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$1.55 Million In State Grants To Leverage $27.6 In New Capital Investment

LANSING - Three companies will receive $1.55 million state grants to expand, generating $27.6 Million in new capital investment, and perhaps nearly 500 jobs. ?Michigan is the number-one state for creating new manufacturing jobs, and these new expansions demonstrate that our economic climate is more business-friendly than ever and our manufacturing talent pool can compete

By |2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00February 12th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

BlueWater Angels Host Pitch Night Feb. 18

MIDLAND - The BlueWater Angels are hosting a Pitch Night on February 18 at the Bay City Country Club. Pitch Night consists of 20-minute pitches (Q&A inclusive) by Michigan entrepreneurs / early stage companies (2-4) who are interested in getting in front of private investors to secure their next step to growth capital. The program

By |2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00February 12th, 2014|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Dematic Introduces Order Fulfillment System For Piece Packing Applications

GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic has introduced an order fulfillment system for piece picking applications it calls the Dematic Put Wall System. The fulfillment system serves as an order consolidation and packing method that brings high productivity, order accuracy, speed and efficiency to the order fulfillment process. The Dematic Put Wall System is scalable and modular,

By |2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00February 12th, 2014|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

ArborMetrix Boosts Series B Round To $1.3 Million For More Investors

ANN ARBOR - ArborMetrix Inc., a provider of healthcare analytics, reported Monday it had boosted its Series B financing round by $1.3 million to allow Renaissance Venture Capital Fund of Ann Arbor and the Detroit Innovate Fund to participate. The earlier round of Series B financing, announced in July, was led by Ann Arbor-based RPM

By |2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00February 12th, 2014|Archive, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Lawrence Tech Tops $100 Million Capital Campaign – To Start Contruction Of Taubman STEM Center

SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University reported it has topped the $100 million mark in its capital campaign, and now construction is scheduled to begin in the fall on the first phase of the STEM-focused A. Alfred Taubman Engineering, Life Sciences and Architecture Complex. The 125,000-square-foot project is the top goal of the capital campaign and

By |2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00February 12th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan Manufacturers Association Events: HR Issues Facing Michigan Manufacturers

LANSING - The Michigan Manufacturers Association will holding 12 events across Michigan this spring to help Michigan business owners understand how human resource issues are impacting their bottom line. ?This power-packed hour will help Michigan business owners understand how human resource issues, including recent and upcoming legislation, are impacting their business,? said Delaney McKinley, MMA

By |2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00February 12th, 2014|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Gongwer Poll: Voters Pan Snyder On Education

LANSING - Michigan voters give Governor Rick Snyder highly negative marks for his record on K-12 education, according to a poll commissioned by Gongwer News Service. The survey asked voters to rate the job Snyder has done handling K-12 education and asked them whether they would "give him a positive rating of excellent or pretty

By |2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00February 12th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan Senate Panel Approves Expanded Property Tax Credit

LANSING - Legislation that expands on Governor Rick Snyder's proposed property tax credit by essentially restoring the credit to where it stood before the 2011 tax changes was reported unanimously to the Senate floor Wednesday by the Finance Committee. In reporting SB 752 , some committee members said the issue raised by the proposal, which

By |2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00February 12th, 2014|Archive, Politics/Government|

Paul Glantz, Marcie Brogan Win Sam Cupp Impact Awards

DETROIT - Paul A. Glantz, founder and chair of Emagine Entertainment, and Marcie Brogan, founder and chair of Brogan & Partners, were presented with the in augural Sam Cupp Impact Awards. These awards celebrate the life and vision of Winning Futures? late founder Sam Cupp. All honorees have impacted their community through charity work, education,

By |2014-02-11T00:00:00-05:00February 11th, 2014|Announcements/New Products, Archive|