DETROIT ARSENAL - U.S. Army engineers and industry partners converged on Sterling Heights July 7-8, to discuss solutions for powering the Army�??s future force, including alternative fuels and energy. The two-day Power and Energy Innovation Workshop was sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association Michigan Chapter and U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering
GRAND RAPIDS = This fall, the Small Business Tour will bring resources right to the doorstep of companies with five to 50 employees in the Holland area. Participants will meet with a team of five small business development professionals including bankers, accountants, attorneys, and small business consultants, for one hour at your business to focus
DETROIT - TiE Detroit invites TiE members and guests to attend the discussion on Myths and Realities of Entrepreneurship in Cleantech on July 23 at Engineering Society of Detroit, Southfield. Cleantech is one of the fastest growing sectors today. Many global venture capital funds, governments and institutions are fuelling the growth through funds and incentives
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center and BBCetc. are partnering to enhance small business innovation research and small business technology transfer training services across the state. "The partnership with SBTDC will enable outreach to more companies - this includes technology startups, university spinouts," BBCetc.'s Managing Partner Lisa Kurek said. "Through
TROY - Michigan's people have always been resourceful. We have lead the way for centuries, after all ? opening the mid west to trade through our waterways in the 18th century, forging the assembly line that underpins the history of the automotive industry, giving birth to Motown, and now, transforming into a renewable energy and
LANSING - With a new toll free phone number, the Michigan Transportation Team has created a direct line for frustrated drivers who want to voice their opinions to lawmakers about the state of Michigan roads and whether to implement more funding to fix them, a spokesperson said Thursday. Mike Nystrom, vice president of government and
LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm returned from her latest trade mission to Germany and Belgium saying that a battery pack manufacturing company will soon look for a location in West Michigan for a construction site. Granholm said the company fortu PowerCell has identified several potential market areas, including vehicle batteries, battery back-up for cell phone
LANSING - If state officials turn to taxes to help resolve its ongoing budget problems, a slight majority of residents polled would favor either enacting a graduated income tax or cutting the sales tax rate and extending the tax to services. But the survey also showed most would oppose simply raising the state's income tax
ANN ARBOR - West Michigan entrepreneur Keith Brophy became the first local business leader to capture the championship trophy at the New Enterprise Forum annual "Entrepreneurial Improv: Battle of the Elevator Pitch." The third annual event was held on May 21 in Ann Arbor. The light hearted contest pits seasoned business leaders against each other
LANSING - Advocates in California have started a television campaign this week highlighting how legalizing marijuana and taxing it could help balance the state's $26 billion deficit, but a spokesperson said Wednesday the group has no plans to do the same in Michigan. The Marijuana Policy Project, which lent more than $1 million to the