LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder will be able to promote development of a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, but he will not be able to use any state funds to build it under budget conference reports adopted Tuesday. The budgets for both the Department of Transportation (SB 185 ) and general government (SB
LANSING - The full Michigan Senate will consider an amendment to the Telecommunications Act resulting in additional deregulation of the state's telephone industry, though opponents argue it could possibly result in cutting some residents off from 911 emergency service. The Senate Energy and Technology Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to report the Senate substitute for HB
DETROIT - June's First Friday networking event at NextEnergy features successful Detroit entrepreneurs who've plugged into the green movement offering tips on opportunities for entrepreneurs like you. Featured speakers: Carla Walker-Miller, President and CEO, Walker-Miller Energy Services. Todd Scott, Detroit Greenways Coordinator, Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance. Jim Saber, Vice President, Business Development and Government
DETROIT - Ned Staebler, formerly of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, is joining Wayne State University as vice president for economic development. He begins work June 6. Staebler will coordinate the University's activities related to TechTown, Wayne State's research park and business incubator; commercialization of University-based research discoveries; and participation in Midtown and other area
WASHINGTON ? Smart phone users interested in starting or growing a small business can now find helpful resources at their fingertips via a new SBA mobile application from the U.S. Small Business Administration. ?Increasingly, smart phones are the vehicle through which Americans access information. This is certainly true of many entrepreneurs and small business owners
LANSING - Registration is open for Entrepreneur Connect 2011, a first-time event showcasing the energy and direction of entrepreneurship in Michigan. The two-day event is set for June 9-10 at the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development in Lansing. It will be presented by Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest (GLEQ), Lansing Economic Area Partnership (Leap,
ANN ARBOR - At its annual meeting, Ann Arbor SPARK elected its officers, board of directors and executive committee for 2011-2012. New members to the Ann Arbor SPARK board of directors are Ric DeVore, regional president, PNC; Marty Kahn, CEO, ProQuest; Mike Miller, head of online sales, Canada, and head of Ann Arbor office, Google;
ANN ARBOR - Doug Selby, President of Meadowlark Builders has been named a finalist for the prestigious 2011 Fred Case Remodeling Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Selby was chosen by a highly esteemed panel of judges from Case Design/Remodeling, Inc., Hanley-Wood and Harvard University?s Joint Center for Housing Studies. The judging was based on four
HOLLAND - Since Grand Angels was created in 2004, the angel investing group has made 18 investments for a total of $6.5 million. Half of those investments were in Western Michigan. This update was provided by Jody VanderWel, president Grand Angels, during an interview with MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan at the Momentum Lean Startup Summit
LANSING ? Michigan's 15 public universities will not be cut 15 percent each, but by varying percentages, Gongwer News Service has learned. The cuts range from 14.5 percent for some universities to as high as 15.4 percent for others, sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Gongwer. Governor Rick Snyder had proposed a 15 percent