LANSING - Both the Republican and Democratic candidate for governor said at a Thursday forum that government has a role in business development for the state, but they disagreed on what the extent of that role should be. In the forum, held at the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit and broadcast on WJR radio, Republican Rick
LANSING ? The Michigan Economic Growth Authority approved this week incentives for 16 companies and one brownfield redevelopment project to make $2.1 billion in investments in Michigan that could create 6,000 new jobs while retaining another 216,000. The Michigan Economic Development Corp. said the investments include Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, guaranteeing the auto industry's
SOUTHFIELD ? The Michigan Council of Women in Technology in November will host an event at Lawrence Tech Nov. 9 called Connect-Net, "Tai Chi: The Chinese Discipline of Meditative Movements, Practiced as an Exercise System." Attendees will be exposed to the three major categories of study in Tai Chi Chuan: health, meditation and martial arts.
ANN ARBOR - The Women's Exchange of Washtenaw is hosting a panel discussion on Nov. 18 with women who have made transitions in their career and lives. Bold Moves ? The Art and Practice of Successful Career Transitions will run from 3 to 6 PM at the Eagle Crest Conference Center in Ypsilanti. These women
NOVI - Dynamic Intelligent Solutions Tuesday launched its patent-pending process called ChamberCam that combines photogrammetry hardware and software with current thermal management technology to provide product engineers the ability to accurately measure parts in real time during thermal cycling in an environmental chamber. "Until now, manufacturers could only measure a product before and after it
DETROIT ? The jewel of Detroit, Belle Isle's 104-year old Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, will get a multi-million green facelift to its aging heating system that could save taxpayers $30 million in energy costs over the next decade. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced that the city had received $8.8 million in Department of Energy grant
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Co. Monday announced plans to invest an additional $850 million in Michigan between 2011 and 2013 across a variety of plants including Van Dyke Transmission, Sterling Axle, Livonia Transmission and Dearborn Truck Plant. The company expects the expansion will create 300 salaried and 900 hourly jobs. The expansion is part of
MUSKEGON - Alltel and AT&T will host a Weekend of Fun in Muskegon, one of AT&T's recently acquired markets, to remind Alltel subscribers to replace their current phone or data device with a new one from AT&T to avoid interruption of their wireless service. By visiting WeekendOfFun.Com eligible Alltel customers in Muskegon can receive up
ANN ARBOR - The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year $2.65 million grant to the Internet2 Middleware Initiative to advance collaboration for virtual organizations. Over the last decade, the Internet2 community has developed foundational authentication and authorization tools such as Shibboleth Federated and Single Sign-on System, Grouper Groups Management Toolkit, and COmanage Collaborative Management
ABOARD THE SNYDER CAMPAIGN BUS - Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder has had a message for groups and organizations representing interests in Lansing as he has met with them in recent months about his expectations should he become the state's next governor. "Do not walk in my office and ask for funding," Snyder said in