TROY - Association for Corporate Growth Detroit Chapter announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors. The new Board members are: Steve Ellis, founder and managing director of Stratford -Cambridge Group, Farmington Hills, MI, a boutique buy-out firm focusing on micro-cap businesses in the industrial sector. He is also has held
DETROIT - SAE Detroit Section and MIT Enterprise Forum of the Great Lakes will host the 6th Annual Automotive Innovation Competition that seeks to shortcut the arduous filtering process in large organizations to bring new innovations to the industry in a time of tremendous change. Applications are due by Jan. 15. APPLICATION GUIDELINES Qualifying entries
LANSING - The rate of underutilized labor in Michigan, which includes the unemployed as well as the underemployed, improved at a faster rate in 2013 than a similar rate did nationally, a state report said. But the state rate of those not working and working part-time is still significantly higher than the national rate. The
LANSING - The Michigan House Fiscal Agency announced on Tuesday its revenue estimates for the state through 2016, projecting net revenue in the School Aid and General Fund in the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year to show an increase of $429.9 million from what was projected in May. The HFA also revised upward its estimate for the
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder told reporters Tuesday the revenue estimates have not been released yet and it is too soon to determine if an income tax rollback would be a responsible answer to possible surplus funds. "Let's get the facts first and then let's make sure we're being fiscally responsible for the long term,"
ANN ARBOR - Learn how to access government funding for your bioscience company, especially from the Department of Defense during the MichBio sponsored webinar Jan. 17. The speaker, Liz Powell, is a former Legislative Director on Capitol Hill who staffed the Armed Services Committee and became an entrepreneur offering strategic counsel on how to navigate
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index for December is 50.6, down from 58.3 in November indicating a slow-down in economic expansion. This brings the three-month average down to 57.3. A PMI value above 50 generally suggests economic growth. ?The PMI dropped in December primarily due to a decrease in new orders and production
MUSKEGON - Muskegon ranked third in job growth for the year among other major metropolitan areas across Michigan, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, & Budget. From October 2012 to October 2013, Muskegon saw a 2.3 percent increase in non-farm employment and added 1,400 jobs. Muskegon ranked third in the
GRAND RAPIDS - From artificial knees, to robotic surgery, to personalized DNA-based medicine. These technologies are improving patients' quality of life, enabling medical interventions and possibilities not imagined even 10 years ago. What's driving these changes, and is there a downside to all of this? Lean Jan. 8 when the MIT Enterprise Forum hosts Medical
GRAND RAPIDS - Join aimWest on Jan. 22nd to learn how West Michigan based companies such as Steelcase, Spectrum Health, Meijer and Kelly Services are trying to overcome this pressing issue of diversity in IT. Ever notice that IT teams are kind of homogeneous? You?re not the only one. There have been studies and articles