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Borders To Move Headquarters From Ann Arbor To Greater Metro Detroit

ANN ARBOR - The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Borders would move its headquarters to "cheaper office space in the greater Detroit metro area." The company is believed to have about 550 workers at its headquarters in Ann Arbor, down from about 1,800 several years ago. The decision comes after Borders' chief financial officer,

By |2011-04-06T00:00:00-04:00April 6th, 2011|Archive, Events/Announcements|

TiEQuest 2011 Business Venture Competition Accepting Executive Summaries

DETROIT - The Detroit Chapter of TiE, in its continuing quest for Talent, Ideas and Enterprises, announced Wednesday the TiEQuest 2011 Business Venture Competition. The submission deadline for executive summaries is June 12. TiEQuest is an initiative by the Global TiE organization to create and present a comprehensive framework for Business Venture Competitions integrated with

By |2011-04-06T00:00:00-04:00April 6th, 2011|Archive, Events/Announcements|

HBO Series Hung Gets $1.06 Million Grant From Film Incentive Program

LANSING - "Hung," the HBO television series, will continue to shoot in suburban Detroit and has been awarded a $1.06 million grant from the state under its revised film incentive program, the Film Office announced Tuesday. The grant was based on $2.65 million in projected in-state expenditures. "Over the past three years, we have developed

By |2011-04-06T00:00:00-04:00April 6th, 2011|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Central Michigan Students To Split $45,000 Friday in New Venture Competition

MOUNT PLEASANT - This Friday, $45,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the Central Michigan University student teams who submit the top three winning business concepts in the New Venture Competition. 24 teams are participating in the competition, which began last October. The students, from multiple academic disciplines, will present their business plans to

By |2011-04-06T00:00:00-04:00April 6th, 2011|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Simple, Fair, Efficient Describes Gov. Snyder’s Economic Gardening Efforts

SOUTHFIELD ? Gov. Rick Snyder's three words for reinventing Michigan are "Simple, Fair and Efficient," Michael Finney, president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., told about 60 people attending the TiE Detroit monthly meeting Tuesday night at the Southfield Westin. He calls it open source economic development. ?Results over bureaucracy, rejecting partisanship,? Finney

By |2011-04-06T00:00:00-04:00April 6th, 2011|Archive, TiE Detroit|