LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Friday announced two Requests for Proposals aimed at boosting food entrepreneurship in Michigan and fostering a sense of place in Michigan communities. ?Farmers markets and food trucks improve our downtowns and bring vitality and economic growth to our communities,? said MEDC President and CEO Michael A. Finney. ?These
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
SAN FRANCISCO - Security researchers have found a proof-of-concept attack that appears to be the first true viral malware approach for compromising OS X. The malware is called "Clampzok.A" and is a cross-platform malware package that alters the binary files on an affected system so when executed, the binary will infect neighboring binary files. The
GRAND RAPIDS ? US Signal is offering a 14-day no-obligation test drive of its vCloud-Powered Cloud Services to give customers the chance to create their own virtual compute environment. US Signal?s trial offer includes your choice of either a fully dedicated or flexible group of resources. Either choice includes a secure 4MB access into the
FREELAND - The BlueWater Angels are hosting a Pitch Night on June 12 at Apple Mountain in Freeland to showcase two Michigan early-stage companies. Pitch Night consists of 15-minute pitches 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
GRAND RAPIDS ? On June 19, aimWest will offer a new event format called New Tech Meetup that will give five local companies and individuals the opportunity to talk about their cool new technologies. Each presenter will have five minutes followed by five minutes of questions and answers. Panelists Joe Johnston ? Universal Mind Hot
LANSING - Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Pontiac and Saginaw will share in $100 million in federal funds to demolish blighted buildings, officials announced Thursday. The funds will flow from the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority's Step Forward Michigan program. "This will be a major expansion of an ongoing
LANSING - Legislation designed to open up more privately owned forestland to the timber industry was signed into law Thursday by Governor Rick Snyder, who hailed the bills as boosting the state's economy. "This is an opportunity to export more," he said at a news conference with legislators and timber industry officials. "This is actually