ANN ARBOR - U-M's School of Information and the provost office are petitioning the Board of Regents during its Thursday meeting in Dearborn to approve a new bachelor of arts and bachelor of science in information. U-M currently offers master's and doctoral degrees in information. The School of Information was established in 1996, replacing the
GRAND RAPIDS - Franco Bianchi, President and CEO of Haworth Inc., will join the Davenport University Board of Trustees, effective October 2012. As CEO since 2005, Bianchi oversees and directs the performance of Haworth?s global operations, comprised of Haworth North America, Haworth Europe, Haworth Asia Pacific and Groupe Lacasse. ?We are excited to have a
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Monday announced that auto supplier Brose North America is investing $60 million to expand in Michigan. The expansion, subject to approvals of state and local incentives, is expected to result in approximately 450 new full time engineering and manufacturing jobs. ?Brose, with 650 employees currently in Michigan, is
ANN ARBOR - Michigan's Venture Capital community is growing, both in size and in the number of deals, according to a new report released Monday by the Michigan Venture Capital Association. ?It's particularly exciting to see significant growth - 64 percent - in venture capital under management by Michigan firms as well as a trend
ANN ARBOR ? Kristin Myers has joined Arboretum Ventures as a Principal. Kristin is a former Partner at Skyline Ventures Palo Alto, California, where she led numerous due diligence efforts for medical device opportunities. Kristin?s responsibilities at Arboretum will include providing support to Arboretum?s portfolio companies and leading new investments in Arboretum Ventures III, a
GRAND RAPIDS - Open Systems Technologies is looking for start-ups, innovators and entrepreneurs to submit a big business idea that could win $5,000 worth of IT services courtesy OST. The Think Big contest allows entrants to share their out-of-the-box, yet practically innovative idea with OST. The campaign, which runs through June 7, is offered by
GRAND RAPIDS ? This summer, high school students from across West Michigan can find out what it's like to be an entrepreneur and get a chance to win an iPad and cash prizes totaling $1000. The sixth annual TESA is sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and the Seidman College of Business at
MUSKEGON ? This week, Grand Valley State University anchored a research buoy 35 miles offshore in Lake Michigan to help assess the commercial-scale viability of wind generation in the Great Lakes. The buoy can now collect wind measurements up to 175 meters high, which is the same height as next-generation wind turbines currently being marketed,
LANSING ? Michigan Senate Republicans on Thursday drastically changed legislation directing how local governments would receive reimbursement in exchange for curbing the personal property tax. The key change cited by local government organizations, which have switched from opposition to neutral as a result, would reinstate the personal property tax to its current form if future
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder took part in a high-level meeting with Canadian Transport Minister Denis Lebel and the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, David Jacobson, in Windsor, Ontario, Thursday, to discuss details regarding the proposed new international bridge between Detroit and Canada. A spokesperson for Snyder said the meeting was a continuation of the conversations