ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Area Chambers of Commerce announced that the respective Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a resolution to pursue joint operation and form the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber. In addition, Diane Keller, current President of the Ypsilanti Area Chamber of Commerce, will be President of the new organization.
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed into law Friday a landmark ban on smoking in most Michigan workplaces beginning May 1. Granholm thanked bill sponsors and activists, including the wives of two now-dead crusaders for the effort, during a ceremony at the Michigan Brewing Company, a Lansing restaurant, to sign HB 4377 (PA 188). "Thank
LANSING - The Michigan Senate's attempt to bar the state from considering electric capacity needs during the air permit approval process for new power plants was rejected by the House on Friday. The legislation (HB 5220 ) was one of the few bills the House took up during the unusual Friday session as lawmakers worked
SAN FRANCISCO - Sex, porn, and Michael Jackson were among the most popular items kids searched for online in 2009, as tracked by Symantec's OnlineFamily.Norton. Symantec on Thursday revealed the top 100 favorite search terms among children 18 and under found by its free OnlineFamily.Norton service, which helps parents monitor their kids' online searches, CNET
WASHINGTON DC - A year ago, everybody in green tech wondered where they'd get money to survive the financial crisis. The answer for many was Washington. The change with the Obama administration's Department of Energy has been nothing short of dramatic, CNET News.Com reported. Tens of billions of dollars in grants and loans have started
ANN ARBOR - The life sciences industry doesn't generally spring to mind when one thinks of Jackson, Michigan. Yet, the Jackson area is home to one of Michigan's emerging biotechnology companies ? a company that is poised for success. TransPharm Preclinical Solutions is a contract research organization (CRO) that provides a complete array of studies
ROYAL OAK - iTrack, LLC is a classic example of successful technology transfer ? a company with roots in a university that transferred the technology it created into the marketplace. iTrack began as a university-based research and development company that explored development of diverse technologies associated with unmanned robotic systems and personnel tracking. The company
ANN ARBOR - The Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship (ACE) will be celebrating its 10th year on January 21, 2010. The event, which is expecting 750 attendees, is one of the largest single-day entrepreneurial events in the region. ACE is the event where Great Lakes region entrepreneurs gather to network, learn, and connect. Each year at
ZEELAND - Momentum announced Thursday that it is accepting applications for its 2010 program. Momentum is a pre-seed stage funding and incubation program that provides initial investments, mentoring and business launch assistance to entrepreneurs who have innovative web technology and application ideas. "I began Momentum last year to discover new startup ideas in Michigan and
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, Inc., provider of Plex Online, the No. 1 rated manufacturing ERP software, announced Thursday that PowerPlex 2010, the company's annual user conference, will take place May 17-19, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn. The event convenes manufacturers from a wide variety of industries including automotive, food and beverage, aerospace and