ANN ARBOR - Accuri Cytometers said Monday the company has completed a $6 million Series E preferred stock financing. The financing included current investors Arboretum Ventures, Baird Venture Partners, Fidelity Biosciences, Flagship Ventures and the InvestMichigan! Program co-managed by Credit Suisse. Accuri plans to use the proceeds from the Series E financing to support expansion
MUSKEGON - ACD.net has opened a collocation site in Muskegon that can provide low-cost data and voice services in West Michigan over industry standard T1 lines for as little as $199 per month. Customers also can order phone service at prices below rates charged by incumbent telephone carriersm, such as AT&T. As part of its
SWARTZ CREEK - Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, the nation's largest privately owned specialty pharmacy, announced Monday that Robert Fleckenstein will serve as the Vice President of Operations overseeing the day-to-day operations of Diplomat's National Distribution Center, Patient Service Operations, Call Center, Oncology Department and other patient facing services at Diplomat's Corporate headquarters. Because of Fleckenstein's prior
ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman will co-chair a new council formed by the U.S. Department of Commerce to spark economic development through technology and early-stage business ideas, an Obama administration cabinet member said Tuesday in Ann Arbor. Coleman will co-chair the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, U.S. Secretary
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK will kick off its fourth Shifting Gears program this fall. Applications to the 2010 Shifting Gears program are due on September 3. Leading up to the fall Shifting Gears program, SPARK also announced five information sessions beginning August 3. Shifting Gears, an intensive four-month program, provides professional career coaching
DEARBORN ? Secure Crossing R&D, an OEM manufacturing company that builds network security products for critical infrastructure, is leasing some rack space in its secure datacenter at discounted prices. Pricing for a 1U rack starts at $50 a month, which includes unlimited bandwidth, a static IP address, video-security monitors in the server room as well
DETROIT ? TechTown has received a $25,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Senior Engagement Programs, money that will be used to fund start up businesses for senior Americans as well as to hire mentors to help them make their dreams come true. TechTown Executive Director Randal Charlton discusses the program in this Newsmaker Interview.
LANSING - House Speaker Andy Dillon's call for a single health insurance pool for all government employees made headlines last July, but in the 12 months since then, questions about how much such a plan would save have overcome efforts to move the proposal forward. Besides the annual budget, there has been no single piece
DETROIT - On July 19, administrators from Wayne State University's Computing & Information Technology office and the Office of the Vice President for Research will be recognized at the Campus Technology 2010 conference hosted by Campus Technology magazine. Wayne State is one of 11 Campus Technology Innovators award winners, chosen from nearly 500 entries. Wayne
TRAVERSE CITY ? Plex Systems is trying to build its brand among auto suppliers and the journalists that cover them at the Center For Automotive Research's Management Briefing Seminars next month. The event typically draws thousands of auto executives from supplier companies hoping to rub elbows with their counterparts at the big automakers, such as