ANN ARBOR - Reidar Langmo, partner and CEO of Novus Energy Partners will open the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium on May 11 and Jay Hoag, founding general partner of Technology Crossover Ventures, will offer the luncheon keynote address. The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium is the state?s largest and most highly sought after venture capital event
LANSING - School employee unions could be decertified if they call a strike and teachers could lose their licenses if they join the strike under legislation being considered by the Michigan House Education Committee. Though a 2008 strike in Wayne-Westland Community Schools was cited as a driving force for the changes (HB 4465 and HB
ANN ARBOR - Which business model makes the most sense for your business? Each has distinct advantages and attributes that will affect planning in the early stages -- yet putting off the decision on which route is best will cost both time and money. A New Enterprise Forum panel on April 21 will teach you
LANSING - A revised tax policy, which will include a $25 per child credit for those persons eligible for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, will help the poor in the state, Lt. Governor Brian Calley said Wednesday, as well as help remake the state to help Michigan businesses and attract new companies. In outlining
ARLINGTON, Va. - Internet2, Indiana University and the Clean Slate Program at Stanford University announced the Network Development and Deployment Initiative, a partnership to create a new network platform and complementary software, which together will support global scientific research in a revolutionary new way. Through substantial investments by each of the partners, the NDDI will
GRAND RAPIDS ? Van Andel Institute's 240,000 square foot Phase II building has been awarded LEED Platinum status by the United States Green Building Council. The award marks VAI as only the second facility awarded Platinum LEED for New Construction in Michigan, and sets the Institute and its facility apart with a dozen national peers
MUSKEGON - Registration is now underway for the 4th annual Western Michigan V.E.T. Conference, which will be held 17 May in Muskegon. This year?s conference features several informative panels and speakers who will discuss such topics as the basics of business start-up, identifying opportunities to sell to the state of Michigan, identifying resources available to
NOVI - Michael Finney, President & CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, will discuss the impact of Michigan's economic turnaround on business strategies on May 10 at the DTE Energy and Engineering Society of Detroit Energy Conference & Exhibition at the Suburban Collection Showplace. This conference, which draws an annual crowd of more than
WASHINGTON, D.C. ? A new video series launched Tuesday by the U.S. Small Business Administration and ADP offers insight into the story behind the story of six successful American companies. Featuring the individuals who built their businesses from an idea to become industry leaders, the America's Best series shares keys to success, best practices and
TROY ? Eastern Michigan District Export Council of the Department of Commerce will host a seminar May 4 looking a new opportunities for US suppliers in the Russian Automotive Sector. The event will take place at the Management Education Center in Troy. 7:30-8:30: Registration and Networking Breakfast 8:30-8:40: Introduction Richard Corson, Director, Pontiac US Export