ANN ARBOR ? The University of Michigan is leading a $2.4 million statewide program aimed at turning inventions in the classroom into marketable products by increasing the supply of seasoned entrepreneurs. The Tech Transfer Talent Network, funded through a grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, includes seven universities and regions with strong research-based technology
GRAND RAPIDS - CQL announced today the addition of a new Software Developer, Matt McCarrick, who comes to CQL with experience working with multiple e-commerce sites and implementations. While his expertise has focused on C# and VB.NET, his passion for software has moved him into different technologies like ASP.NET MVC. His most recent project is
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from Michigan and other states to require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take several immediate steps to prevent the introduction of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. Attorney General Bill Schuette and his colleagues in other states had asked the court to
DETROIT - A significant shift in support occurred after Wednesday's debate between the Republican presidential candidates in Michigan to the benefit of Mitt Romney, according to a new poll out Friday. Romney now has 39 percent to 31 percent for Rick Santorum, according to the survey from the Foster McCollum White and Associates and Baydoun
DETROIT - Challenge Detroit said Thursday that Credit Acceptance Corp. chairman and founder, Donald A. Foss, has personally pledged $500,000 to the initiative focused on revitalizing Detroit by attracting young entrepreneurs to the city. ?Challenge Detroit is dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and has a passion for revitalizing Detroit through this program. This initiative is very
LANSING - Michigan's urban areas could lead the state to a new recovery with some readjustment of the state's economic development priorities, a report commissioned by Business Leaders for Michigan said. The report, Michigan's Urban and Metropolitan Strategy, developed by Public Sector Consultants and the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, said Michigan's cities already lead
TROY - Automation Alley was awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor under the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant Competition to make high-level IT training available to local partner companies, including HP Enterprise Services and Lakeside Software. Automation Alley applied for the grant in partnership with Oakland Community College and the
CLIMAX - Stephen Jessup, principal of the Jessup Group, is a Battle Creek native who used to travel to large cities for his healthcare accounting business. But when CTS Telecom Inc. installed high-speed optic fiber to a building in his hometown, he cut back on his travel and did more business with his clients in
ADA - Worldwide sales of Amway products jumped 17 percent to a record $10.9 billion, corporate parent Alticor reported Thursday, the sixth consecutive year of growth for the company. The 17 percent increase over 2010 sales of $9.2 billion was driven by broad global growth in sales from Russia to Thailand. The privately held company
GRAND RAPIDS -The U.S. Congress has reauthorized the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs through 2017. Through these two competitive programs, the Small Business Administration ensures that the nation's small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government's research and development efforts. Eleven federal departments participate in the