DETROIT ? One-quarter of Michigan employers expect to hire new employees during the third quarter of 2013, lead by the 28 percent of employers in the Grand Rapids metropolitan statistical area. Statewide, from July to September, 24 percent of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while a mere 4 percent expect to reduce
LANSING - Liquid Web's Incubator Program has announced an international partnership with Next Step, an Australian search engine. Next Place is an Australian startup with real estate as its primary target in the vertical search space. With a sizeable database and intensive geo-spatial search queries with Draw My Search, finding assistance that could also deliver
LANSING - The Department of Treasury has issued a bulletin defining "active solicitation" of business that includes operating a website or sending emails to entice purchasers from Michigan to qualify to pay the Michigan Corporate Income Tax. Those solicitations, which can include advertising and mailing coupons and catalogs, can count as establishing nexus within the
MOUNT CLEMENS - The Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development has been awarded a $1 million grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to create a Revolving Loan Fund to make low-interest loans available to help finance redevelopment projects for eligible Brownfield sites in the county, the only county in the state to
TROY - MCWT is sponsoring an informal social networking event at Bahama Breeze in Troy on June 19 just days before the Summer Solstice. It?s March Connect Net Social Mixer was so successful the group scheduled this one to usher in summer. MCWT is providing this event free to members, including complementary light appetizers. Non-members
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation have issued a Request for Proposals to fulfill consumer requests for travel information, including data entry services related to those requests. ?With the Pure Michigan Official State Travel Guide being extended to three publications annually and visitor interest in Michigan growing, it is
LUDINGTON - The annual Michigan Energy Fair, sponsored by the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, is this weekend at the Mason County Fairgrounds. Friday will feature workshops geared towards those individuals in the field of Alternative Energy with topics like Community Solar, Net Metering, and Grid Modernization with Renewables. The cost to attend the Friday
GRAND RAPIDS - In a tale of two economies, the West Michigan industrial economy is on the rise, while the national economy remains flat, so says a monthly survey compiled by Brian G. Long, director of supply management research in the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University. Long said the survey results
TROY - Automation Alley has hired a new events and promotions manager Diane DeForest, who performed the same duties for the Detroit Economic Club. DeForest will take the lead on several of the association?s signature events, including the upcoming Automation Alley 13th Annual Awards Gala on Sept. 13 as well as business conferences, the Annual
TROY - Automation Alley will sponsor the Advanced Manufacturing Award at this year's Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest Entrepreneur Connect event June 18 at the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development in Lansing. This GLEQ event brings together entrepreneurs, investors, educators, mentors and support professionals to celebrate the growth and success of Michigan?s entrepreneur ecosystem.