LANSING ? Major Michigan employers continue to come out in support of an additional bridge connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario. Five West Michigan companies jumped on the band wagon Tuesday. Meijer, Amway, Steelcase, Kellogg Co. and Wolverine World Wide, emphasized the benefits to West Michigan and the entire state. The proposed crossing is a public/private
EAST LANSING - Michigan's economic outlook brightened as the state elected new leaders and celebrated the conclusion of one decade and the approach of another, Michigan State University's year-ending State of the State Survey reveals. Despite the renewing confidence, those who answered the telephone survey continued to express their disappointment in Michigan?s outgoing governor and
PLYMOUTH ? Virtual Privacy versus Actual Security is the topic of the Feb. 17 meeting of the Motor City ISSA. Jim Doherty - Chief Marketing Officer, Cipher Optics, will talk about real world obstacles and expectations of integrating end user devices into the corporate environment, while still maintaining a semblance of security. He?ll highlight how
LANSING - A new 25 percent state Small Business Investment Tax Credit, designed to encourage investments in start-up and early-stage Michigan technology companies, is aiming to help Michigan entrepreneurs secure capital and reduce risks associated with a new business or novel technology. ?Michigan?s growing technology culture can only get stronger with this incentive to foster
LANSING ? Gov. Rick Snyder delivered a budget surprise Monday when he announced his recommendation for the 2011-12 fiscal year budget will propose no cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates. Snyder will unveil his budget recommendation Thursday. Snyder administration officials have said it will propose no one-time sources of funds be used to close a $1.8
JENISON - Founded by Hank DeVries in 1965, DeVries Landscape Management is a landscape services business in Jenison. Bill Pringle, the company's current owner, purchased the business in 2009. The past year has been an active one of strategic planning to help build sales and a stronger presence in a crowded marketplace. DeVries is a
HUNTINGTON WOODS - How often have you heard the statement "If you don't have goals, how will you know if you are succeeding?" So each year, we create a list of goals that we feel will satisfy our boss, our shareholders, or some other outside entity, or perhaps, even ourselves. Often, these goals do not
SOUTHFIELD - I am honored to have been afforded the opportunity to lead TiE Detroit, with the mission of promoting entrepreneurship, and to create a sustained economy. Michiganders know full well what this recovery will mean to the State of Michigan. The economic despair of 2010 was challenging to small entrepreneurs and huge corporations alike,
ANN ARBOR ? The top prize in the spring cycle of Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest, which began on Feb. 1, is the $100,000 SmartZone Award. All GLEQ participants must register by March 4. GLEQ offers three tracks in the competition to accommodate ventures in various stages of start up. The categories include, New Business Idea,
YPSILANTI ? The New Enterprise Forum celebrates its 25th anniversary Feb. 17 at the Eastern Michigan University Student Center with a gala to showcase the top elevator pitches, the volunteer coaching teams who improved their pitch-power, the service providers who assisted their entrepreneurial endeavors, and the meeting sponsors and volunteers who worked behind the scenes