LANSING - Michigan companies with fewer than 500 employees can qualify for financial assistance for export-related activities through a new export incentive program offered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. ?Export sales help diversify companies? customer bases, provide longer term stability and can support higher paying jobs,? said MEDC President and CEO Michael Finney. ?This
LANSING - A huge change to how most public employees' contribute toward their health insurance is now law as Governor Rick Snyder has signed a bill setting caps on what school districts, local governments and other public entities pay for their workers health coverage. Under SB 7 (PA 152), all public employers - except the
LANSING - Matt Hill started Liquid Web as a high-schooler living in Holt. The Web-hosting firm now has nearly 300 employees, and adds more each month. Liquid Web is one of mid-Michigan?s biggest success stories. Launched in 1997, the managed Web-hosting company serves more than 20,000 clients in 120 countries. In 2009, it opened a
MIDLAND - A Japanese company has developed a method to turn shredded paper into a stronger, greener paper-plastic composite, and Michigan Molecular Institute is helping to bring the technology - along with 30 new jobs - to Michigan. Tokyo-based ECO Research Institute has developed a process that can grind shredded office paper to the micron
BOSTON - Most small businesses recognize the impact data loss could have on their business. But more than half (57 percent) do not have a disaster preparedness plan for business data, according to new research from Carbonite, which makes online backup solutions for both consumers and small to medium businesses. The Carbonite study is based
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced Tuesday it has cut a deal with Bloomingdale Communications to deploy fiber-optic network infrastructure that will be jointly owned by each organization to build-out their respective network projects. Both projects are in part federally-funded. In working together, Merit and Bloomingdale maximize federal investment in Michigan to save tax-payers? dollars.
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced Monday that the post-production work on the animated documentary Actor? has been approved for a $62,520 film incentive from the state. The post-production work will be done by Farmington Hills-based Digital Image Studios. ?Post-production work continues to be an important foundation for utilizing existing infrastructure and talent here
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Research Institute is part of a team of Michigan researchers awarded a $3.5 million grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure to study cancer stem cells in an aggressive subtype of breast cancer that disproportionately affects African-Americans. The study is a collaborative effort between several leading research centers in
LANSING - Managed hosting company Liquid Web has made a $10,000 donation to the Perl 5 Core Maintenance Fund to support further development of the Perl programming language. Liquid Web has developed much of its software using perl and continues to do so. The programming language serves as an integral tool for the continued development
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation on Wednesday is launching an intensive regional push to connect companies, jobs and talented job seekers including college students, seasoned pros and young professionals with Michigan ties. Three of the events begin simultaneously across the region with more in the planning stages. "The best teams are always seeking