MACKINAC ISLAND ? A study released Thursday by MichBio shows total bioscience employment for Michigan increased by nearly 10 percent from 2008, while the number of bioscience businesses rose by nearly 8 percent. Specifically, the Battelle/BIO data for Michigan's bio-industry showed a rise in both total bioscience employment for Michigan to 37,180 (a 9.8 percent
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - The Business Improvement Team and CPA firm Tobias, Vandeputte & Skulsky are hosting another session of the Business Performance Improvement 2.0 Series on June 15 on how to manage IT fixed costs and avoid surprises launching a comprehensive marketing program. This session is for Business Owners, COOs, CEOs, CFOs, VPs (Manufacturing, marketing,
WASHINGTON DC - The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, which works to elect candidates who will implement sound environmental policies, announced its endorsement of Field Reichardt to represent Michigan?s 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives. "Field Reichardt is a proven leader in the public and private sectors who knows how to bring
TRAVERSE CITY - Verizon Wireless has completed a $750,000 integration of its network with that of Alltel across much of northern Michigan, including Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, Kalkaska and Grand Traverse counties. Verizon Wireless? voice network and high-speed 3G data network (that lets customers rely on their phones for just about everything other than making calls)
FLINT - The third annual Veteran Entrepreneurial Training Conference is scheduled for June 16 at the Lansing Community College, M-Tech Center and will focus on starting and funding a business, procuring state and federal contracts, and veteran benefits. Chris Holman, one of Lansing's best known civic leaders and entrepreneurs will be the keynote speaker. Rick
DETROIT ? TechTown Executive Director Randal Charlton said last month's two-day FastTrac To Success event was very successful, bringing hundreds of entrepreneur's to the downtown Detroit business incubator. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
DETROIT ? MitoStem, a TechTown tenant, won a $200,000 grant from the National Institute of Health to further develop its stem cell technology that can be used to grow many organs in the body. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
MACKINAC ISLAND - For Michigan and the nation to survive and thrive, policymakers and the public have to dare to confront truth, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday, and with that be willing to embark on radical policies that will assure future prosperity. And the key goal of those changes has to be
MACKINAC ISLAND - Michigan is in crisis and to determine who is at fault, people need to look in the mirror, business leaders said at the opening function for the 2010 Detroit Regional Chamber conference. But even as the business officials, including the head of the Michigan AFL-CIO, said all persons had to accept blame
NOVI ? Michigan business people interested in attending Telematics Detroit 2010 for free can do so June 9 from 2-4:30 pm. Telematics Detroit will be held at the Rock Financial Showcase June 8-9. Over 700 attendees from companies such as Nokia, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, OnStar, Ford, Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, Kia, Delphi, Progressive Insurance, Chrysler, Cisco, AT&T,