DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index dipped slightly from 71.8 to 67.9 in April. Index values above 50 generally represent an expanding economy, while values below 50 suggest a weakening economy. With the April survey results, the SEM-PMI has exceeded 50 for 15 consecutive months. The three-month average is up more than four
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? The Business Performance 2.0 Executive Series on May 17 will discuss Managing Costs with the New Health Reform Changes and the Anatomy of a Successful Business Plan. The Health Reform Changes will be presented by AGIS and the business plan review by Franklin CIO Services and Absolute Engineering and Consulting. The monthly
ANN ARBOR ? Enlighten Ventures has launched a new web site that combines Google Street View and crowdsourcing to give users a virtual time machine to show what once occupied a parcel of land on which a home, office or restaurant not sits. The web site, WhatWasThere.Com, provides a platform for capturing the history of
LANSING ? If you want to learn how you can sell your products or services to the State of Michigan, you're going to want to attend Contract Connect on June 7 in Lansing. The topic of the afternoon program is ?Elements of a Quality Proposal.? It will educate vendors on the expectations of State bid
SAN DIEGO - Sony Corp. said computer hackers breached security for a second online service, gaining access to personal information for 24.6 million customer accounts as part of a broader attack on the company that has compromised data for more than 100 million accounts. Sony Online Entertainment, a San Diego-based subsidiary that makes multiplayer games
DETROIT - Executives with the company that owns Detroit's Ambassador Bridge have suggested they would cut their toll costs if a new bridge is built between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. They also argued that toll costs for a new bridge would have to be double the rates paid at the Ambassador Bridge to help cover
BIRMINGHAM ? Great Lakes Angels will host a day-long workshop May 5 that also will include three new deals for members ? high net worth individuals ? to review and possibly invest in. The first 22 attendees that register online will have their seats blocked for this event. Agenda: 9:00 to 9:30 Onsite sign-in and
DETROIT - A conference at the speed of App - Future Midwest took a healthy sized, energized crowd of social and new media entrepreneurs on an ADHD speed tour of techniques and strategies that are defining this new space. The two-day conference, spanning Thursday and Friday, kicked off with a social gathering Wednesday night, ran
LANSING ? Michigan Celebrates Small Business on April 28 honored a host of Michigan businesses, and business owners, including the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch that collectively posted revenues of nearly $500 million and employ more than 2,100 people in the state. Other award winners include: Main Street USA Award, Biker Garage 101, Chad Faszczewski,
ANN ARBOR ? There's a couple new wrinkles this spring with the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest contest. All SmartZone Award or Emerging Company participants that score above 70 points in the business-plan competition will be able to offer their investors the Angel Tax Credit. What's more, the top six competitors will also be reviewed by