ANN ARBOR - Blaze Medical Devices has added two new members to its advisory board, CPA Paul Glantz and finance professional Terry Cross. Blaze is a medical device company focusing on increasing the efficacy and safety of transfusions while reducing transfusion-related costs and reducing the use of blood. Blood units differ in properties based on
LANSING - A plan to raise $1.2 billion for roads through directing all taxes levied on gasoline purchases to transportation and then raising the sales tax from 6 to 7 percent to make whole schools, local governments and the General Fund still has life, one of the top lawmakers on road funding said Thursday. Sen.
LANSING - The Michigan House Appropriations Committee approved Thursday the omnibus budget, making no changes from what subcommittees approved for all state departments and agencies, and maintaining penalties for universities, colleges, local governments and school districts entering into contracts before the implementation of the right-to-work law. HB 4328 , the budget bill that includes all
LANSING ? Michigan was among the top 10 states for wind power capacity additions and growth rate in 2012, according to the American Wind Energy Association's annual market study reported Friday. The study, reported by MLive.Com, said Michigan added 611 megawatts of wind energy capacity in 2012 for a cumulative total of 988 megawatts, ranking
WASHINGTON D.C. - The U.S. State Department Friday announced it has issued a presidential permit to the state of Michigan for the New International Trade Crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. When ground will be broken, however, is anybody's guess. ?This is all about jobs for today and tomorrow,? Gov. Rick Snyder said in a
ANN ARBOR ? Kelly Williams of Credit Suisse will keynote the 32nd Michigan Growth Capital Symposium in May. MGCS also will feature five panel discussions, as well as a showcase of 36 of the most promising early to later stage Midwest, high-growth companies seeking institutional investment within the next 12 months. Presented by the University
DETROIT - ACTIVATE, which offers women the opportunity to start their own technology companies, is offering complimentary introductory sessions in person or online starting April 23 for women to learn more about the program. In-person sessions are offered in Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and Troy. "ACTiVATE focuses on women with early start ups, a technology
TROY - The Michigan Israel Business Bridge is partnering with The Trendlines Group of Israel to present an Agri-Tech Roadshow of Israeli Start-Ups at Automation Alley April 23. Trendlines is Israel�??s leading investor in early stage startups focusing on medtech and agritech innovation and is a privately owned, government-licensed incubator. Trendlines also invest in their
DETROIT - A free workshop designed to inspire entrepreneurship and economic self-sufficiency will be held at Focus: HOPE on April 23 as part of the 2013 Money Smart Week. The workshop will be held in the Center for Advanced Technologies, 1400 Oakman Boulevard, and is open to all aspiring entrepreneurs. Topics which will be presented
SEOUL - South Korea has accused North Korea of launching a recent cyberattack that hit tens of thousands of PCs. A spokesman for South Korea's Internet agency said today that six computers in North Korea were identified as the source of the attack, according to The Guardian. Those computers used more than 1,000 IP addresses