LANSING - Chatter on Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Snyder's running mate increasingly is focusing on three current or former senators: Sen. Jason Allen of Alanson, Sen. Patricia Birkholz of Saugatuck and former Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema. There also has been some talk about Meijer CEO Mark Murray, a high-ranking official in the administration of
MIDLAND ? "Business Facilities" magazine has ranked the Midland area No. 3 in the country for economic growth potential and for Alternative Energy Industry Leaders. The rankings were for metropolitan areas with less than 200,000 residents. The news was reported Wednesday by Midland Tomorrow, the Mid Michigan economic development organization. "We're very pleased that Midland
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan has endorsed Republican Rick Snyder, an Ann Arbor Venture Capitalist, for Governor. "Michigan small business owners believe that Rick Snyder?s experience as a leader in innovation and job creation gives him unique and valuable insight into what it will take to help Michigan excel in entrepreneur-centered economic
DETROIT - Many a researcher starting a biotech company has been lost in a maze of bureaucracy when applying for federal appropriations to fund their great idea. Jon Kozesky, a government affairs expert from Cleveland-based G2G Consulting, has the tips and experience to lead you out of the dead ends and onto the right path.
GRAND RAPIDS - Small biotechnology firms will be gaining new support in the state of Michigan. A New Therapeutic Discovery tax credit, created under the Affordable Care Act, will support research with potential to produce new therapies, create high-quality jobs for the state. The biotechnology industry employs 1.3 million Michigan workers, and the industry continues
SOUTHFIELD ? Join the Engineering Society of Detroit Sept. 20 for its kick-off breakfast of the new Eggs & Energy Alternative Energy Breakfast Series. The first program will feature expert speaker Mujeeb Ijaz, Systems Energy Solutions Group Manager from A123 Systems. Michigan Congressman Gary Peters has been invited to speak as well. The series is
GRAND RAPIDS - A consortium of regional partners, including the Michigan 21st Century Jobs Fund, have cobbled together a $10 million Venture Capital fund aimed at supporting early stage life science and technology companies. Michigan Accelerator Fund I has been made possible through a $6 million award from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and investments
STERLING HEIGHTS - Donna Zobel, president and CEO of Myron Zucker, has been appointed to the 2010 U.S. Manufacturing Council by Commerce Secretary Gary Locke. Zobel joins 24 other American business leaders, including four others from Michigan, who will advise the Obama administration on matters relating to the competitiveness of the U.S. manufacturing sector, and
KANSAS CITY ? The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation on Monday announced it has launched a web-based platform that helps colleges and universities simplify how they market and administer business-plan competitions. The iStart.Org is designed to connect entrepreneurs to a network of support, including mentors and others who can assist them in the growth of their
LANSING - While firm numbers are not yet final, indications are that Michigan's new workplace smoking ban will affect sales of Michigan Lottery club games, especially Keno, and could mean a drop in school funding from those games alone by $10 million. The executive director of the Michigan Licensed Beverage Association said his members are