LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan has named Daniel Mahoney Vice President for Membership and Development. Mahoney will be responsible for SBAM's membership growth and political and corporate development. Previously, Mahoney held senior fundraising positions with former House Speaker Andy Dillon and the Michigan House Democratic Caucus. Dillion is now state Treasurer. "I'm
ANN ARBOR ? Borders Group will survive to fight another day. The company announced Thursday night that it has received a commitment from GE Capital for $675 million that will provide Borders with the financial flexibility and liquidity to reposition its business model and the Borders brand. "We are pleased that, after a thorough review
LANSING - Michigan's four former governors Thursday turned up the heat on the Legislature by jointly announcing their support of a new international trade crossing to connect Detroit to Windsor, Ontario. Governor Rick Snyder announced his support for plans to build a second bridge over the Detroit River in his State of the State address
DETROIT ? Carolyn Shields is the new dean of the College of Education at Wayne State University. Farshad Fotouhi is dean of the College of Engineering. MITechNews.Com incorrectly reported Shields was the newly appointed Engineering Dean. Our apologies to all for the mistake. a>>
DETROIT ? Biofuels developer NextCAT has received $250,000 in seed funding from Automation Alley to help commercialize biodiesel catalyst technology developed at the National Biofuels Energy Lab at Wayne State University. Founded in 2009, NextCAT is commercializing a class of catalysts that enable producers to use a wide variety of inexpensive feedstock such as waste
YPSILANTI - Michigan-based business owners will share their success with aspiring entrepreneurs as the Eastern Michigan University College of Business presents the Sesi Midwest Entrepreneurship Conference on February 11 at the EMU Student Center. The conference will focus on Innovation and Green entrepreneurship in Michigan. The keynote speaker will be Elizabeth Redmond, founder and president
WARREN - The Michigan Business and Professional Association, along with its sister association Michigan Food and Beverage Association, support President Obama's announcement during the State of the Union address to correct section 9006 of last year?s health care law, which requires companies to report to the IRS payments of more than $600 a year to
DETROIT - General Motors Monday announced plans to add a third shift at Flint Assembly, generating 750 jobs for the plant that makes the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups. The shift is expected to start in the third quarter with employees starting to arrive at Flint Assembly in the second quarter. "Adding a
DETROIT - Canadian native Carolyn Shields has been named dean of the College of Education at Wayne State University effective July 1. Shields, who most recently served as a professor in the Department of Educational Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, earned a Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of Saskatchewan,
MUSKEGON - The Muskegon County Wastewater Management Systems announced Tuesday that it is seeking proposals from utility-scale wind developers interested in developing a project on 11,000 acres of MCWMS property near Lake Michigan. Rodger Kershner and Jon Kreucher of Howard & Howard, who both specialize in the firm's energy and utilities practice, were selected by