LANSING - Trade with Canada increased in July over the prior July, but not enough to keep Michigan ahead of Illinois, the U.S. Department of Transportation said in a report released Thursday. Michigan had $4.56 billion in trade with Canada in July, a 0.7 percent increase from July 2011. But Illinois had $4.89 billion in
LANSING - U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) has a hefty 16-point lead on Republican challenger Peter Hoekstra, according to a new poll released Tuesday. The poll comes from Rasmussen Reports, whose polls have tended to show Republican candidates polling better than most other polls. Stabenow had 53 percent to 37 percent for Hoekstra. The survey
DALLAS - Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index surged ahead by 2 points in July, rising to 107.9, 88 percent above the index cyclical low of 59.9 during the recession. The index has averaged 103 points so far in 2012, 12 points above the index average for all of 2011. "The Michigan economy accelerated rapidly
ANN ARBOR - The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business was named one of the top graduate entrepreneurship programs in the nation. The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine recognized the institute in a joint ranking of its top 25 graduate entrepreneurship programs. This
WARREN ? The Michigan Business and Professional Association has named its Best and Brightest Wellness Champion Awards, including six of those winning companies as Elite Winners. The Best and Brightest Wellness Champions awards program is the premier program that celebrates organizations that are making their workplaces, their employees and the community a healthier place to
FLINT - No aspiring entrepreneur should miss out on Kettering University's free start-up class this fall, called ORBIT, which offers a nine-session program that teaches the skills required to start or grow a successful technology-focused business. ORBIT is offered at no charge from Oct. 10 through Dec. 12 in Kettering University?s Campus Center Room A.
GRAND RAPIDS ? Creating an impact, co-sponsored by the West Michigan Corporate Social Responsibility Conference on Oct. 8, will bring together a variety of West Michigan business and community leaders to explore the spectrum of social impact practices and strategies across a spectrum of business sizes and sectors. Key Note Speakers: Neil C. Hawkins, Sc.D.,
TROY - Qstride, an analytics solutions provider with headquarters at Automation Alley, has launched MicroStrategy Business Intelligence practice to help companies improve performance. Business Intelligence, which refers to a broad range of computer software applications and tools used to report, analyze, and present data in a range of formats, aims to support better business decision
SOUTHFIELD ? Managed services provider Secure-24 Inc. has invited the public to its Talent Fair Oct. 23, where job candidates can learn about the company and apply for more than 70 open positions. The Secure-24 Talent Fair is on Tuesday, Oct. 23 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the company?s headquarters, 26955 Northwestern Highway in
DETROIT ? Google is partnering with Women 2.0 to bring Founder Friday to Detroit on Nov. 16 in an effort to ignite local emerging businesses and technology. Women 2.0 is a media company offering content, community and conferences for aspiring and current women innovators in technology. Google and Women 2.0 will invest in activities that