LANSING - The task force that Governor Rick Snyder appointed to investigate how the Flint water crisis occurred takes a hammer to the message Snyder and his staff have emphasized for months that the crisis resulted from a failure of government at all levels. In reading the Flint Water Advisory Task Force's report on the
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,
WARREN - Three early-stage companies from Livingston, Washtenaw and Wayne counties will receive a total of $225,000 in funding from the Innovation Fund Macomb Community College, Powered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The companies represent a broad spectrum of market solutions, including a configurable, advanced suspension system for the transportation market, an app that provides
CHICAGO - Supply chain logistics company FourKites Inc., announced this week that Dave Walker has joined the company as Chief Revenue Officer. Most recently Walker was Vice President of North American Sales at Trusteer, acquired by IBM in 2013. As CRO of FourKites, Walker will be responsible for building a global sales organization with a scalable
ANN ARBOR - I’ve been traveling around the state recently, speaking to various community groups and service clubs. As usual, when I get in a room with Michiganders, I learn a ton by asking questions: How many are satisfied with the present state of politics in Michigan? How about in the country? (Zero hands go
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Anonymous in a new video posted yesterday, renewed its commitment to go after the group, saying that they “will not rest as long as terrorists continue their actions around the world” – under the tag #OpBrussels. As usual, the figure in the video is wearing the iconic V for Vendetta mask, and
DETROIT - Wayne State University business students have a powerful way to start building their networks from their very first day on campus by joining the Warriors Business Community and earning $2,000 housing scholarships offered to the first 30 newly admitted fall 2016 freshman business majors who sign up. Living on campus has countless benefits:
HOUSTON – Forty-two teams hailing from some of the world’s top universities - including two from the University of Michigan - will vie for more than $1 million in prizes at the 16th annual Rice Business Plan Competition at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business April 14-16. New this year are three cash prizes of $100,000,
