WASHINGTON ? Financing from the U.S. Small Business Administration's growth capital program increased 23 percent in fiscal year 2010, providing a record $1.59 billion to help small businesses grow and create jobs. The fiscal year 2010 volume is the highest single-year volume in the 50-year history of SBA's Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) debenture program.
SALINE - Latitude Learning, provider of an open-source learning management system received the Ektron 2010 All Stars award for its outstanding and innovative use of technology for Best Extranet Website. Winners will be celebrated at the annual Ektron Synergy conference on Nov. 7 - 10 in Orlando, Florida. Winners of the 20 awards were judged
DEARBORN - The Detroit chapter of TiE (Talent, Ideas, Enterprise) presents a discussion on Global Midwest: Immigration & Innovation as Drivers at TiECon Midwest 2010, Michigan's largest Conference on entrepreneurship to be held Oct. 28-29 at The Henry, Dearborn. In the early 20th century, it was the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of European immigrants who
ANN ARBOR ? Ann Arbor SPARK said it recently attracted InTouch Health to locate a research and development operation at Valley Ranch Business Park in Pittsfield Township. Ann Arbor SPARK provided site selection and talent recruitment support to InTouch Health. "InTouch Health chose Ann Arbor because of its rich software development talent pool, including experienced
GRAND RAPIDS ? aimWest is hosting its 2010 Midwest Social Media Confab Nov. 10 at the JW Marriott where talented business, media and communications professionals will talk about the latest trends in social media. Keynote speaker is the author of The Mirror Test" and former Kodak CMO, Jeffrey Hayzlett. Hayzlett has appeared on Celebrity Apprentice,
DETROIT ? Nearly two-thirds of Michigan adults favor shifting away from the state's current flat income tax to a graduated income tax plan, while just under a third support raising Michigan's current flat income tax rate. The study was done by Wayne State University's Center for Urban Studies. It showed 64.3 percent favor shifting away
ROYAL OAK - Sequris Group announced that is has named Stephen R. Lance as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. He will focus closely on overall sales growth, profitability and establishing a strong brand presence for Sequris Group's rapidly expanding service offerings. Lance brings more than 20 years of experience as a sales leader. He will
DETROIT - OnStar on Wednesday will announce the launch of MyVolt.com, a new website that will give Chevrolet Volt owners the ability to remotely access information specific to their vehicle and control various functions of their car. The new website uses a real-time data connection to enhance the overall Volt ownership experience. It allows owners
LANSING - The $25 million appropriation the Michigan Legislature approved for the 21st Century Jobs Fund should go to pay for the state's "Pure Michigan" advertising campaign, instead of dipping into last year's surplus, House Republicans said Tuesday. Governor Jennifer Granholm has said the state took in $100 million more than expected during the fiscal
LANSING - Governor Jennifer Granholm's veto Tuesday of $246 million in federal money for K-12 schools because of the way the Legislature distributed the money to districts likely means those schools with lower per pupil funding will receive more than they would have. Granholm signed HB 5872 (PA 205), which overall had $316 million in