LANSING - MI-SBTDC Region 8 will be hosting an Evening with the Experts on February 18 from 6 pm to 9 pm. Experts in the areas of business law, taxes, and marketing will provide attendees with information on legal structures of business, financial management, tax information and marketing concepts. Additionally, the region has added concurrent
ANN ARBOR - Region 12 is hosting a Fiscal Fitness Seminar, sponsored by Fifth Third Bank on February 20, 2009 from 8 am to Noon. The seminar will take place at Washtenaw Community College located at 4700 E Huron River Dr., Morris Lawrence Building, in Room 105 Ann Arbor, MI 48105. With Fifth Third sponsorship
ROCHESTER HILLS - These days, Green is more than a buzz word. Green is becoming a way of life. MichiganMall.com is joining this initiative. Working with Carbon Credit Environmental Services, Inc. who analyzed the carbon usage of their computers and server, developed the carbon offset, MichiganMall.com is now a GREEN website. As an example if
ANN ARBOR - The Executive In Residence program has named the Southwest Michigan First Life Science Fund as its most recent loan award recipient. The EIR program was developed in 2007 by the Michigan Venture Capital Association to help Michigan venture capital firms support the placement of qualified leadership, an EIR, into a firm's operations.
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Friday announced that, pending formal Board action on February 26, D. Gregory Main will replace James Epolito beginning April 1 as president and CEO of the state's central investment attraction and job creation organization. Main, until recently, was CEO and president of i2E INC, one of the nation's
LANSING - A day after Gov. Jennifer Granholm outlined her proposed 2009-10 budget two contrasting events demonstrated the odd duality of the document: on the one hand Congress began action on the final version of the stimulus plan which could flood the state with money and a top university warned of significant negative effects if
LANSING - For Michigan's more than 10 million residents, the new federal economic stimulus package approved on Friday will mean $7 billion over the next two years for education, health care and infrastructure spending and a tax cut for working families. H.R. 1, which passed the U.S. House on a 246-183 vote, totals $787 billion
MIDLAND - Midland Tomorrow and Saginaw Future Inc. Thursday launched a dynamic partnership to attract new solar business investment to the region. The Great Lakes Bay Economic Development Partnership is a marketing collaboration that will present a unified marketing message and help stimulate the region's solar industry. "The three economic development organizations have worked cooperatively
LANSING - Economic development efforts for many years focused on bringing in new business: providing the tax incentives or the site, or both, for the new plant. But two separate presentations Wednesday said that focus on jobs could be misplaced in the new economy. "Is it jobs first or quality of life first?" said Rep.
LANSING - While a bleak picture is likely to be painted in the governor's 2009-10 budget, which will include layoffs as the proposal seeks overall general fund cuts of at least $600 million, it appears there will be no cuts to revenue sharing nor to Michigan's 28 community colleges. But the state's per-pupil foundation grant