DETROIT - North America's premier international trade event is coming to Detroit. Some 600 business leaders, entrepreneurs and government officials will gather at the Marriott Renaissance from October 24-27 seeking to stimulate the economy and create high paying jobs by boosting exports and expanding international trade. Exports, which totaled $1.3 trillion nationwide and $45 billion
DETROIT - Owners of most new 2011 Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC vehicles will soon be able to control key vehicle functions from their smart phones, thanks to the power of OnStar. Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC are developing brand-specific mobile applications that will leverage OnStar technology to allow vehicle owners to activate all of
GRAND RAPIDS - The 5th Annual Go Green Golf Outing is Aug. 9 at the Quail Ridge Golf Course in Ada. It's sponsored by the West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum. A member of the Turf Grass Association, this course is environmentally friendly and will help stimulate some great green walking and talking as we look
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan private equity finance group called Momentum, founded by Rick DeVos, showcased its latest batch of start-ups on July 26 at its 2nd annual Demo Day. Each company had participated in a 12-week bootcamp and received $20,000 in funding. The four companies include:>
WARREN - Six high-tech science and technology teams from four continents have been named finalists in the inaugural Multi Autonomous Ground-Robotic International Challenge (MAGIC 2010) hosted by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center. Teams from the United States, Turkey, Japan and Australia have been selected by the U.S. and the Australian
LANSING - In a split decision, the Supreme Court overturned lower courts Friday by finding that copying pornographic images of children to a disc does not constitute manufacture. Brian Hill was convicted of making or producing child sexually abusive materials for copying images form the Internet and saving them to compact discs. Hill argued that
SOUTHFIELD ? Secure-24, a managed hosting, disaster recovery, and managed services for the mission-critical IT applications of industry and government, has 47 job openings. Secure-24 was named 2010 SAP Pinnacle Award Finalist for IT Outsourcing Partner of the Year, the only US based partner to receive the nomination. What's more, the company just hired Inga
ANN ARBOR - Cerenis Therapeutics SA, a biotech company with dual headquarters in Ann Arbor and France, has secured $51.7 million in venture capital to continue developing its cholesterol therapy technologies, executives said Sunday night, the biggest Michigan venture investment in nearly four years. The transaction is the biggest venture capital deal for a Michigan
WASHINGTON D.C. - Internet2 applauds the Federal Communications Commission's action late last week in announcing the Notice of Proposed Rule Making to modify the Rural Health Care Program. Through the RHCP, the FCC seeks to catalyze the formation of a ubiquitous advanced healthcare network that will serve the national interest by improving citizens' access to
SALINE ? Leadership confidence is declining in the latest Leadership Pulse study from eePulse. The survey also indicated a lack of capital for business execution is depressing confidence. "Our research indicates that leadership confidence is linked to individual and firm performance," said Theresa M. Welbourne, Ph.D., eePulse Founder, President and CEO and Research Professor with