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Venture Drive – A Competition For Michigan Startups With Traction

ANN ARBOR - Getting beyond startup? Join MiQuest for Venture Drive. If you've got a leadership team that's focused on rapid growth and a vetted business model, this competition is for you. It is definitely for you if the critical issues you're facing include a lack of access to capital, ineffective management practices, and difficulty

By |2014-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18th, 2014|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Gongwer Unveils Features To Track Bills By Category, Committee

LANSING - Gongwer News Service Thursday unveiled two major new features to its pioneering bill tracking system that allow subscribers greater flexibility and utility in following legislation. The first change enables subscribers to track bills by general category. Under the new service, a subscriber identifies the categories he or she wants to follow. When new

By |2014-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18th, 2014|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Some UIA Debit Cards Possibly Breached, LARA Says

LANSING - Customers who used Unemployment Insurance Agency debit cards at Home Depot between April 2014 and August 2014 could potentially be impacted by the store's recent announcement that its payment data systems were breached, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs said Tuesday. Some unemployment insurance claimants receive their benefits via debit cards issued

By |2014-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17th, 2014|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Michigan Uninsured Percentage Falls In 2013

LANSING - The percentage of Michiganders without health insurance fell in 2013 from 11.4 percent to 11 percent, according to census data released Tuesday. According to the data, circulated by the Michigan League for Public Policy, 1,072,000 residents did not have health insurance in 2013. But the league said that number will fall much substantially

By |2014-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17th, 2014|Archive, Life Sciences/Biotech|

54 Semifinalists Named By $1 Million Accelerate Michigan Innovation Contest

DETROIT ? After an intense review process by the judge?s panel, 54 semifinalists have been selected to compete for more than $1 million in cash and in-kind prizes in the fifth annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Businesses from as far as the United Kingdom, India and throughout the United States, applied this year?s competition. Applications

By |2014-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

MSU Environmental Engineering Professor Named Fulbright Scholar

EAST LANSING - Volodymyr Tarabara, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Michigan State University, has been named a Fulbright Scholar and will conduct research on water quality control in the Republic of Georgia. The highly coveted Fulbright grants are issued by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

By |2014-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17th, 2014|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|