ANN ARBOR ? Ann Arbor SPARK has named a Silicon Valley economic developer as its new president and CEO replacing Michael Finney who left that post in December to head up the Michigan Economic Development Corp. Paul Krutko will join Ann Arbor SPARK on April 18 and will oversee the organization's continued efforts to expand
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Startup accelerator, Momentum, kicks off its 2011 program with The Michigan Lean Startup Conference May 19 at Grand Valley State University's Eberhard Center where entrepreneurs will rapidly prototype new business models. Eric Ries is creator of the Lean Startup Methodology and keynote speaker. Other speakers at the Lean Startup Conference
TROY - As a National Center of Academic Excellence, Walsh joins the Department of Homeland Security to host the "Stop. Think. Connect." event - part of the Cyber Citizens Forum on April 5 at the Troy campus. Attend to learn safe use of the Internet, and awareness of risks like fraud, identity theft, cyber predators,
SOUTHFIELD - Do you know a female student who could benefit from a paid technology internship? MCWT has launched an internship program that provides opportunities for young women to get experience in technology-related jobs at companies that donate to the organization. It's a win-win situation: It allows MCWT to give back to its partners by
DETROIT - Joseph A. Ritok was named chairman of the Executive Board of the Center for the Study of Citizenship at Wayne State University. Ritok is a member of the law firm Dykema Gossett PLLC, where he has practiced employment law for more than 35 years and has served as chair of the Labor and
ANN ARBOR - InCommon announced a new milestone in its continued growth by adding its 200th higher education participant. InCommon, operated by Internet2, provides trust services for the U.S. education and research communities which today includes an identity management Federation Service and a Certificate Service. In addition to colleges and universities, the 282 InCommon participants
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - The Business Improvement Team and Tobias, Vandeputte & Skulsky, PC a CPA firm announced they are continuing their free educational and training series for another year. The Business Performance 2.0 Series meets to discuss real world relevant topics related to business ownership. Topics discussed relate to businesses ownership, problems, solutions, avoiding common
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's proposed use of $1 billion from the School Aid Fund to pay for state aid to community colleges and a big chunk of funding for public universities came under withering criticism Monday as Democrats called for a constitutional amendment to block such efforts in the future. Senate Minority Leader Gretchen
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Monday signed a measure that would extend current unemployment benefits up to 99 weeks, but cut the number of weeks a worker would eligible for state benefits starting in 2012. Snyder signed HB 4408 on Monday, saying in a press release that the bill would provide a lifeline of
LANSING - Those getting a new driver's license or state identification card will see a few differences from their current ID that Secretary of State Ruth Johnson said will make the cards harder to copy. The new cards will feature the holder's picture and birth date not only on the front, but also on the