LANSING - Travel Michigan, part of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, is encouraging people to put their Michigan pride toward a good cause by donating new or gently used mittens to local charities around the state and show Wisconsin which is the true mitten state. ?The outpouring of enthusiasm and support from Michiganders for our
DETROIT ? Last week, we picked up a story from our content partner, Autoline Daily, that reported General Motors was going to switch suppliers for the batteries in the Chevrolet Volt. But GM said Monday it will not be using batteries from A123 in its Volt, rather in the upcoming EV, the Spark. LG Chem
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? The 25 percent Michigan Small Business Investment Tax Credit expires on Dec. 31, but if you are an investor and want to learn how to qualify for the credit attend the Great Lakes Angels' meeting Monday night. GLA President David Weaver said he can help high net worth individuals get qualified as
DETROIT ? Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3), a Detroit-based global IT and business services company, is partnering with MITechNews.Com to list available IT and business services job openings in Michigan. These jobs are not limited to, but include those offered by several of S3's Fortune 500 customers in financial, health care, energy and government industries. S3
LANSING - Most states and all regions of the country had improved tax collections during the third quarter of 2011, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government reported, and the Great Lakes Region, including Michigan, showed the biggest growth. The Great Lakes region saw tax collections for three major taxes up by 14.7 percent during
WIXOM ? Youngsoft, a software developer for business, now has added an Apple game app to its product portfolio, a puzzle app called Treasure Zap. ?Being a technology company, we wanted to get into gaming,? said Youngsoft President Rupesh Srivastava. ?We have always experimented with technology and have developed other apps for Apple.? Srivastava is
GRAND RAPIDS ? In a startling Holiday headline, British TV news reports that Santa's network was hacked and his Naughty List stolen. The names of these bad boys and girls ? and you know who you are ? were published online. To view this humorous video, click on Vimeo.Com a>>
GRAND RAPIDS ? Israel is looking to work with Michigan companies ? particularly those involved in green technology and pharma - Yariz Becher, the economic affairs consul for the Israel Economic Mission in the Midwest, told members of the Michigan Israel Business Bridge. Becher, based in Chicago, spoke to a special West Michigan session hosted
GRAND RAPIDS ? Davenport University will present the 2012 Peter C. Cook Excellence in Business Award to philanthropists David and Carol Van Andel. The keynote speaker will be Tom Izzo, head coach of men's basketball at Michigan State University. The annual fundraising gala will be held at DeVos Place on Friday, May 11, 2012. ?This
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor SPARK Foundation recently presented the winners of the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition with their cash awards. The competition's grand prize of $500,000 in cash was awarded to DeNovo Sciences and the competition's $150,000 prize was awarded to Fusion Coolant Systems. "DeNovo Sciences and Fusion Coolant Systems highlight how having