GRAND RAPIDS - The public release Friday of the movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” also marks the debut of an App developed by Grand Rapids-based Mutually Human that allows movie fans and tourists to create a self-guided tour of the Detroit locations featured in the movie. Mutually Human President Mark Van Holstyn said
EAST LANSING - The GreenLight Business Model Competition is a startup event series that brings together entrepreneurs and small business supporters from all over the State of Michigan. Held at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts in East Lansing, participants can pitch their business idea to compete for up to $50,000 in cash prizes. Register
TROY - Karen Stewart Spica, APR, has been named the recipient of the Headliner Award by the Association for Women in Communications Detroit Chapter’s Matrix Awards given to a chapter member for outstanding personal and professional achievements. The Diamond Award, which recognizes an individual who has improved workplace conditions for women, will be awarded to
CHICAGO - A new report published this week says Michigan represents the Midwest’s evolution from traditional manufacturing and automotive jobs toward advanced transportation and clean energy technology. With more than 87,000 clean energy jobs, Michigan has the second highest percentage of clean jobs in the Midwest, marked by a diverse workforce with specialized training. What's more,
GRAND RAPIDS - Join C/D/H consultant Ben Froese on March 29 for a webinar on best practices for creating custom data visualizations from SharePoint in Office 365 using REST API, JavaScript, and Third Party Plug-ins. Froese is a skilled designer and consultant, having significant working history in the web design and development field. Ben's experience include
DETROIT - The Michigan Science Center will soon become the fifth location in the country for Spark!Lab, a new educational, interactive space, thanks to a partnership with the Smithsonian Institute and support from the Ford Motor Company Fund. Developed in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, Spark!Lab provides
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Green Labs Webinar will cover a successful green labs program at the University of Michigan and examine an initiative to take the University of Michigan model and expand it to business orientated labs. This webinar is geared toward lab professionals, facilities managers, green team leaders, academics, process improvement professionals, and sustainability
TROY - Join Automation Alley April 22 for a town hall-style discussion with Steve Arwood, CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Arwood has an extraordinary track record of accomplishment and knowledge of our state’s business climate. What are the MEDC’s plans to help grow Michigan’s economy now and in the future? Discover what it
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum hosted more than 140 sustainability practitioners and other professionals at its fourth annual conference earlier this month at Cathedral Square Conference Center in downtown Grand Rapids. Presentations can be found below: Flint Recycling Potential: Presentation Slides (PDF) Matt Flechter, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Roger Cargill, Schupan Recycling
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund has issued four Requests for Proposals for contractors to assist the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Travel Michigan with business and travel marketing efforts regionally, national and internationally. The following RFPs were issued: Travel Marketing MEDC and Travel Michigan are seeking an agency to develop and implement a comprehensive,
