WASHINGTON ? In recognition of National Small Business Week, May 23-29, SBA's May Web chat will feature 2010 Delaware Small Business Person of the Year Frank Masley, owner of Masley Enterprises, former Olympic luger, on its monthly webinar May 27. Masley started his own business nearly 10 years ago. Today Masley Enterprises makes gloves that
LANSING - Wayne County officials say they are hoping the Michigan Senate will act soon on legislation designed to create big tax incentives to lure development near some of the state's major assets, bills they want to help launch the so-called aerotropolis around Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The bills (SB 1079 , SB 1080 , SB
PLYMOUTH - Hella, a global supplier of electronics and lighting, is bringing its state-of-the-art LED lighting technology to energy-efficient and low-maintenance street lighting. With 35 million street lights already installed in the U.S. alone, Hella?s Eco StreetLine LED street lights are aimed at a strong multi-billion dollar annual market. Hella?s first lighting fixtures consist of
MIDLAND - Expand your networks at the second annual MidMichigan Innovators: Heading for the Big Leagues entrepreneurial networking and awards event May 27 at the Dow Diamond in Midland. Tickets are on sale now. General admission tickets are $50 for networking, exhibits and awards program and include drink and food tickets, or $100 for both
DETROIT ? The Midwest Technology Leaders event, now in its sixth year, will kick off May 26 at the MGM Grand Hotel in downtown Detroit and feature a VIP cocktail reception featuring the winners of the Midwest Collaboration Award and the 2CMichigan Award. MTL 2010 has grown to be the ultimate destination for bringing together
LANSING - More than half the number of now-shuttered General Motors auto plants the federal government plans to clean up are located in Michigan, and Gov. Jennifer Granholm said the effort will help the state's "Project Phoenix" to redevelop those sites. In a telephone press conference, Granholm said the effort should help attract companies to
LANSING - More money is forecast for Michigan's School Aid Fund, but lower collections in the Michigan Business Tax presage continuing troubles in the general fund, Senate Fiscal Agency Executive Director Gary Olson told the Senate Appropriations Committee. The state and federal economy is growing after the major recession that hit in 2009, Olson said
LANSING - A bill, several years in the making, creating a regional transportation authority in Southeast Michigan was approved on a mostly party-line vote Tuesday by a House committee. All but one Republican on the House Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs Committee voted against HB 5731 and Rep. Coleman Young II (D-Detroit) abstained from voting, making
TROY ? Technology marketing group Automation Alley has opened a defense office at the Macomb-Oakland University INCubator, in Sterling Heights. ?Automation Alley?s new defense office will act as a gateway for many military opportunities for our 1,000 members and local companies,? said Ken Rogers, executive director, Automation Alley. ?Companies will be able to access valuable
SAN FRANCSICO - Organizations will increase their use of electronic discovery, according to new research from IT trade association CompTIA, which will open up opportunities for IT solution providers with the right skills and expertise. E-discovery conventionally refers to the discovery process in civil litigation using electronically stored information. However, many firms routinely engage in