LANSING - Nationally recognized entrepreneur Richard Sheridan, CEO and founder of Menlo Innovations, is the keynote for the seventh annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards dinner on April 28th. Richard Sheridan began his "career" at 13 years old, as a freshman in high school. He was hooked on software in 1971. He had his first
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Thursday announced five panel discussions, two days of continuous networking opportunities and presentations from 44 of the region's most promising companies seeking $500,000 to $20 million in funding. The Symposium, which will be held at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti, Mich. on May 10-11, 2011, will host
READING ? Duke Energy Renewables is hosting a public information day Saturday March 12 to answer questions about its proposed $160 million Hillsdale Windpower Project that would generate 100-megawatts of electrical power over 12,000 acres in Reading, Cambria and Allen Townships, enough to power 30,000 homes. The event will take place from 1 to 5
SCOTTVILLE - A panel of experts will share current scientific research and observational findings on how commercial wind farms impact human and wildlife populations as well as properties where they operate at a forum March 10 at West Shore Community College near Ludington. Co hosts include The Sierra Club, A Few Friends for the Environment
LANSING - Deterred momentarily by a balky pen, Gov. Rick Snyder signed the first two laws of his administration on Tuesday, bills that would put into law the state's already voluntary program for the Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program. Snyder said the two bills, SB 122 and HB 4212, provide important opportunities for agriculture in
LANSING - Supporters of repealing the requirement that retailers place a price tag on all goods they sell are nearing the end of a decades-long journey, and it seems remarkably anti-climactic for how charged the issue has long been. The Senate Economic Development Committee, with little resistance, approved the bill (HB 4158 ) on a
COOPERSVILLE - IT Resource, a provider of Information Technology services, has hired Lori Brandt as Help Desk Manager. Brandt?s role will consist of enhancing IT Resource?s ability to triage service activities on behalf of their customers, driving quality through the customer experience from call initiation through completion. Her areas of expertise are customer service and
TROY - Automation Alley added 17 new members in February. ?We hit the ground running this year. Nearly 20 new members from across southeast Michigan joined this past month.? said Ken Rogers, Automation Alley executive director. ?This is further proof that Automation Alley is still a driving force in the business community.? New members in
TROY - Automation Alley announced Tuesday that its Board of Directors has approved a resolution to support the New International Trade Crossing project, a second bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit. The NITC project is a joint U.S.-Canadian border crossing solution that would directly connect I-75 to Highway 401 in Canada, improving travel time across the
ISLANDIA, NY - A new study from CA Technologies has found that cloud computing is enabling a more central role for IT in shaping business strategy and driving innovation. The vast majority of survey respondents (96 percent) believe the primary role of IT has changed over the past five years, and 71 percent expect that