JACKSON - Consumers Energy is making good on a five-year commitment to Michigan businesses, announcing this week that it has spent over $1 billion in less than a year with employers based in the Great Lakes State. “By investing in our home state of Michigan, we are helping businesses grow. That leads to our state
LANSING - The culinary team from Plymouth-Canton Educational Park took second place an the management team from Saginaw Career Complex took fourth place in the 15th Annual National ProStart Invitational in Dallas, Texas, held this past weekend. Plymouth-Canton and Saginaw took first place in their respective categories in the Michigan ProStart Competition held in March,
FERNDALE - When the Cigarette Smoking Man from the X-Files says he wants to be on your show, you make room to have him on your show. Episode 142 of our weekly live podcast broadcast was a little bit disjointed as we made room for several guests from the upcoming Motor City Comic Con in
LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks to Beth Arroyo, senior loan officer of the Economic Development Foundation. She provides great insights into how you can access long term financing for equipment and real estate acquisitions through Section 504 lending. To listen to this podcast, click on
AUBURN HILLS - Google will integrate its self-driving technology into some new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans, marking the first time Google has worked directly with an automaker. The announcement, made Tuesday, will more than double Google’s current fleet of self-driving test vehicles. Engineering responsibilities will be shared based on each company’s respective expertise. FCA
ANN ARBOR - James Flynn, managing director of New York City-based Deerfield Capital Management, and Adam Lilling, founder and managing partner of Los Angeles-based Plus Capital will keynote the 35th annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium May 17-18. MGCS will also feature panel discussions on topics ranging from the impact of healthcare reform, medical software startup
AUBURN HILLS - Oakland University INCubator has been awarded $42,500 by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to provide product development support to Safety in Motion, a developer of an “on the field” concussion testing medical device. Safety in Motion, based in Novi, was formed in 2013 to use leading-edge automotive safety technologies and engineering skills
LANSING - On this episode of SBAM Shorts audio report Small Business Association of Michigan Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with Linda Daichendt, executive director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, on ways you can use your mobile devices more efficiently and avoid racking up data charges. To listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2347/Save-money-by-not-being-a-cellular-data-hog
LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Linda Daichendt, executive director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, about how virtual reality technology is making inroads in education, and greater use of smartphones to pay for parking meters. To listen to this podcast, click on http://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/blog/virtual-reality-technology-continues-to-advance
DETROIT - Move over “May.” The fifth month of the year has been declared, “Entrepreneur Month” in Detroit by a trifecta of entrepreneurial conferences: Techweek, Detroit Entrepreneur Week, and Detroit Startup Week. The new “Big 3” joined forces in this declaration, and celebration, of Detroit entrepreneurial activity. Each conference brings a unique opportunity to engage
