LANSING - Michigan Shifting Gears, an intensive career transition initiative sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, kicks off its next three-month cohort on June 17. Registration for the Summer 2014 session, taking place in Lansing, is open now through June 6. ?Michigan?s small businesses and entrepreneurs are growing and searching for qualified talent to
CANTON - Sarah Colomina Goran has joined Markit Strategies and PR as a Creative and Digital Media Producer. She has extensive knowledge producing media-rich client engagements including live and animated video, web presence, interactive experiences, desktop and mobile applications, and games. She has a deep branding and marketing background and has driven many integrated branding,
SAN FRANCISCO - The Heartbleed Internet security flaw has proved so bad that it just might wind up doing some good. For two weeks now, IT experts around the world have scrambled -- with mixed success -- to come up with a fix before hackers exploited the bug to attack vulnerable servers. Corralling Heartbleed has
TROY - After 12 years with Automation Alley, Thomas Anderson announced he will retire and be replaced by Kelly Kozlowski, Director of Public Affairs. In addition to his role as senior director, Anderson also led the association?s entrepreneurship programs. Under his leadership, Automation Alley has invested more than $8.59 million in 38 technology-driven startup companies
LANSING - The Department of Environmental Quality has opened nominations for the sixth annual Michigan Green Chemistry Governor?s Awards. The Governor?s Awards recognize advances that incorporate the principles of green chemistry into design, manufacturing, or use of chemicals and materials. The awards honor innovative efforts to design, implement, and promote safer and more sustainable chemicals,
ROYAL OAK - 2014 will bring two very important issues to the forefront for small business owners, the Personal Property Tax Exemption for small businesses will be on the August 2014 Primary Ballot. And, the minimum wage debate will most likely be on the November ballot. The SBAM 1500 Business Technology Consortium will discuss both
AUBURN HILLS - Comau?s Director of Advanced Materials and Process Technologies, Martin Kinsella, will be featured on a live webcast entitled ?Advanced Manufacturing: Preparing for the Future? on April 30 at 9:30 a.m. The webcast, broadcast on WJR News Radio 760 AM, is part of a series of webcasts put on by the Society of
HOLLAND - In Washington, D.C. Wednesday, Holland was announced as one of the more than 50 cities that have signed a letter of intent to compete for the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a national competition that aims to dramatically improve America?s energy standing by challenging communities across the U.S. to rethink their energy use. "Holland
LANSING - The severity of damage to Michigan's roads from the harsh winter has reduced the urgency to pursue tax relief this year, Governor Rick Snyder said Wednesday. Earlier this year, Snyder proposed a partial restoration of the reduction to the Homestead Property Tax Credit that started in the 2012 tax year. The change would
GRAND RAPIDS - Lambert, Edwards and Associates announced its purchase of Sterling Corporation on Wednesday, a move LEA said makes it the largest public relations firm in Lansing and the largest public affairs firm in the state. Sterling Corporation has been a Republican firm for two decades, and will keep it will remain its own