DETROIT ? A study by the Kauffman Foundation says the Business Accelerator Network for Southeast Michigan has created more than 1,000 jobs and invested about $18 million in hundreds of start-ups, while leveraging more than $101.2 million in additional outside financing. The Network consists of Ann Arbor SPARK, Automation Alley, Macomb-OU INCubator and Wayne State?s
ANN ARBOR - A Michigan Economic Growth Authority Tax Credit of $731,244 will spur Lakeside Software, which develops systems management and virtualization software, to expand to Ann Arbor and also expand its existing operations in Bloomfield Hills. Lakeside Software plans to invest $6.1 million to expand existing operations in Bloomfield Hills, as well as locate
ANN ARBOR - Michael Finney, the new head of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., will participate in a panel discussion March 30 hosted by the Center for Automotive Research will explore the resurgence of the auto industry. Finney will join the panel: ?Strategies to Spur Job Retention and Growth.? Other panel members include Curt Magleby,
ANN ARBOR - Jeff DeGraff, the "Dean of Innovation," will keynote the MichBio Annual Meeting & Showcase April 18 when he talks about how he helped spur Domino's meteoric growth during the 1980s from a regional success story to an international franchise phenomenon. The MichBio Annual Meeting is scheduled for April 18 at the Inn
DETROIT - Wayne State University announced Tuesday the launch of the Detroit Revitalization Fellows Program, combining two years of full-time employment with executive development education, to help renew Detroit. The deadline to apply is April 15. With initial support from The Kresge Foundation and the Hudson-Webber Foundation, and potential support from foundation partners, the fellows
SOUTHFIELD - Airfoil Public Relations Tuesday announced that Account Director Kevin Sangsland has been elected by his peers to chair the 2011 Technology Professional Interest Section of The Public Relations Society of America. In this role, Sangsland will be responsible for leading PRSA?s National Technology Executive Committee efforts to serve its members, recruit and develop
STERLING HEIGHTS - Rave Computer is now ITAR registered through The Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance, Compliance and Registration Division, giving the purpose-driven computer system manufacturer the green light to sell to the military. The International Traffic in Arms Regulation is a set of United States government regulations that control the export and import
ANN ARBOR ? The spring Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest contest had 230 teams sign up, nearly a third more than the fall competition. But the 230 teams about a quarter less than last spring, when 302 teams registered, said GLEQ Executive Director Diane Durance. She said a breakdown of the categories in which everyone entered
DETROIT - The U.S. Small Business Administration's Michigan District Office is seeking small business owners for its third round of the Emerging 200 Initiative. Last year, 11 Detroit-based small businesses successfully completed this in-depth training program for senior executives. SBA partners with several Detroit organizations to delivery this program. ?Along with our partners, we?re excited
LANSING - The presidents of the University Research Corridor institutions and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. will share a stage in Novi March 21 to map out emerging business and job growth prospects at a business breakfast co-hosted by the URC and WWJ Newsradio 950. The interactive panel discussion will take place at the Sheraton