LANSING ? A dozen Michigan business incubators will split $6 million in grants from the Michigan Strategic Fund to help launch and grow start-up companies throughout the state. The biggest winners were Wayne State?s TechTown - $875,000 ? Michigan Technological University - $750,000 ? and Oakland County?s Automation Alley - $625,000. Other recipients in order
LANSING - Work to establish Port Lansing into a cargo and logistics focused Aerotropolis moved forward Wednesday with the Michigan Strategic Fund designating the city of Lansing, DeWitt Charter Township and the Capital Regional Airport Authority as the state?s second Next Michigan Development Corporation. As a Next Michigan Development Corporation, Port Lansing will be able
GRAND RAPIDS ? MITechNews.Com is pleased to announce a joint agreement with MIBiz, starting in January 2012, to cover the technology beat for the West Michigan publishing group both in print and online. MIBiz, purchased recently by REVUE Holding Company, Inc., publishes a twice-monthly business newspaper in Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and along the
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder signed into law Monday two of the most significant legislative packages of his administration to date when he approved bills addressing the state's debt to the federal government for unemployment aid, restructuring what jobs those receiving assistance would have to accept and overhauling the workers' compensation system. Overall, Snyder said
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network has deployed ADVA Optical Networking equipment at 16 nodes on the Merit backbone. The equipment, which consists of routers, switches and optical transport gear, will improve service to several community anchor institutions that are current Merit Members. The equipment will also interconnect with Merit's REACH-3MC network build-out, enabling the fast
SALINE - Pearl Crescent has launched an App that challenges users to build Christmas-related models using LEGO-compatible bricks. After you complete a model, the App allows users to use the camera on their iPhone, iPad2 or iPod Touch to check if the models are built correctly. Features: 16 interesting Christmas designs. Build using your own
GRAND RAPIDS - Startup Weekend is coming to Grand Rapids on Jan 13 to the Factory, where entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs can develop business plans in just 54 hours. Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists to build communities, companies and projects. It is known
SAN FRANCISCO - Sprint, which for weeks has defended its use of Carrier IQ software on mobile phones, is now disabling the software, a Sprint spokeswoman told CNET News.Com. "We have weighed customer concerns and we have disabled use of the tool so that diagnostic information and data is no longer being collected," spokeswoman Stephanie
GRAND RAPIDS ? The long discussed year-around indoor market is finally moving forward. Demolition is expected to begin in January for the $27 million Urban Market at Ionia Ave between Wealthy and Logan streets. Initial site work including installing a safety fence, removing salvage materials, site evaluations and assessments has been completed. The seven buildings
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Business Review will cease publishing its weekly tabloid newspaper and focus on expanding digital offerings for business-to-business readers. Business Review West Michigan ? formed 16 years ago as a regional business publication and initially known as Business Direct ? published its final print edition this week. The company also plans to