource Planning expert, has joined Plex Systems as vice president of strategy. In this role, Shepherd is responsible for defining strategic direction to continue the growth of Plex with manufacturers across multiple industries and markets. Frequently quoted in leading publications including Bloomberg Businessweek, The New York Times and
ANN ARBOR - Internet2 announced that Ohio and Indiana are the first states to launch a 100 gigabit per second (Gbps) research and education network by connecting to Internet2's Advanced Layer 2 network--the first transcontinental 100 Gbps network in the world. The network serves as an innovation platform that connects higher education institutions throughout the
BATTLE CREEK - Trivalent Group will host "Managing Your Business Not Your Technology," a free workshop for Business owners and IT decision makers March 29 from 11:30-1 PM at the Regional Manufacturing Technology Center at Ft. Custer. Companies today want to automate and reduce their technology burden - do more with less or better yet
LANSING - Those supporting expansion of online charter schools launched an online campaign Friday to urge legislators, particularly Republicans who appear to be wavering on the issue, to vote for the bill allowing more of the schools. The National Coalition for Public School Options Michigan Chapter launched the series of single-page websites that include letters
DETROIT - Mitt Romney is like President Barack Obama in many ways, yet Rick Santorum, his opponent in the Republican primary to challenge Obama, said he would consider Romney as a potential running mate and would support him over Obama should he win the ultimate nomination. At a taping of Michigan Public Television's "Off The
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Institute announced a statewide initiative to empower supporters in communities, schools and other organizations to increase cancer awareness and raise funds for cancer research with the launch of Purple Community. The program builds on grass roots efforts undertaken by more than 40 schools, professional teams and community organizations in West
GRANDVILLE - Outdoor goods retailer Cabela's will open next spring on the east end of the Rivertown Mall retail corridor in a new 380,000-square-foot retail center being developed by CWD Real Estate Investment of Grand Rapids on a 43-acre site purchased from X-Rite in 2010. The real estate investment company is owned by Dan DeVos,