LANSING - The full Michigan Senate will consider an amendment to the Telecommunications Act resulting in additional deregulation of the state's telephone industry, though opponents argue it could possibly result in cutting some residents off from 911 emergency service. The Senate Energy and Technology Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to report the Senate substitute for HB
DETROIT - June's First Friday networking event at NextEnergy features successful Detroit entrepreneurs who've plugged into the green movement offering tips on opportunities for entrepreneurs like you. Featured speakers: Carla Walker-Miller, President and CEO, Walker-Miller Energy Services. Todd Scott, Detroit Greenways Coordinator, Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance. Jim Saber, Vice President, Business Development and Government
DETROIT - Ned Staebler, formerly of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, is joining Wayne State University as vice president for economic development. He begins work June 6. Staebler will coordinate the University's activities related to TechTown, Wayne State's research park and business incubator; commercialization of University-based research discoveries; and participation in Midtown and other area
TROY ? Less than 24 hours after Stage 2 Innovations introduced a $100 million investment fund available to second-stage companies, its web site had received 51 online applications. The privately funded ? by a Michigan investor who is jealously guarding his anonymity ? and co founded by former Chrysler CEO Tom LaSorda ? will work
LANSING - A bill discussed Wednesday at the Michigan House Transportation Committee would change the current distribution of sales tax revenue to give more money to infrastructure in Michigan. HB 4521 would direct that 4 percent of the sales tax allocated on gasoline that now goes to the general fund would be split between the
LANSING - Though he acknowledged it would be impossible to say how many, Governor Rick Snyder said the changes to the tax code he signed Wednesday would create new work in the state. Snyder signed the legislation (HB 4361 , PA 38; HB 4362 , PA 39; HB 4479 , PA 40; HB 4480 ,
LANSING - There are three major problems in Michigan and labor and environmental activists united Wednesday to back environmentally friendly jobs as a way to solve all three issues at once, said officials with the BlueGreen Alliance at a news conference Wednesday. "There are three crises in Michigan," said Mark Schauer, a former U.S. House
WASHINGTON ? Smart phone users interested in starting or growing a small business can now find helpful resources at their fingertips via a new SBA mobile application from the U.S. Small Business Administration. ?Increasingly, smart phones are the vehicle through which Americans access information. This is certainly true of many entrepreneurs and small business owners
LANSING - Registration is open for Entrepreneur Connect 2011, a first-time event showcasing the energy and direction of entrepreneurship in Michigan. The two-day event is set for June 9-10 at the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development in Lansing. It will be presented by Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest (GLEQ), Lansing Economic Area Partnership (Leap,
ANN ARBOR - At its annual meeting, Ann Arbor SPARK elected its officers, board of directors and executive committee for 2011-2012. New members to the Ann Arbor SPARK board of directors are Ric DeVore, regional president, PNC; Marty Kahn, CEO, ProQuest; Mike Miller, head of online sales, Canada, and head of Ann Arbor office, Google;