LANSING - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm's new Invest Michigan initiative will include two funds using public employee pension money to attract new business to the state. The funds will be overseen by three professional capital management companies, as well as an 18-member board of state business leaders. The Growth Capital Fund, overseen by Beringea and
GRAND RAPIDS - Close to one-third (30 per cent) of chief financial officers (CFOs) surveyed said the most significant change in their roles over the past five years has been an increase in strategic planning. Eighteen per cent of respondents indicated they have taken on an expanded leadership or management role within the company. The
LANSING - The percentage of adults without health insurance in Michigan has increased slightly, but remains below the national average, a report issued by the Department of Community Health said. However, the report also showed that the number of uninsured children in Michigan fell and is far lower than the national average. The report reviewed
ANN ARBOR - Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest has launched a new paid training service for entrepreneurs who sign up to compete in the business-plan writing contest. It's called Cantillon. Miche Suboski, a small business advocate who works with GLEQ.Org, provides details in this special New Maker Interview on the GLEQ channel. To listen, click on
TROY - Bob Montgomery, Executive Director of Information Technology, Oakland Community College, is the July 2008 Mentor of the Month. To hear more about the program, and what Montgomery gets from it, listen to this special edition of News Maker Interview on the ConnecTech channel. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
FRAMINGHAM, Ma. - Increasing adoption of various networking technologies, especially those outside of traditional core routing and switching, is creating a skills gap in the market. An IDC white paper sponsored by Cisco Learning Institute found that there is a 60,000-person shortfall in the supply of networking talent and the skills shortage is expected to
ANAHEIM, Ca. - Targus, which makes laptop computer cases and accessories, has announced its Zip-Thru 15.4" Corporate Traveler Laptop Case, the first in Targus' line of checkpoint-friendly laptop cases. As a derivative of Targus' Corporate Traveler line, this case is designed to help business travelers eliminate the hassle of having to remove their laptop from
TROY - Venture Forward, an intensive ten-week program that uses the FastTrac GrowthVenture learning system, is now accepting enrollments applications for the program that starts Sept. 12. The program, presented by the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center, also includes MI-SBTDC counseling and research support to help entrepreneurs evaluate their business issues and opportunities,
HIGHLAND - The LaFontaine Buick Pontiac GMC in Highland is one of the first auto dealers in Michigan, and the first GM dealer nationwide, to qualify for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. The dealership has taken a variety of steps to reduce with its ground breaking new facility to limit energy consumption. Susan
LANSING - In Michigan, where House seats tend to be in very safe Democrat or Republican districts, winning the primary almost assures candidates they'll win the general election, so says political analyst Brendan Ringlever of BL Government Affairs. Listen to what's likely to happen in the primary on Aug. 5 in this special BL Government