LANSING - Citing low demand for electricity, an abundance of cheap natural gas and new costly environmental regulations, Consumers Energy is scrapping its plans to build its first new coal plant in three decades and will mothball seven of its active coal-fired units by 2015. The Jackson-based utility announced Friday it was canceling its plan
UNIVERSITY CENTER - In what Governor Rick Snyder said was the most important of his special messages to the Legislature, he asked that body for relatively little in helping to attract and retain talent for the state's businesses. The message focused more on a new website that expands on the state's current job search system
SOUTHFIELD - TiE Detroit announce the launch of its Healthcare Special Interest Group with an event called Entrepreneurship in Healthcare December 15 at the Westin-Southfield. In the era of Healthcare Reform, stakeholders of the healthcare industry are expected to witness varying degrees of impact that could reshape their identity during the next decade. The Patient
ANN ARBOR - The Automated Imaging Association has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean Machine Vision Industrial Association, a year-old trade association representing machine vision in Korea. ?We are delighted to be collaborating with KMVIA in our mutual efforts to advance the understanding and use of imaging and vision technologies,? said Jeff Burnstein,
ANN ARBOR - Lakeside Software has acquired an R&D facility in Ann Arbor to accelerate the company's growth by making it easier to hire top technical talent from the Ann Arbor metropolitan area. Lakeside's corporate headquarters will remain in Bloomfield Hills. In March 2011 the company received a Michigan Economic Growth Authority tax credit to
RESTON, Va. - A new report from Hinge, which provides branding and marketing for professional services, has announced companies generating 40 percent of their leads online grew four times faster than businesses without online lead capabilities. Surveying companies with an average of $54 million in revenue and over 300 employees, the study titled "Online Marketing
DEARBORN ? The MIT Enterprise Forum Great Lakes Chapter will host a technical demonstration Dec. 8 that will show how the iPad and Tablet computer market has changed publishing. In addition, Adobe, WoodWing and Asyling Digital Media Solutions will present and provide technical demonstrations for the iPad and Tablet market. Thursday, December 8, 3-6 p.m.
DETROIT - Sino Ambassadors signed a deal to set up two venture capital funds with the Hanson Group, a major Chinese conglomerate, to invest in Cleantech companies with ready-to-market products. Hanson will then produce and sell the products in China while also providing capital to scale up operations here. Hanson is a massive real estate
KALAMAZOO - NephRx Corporation Wednesday announced the issuance of U.S. patent for its novel peptide NX002, which currently is in preclinical development for the treatment of oral mucositis and other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. This new patent follows an NX002 patent for inflammatory bowel disease issued earlier this year. Previously, NephRx reported that NX002
SHELBY TOWNSHIP ? Mobile, web and game application developers listen up. EyeWyre Software Studios is looking to hire full-time application developers. EyeWyre Software Studios provides custom software consulting and development services for desktop, web and mobile platforms. EyeWyre develops and sells its own software products. Their products include robotics and micro-controller simulators, games and productivity