EAST LANSING - The Spartan Spanners of the Michigan State University College of Engineering brought home top honors from this year?s regional Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe competitions and are headed to nationals in May after receiving four first place honors for overall performance, economy, efficiency and stiffness. MSU?s Concrete Canoe Team finished second place
NN ARBOR - The Wolverine Venture Fund, managed by students at The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, announced it has invested in NeuMoDx Molecular Inc., a privately held diagnostics company developing a new platform for high throughput, low cost molecular testing.
LANSING - With a rising demand for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, the Michigan State University College of Engineering will have no problem putting a $2.5 million gift from Dave and Denise Lamp to good use. The Lamps gave the money to MSU to support STEM scholarships and research in the Department of
ANN ARBOR ? The deadline to sign up for the Spring 2014 Great Lakes Entrepreneurs Quest Business Plan Competition is March 31 at 5 p.m. Participants will be matched with a coach, get investor feedback and have until May 14 to work on their submissions. Deadline for Sign Up is Monday, March 31, 5. p.m.
DETROIT - Career decisions you make today can help you stand out as a corporate board candidate tomorrow. Join Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, author of The Board Game, for a lively discussion on the undeniable business case for having more women corporate directors at the decision-making tables of America's public companies. HOW SMART WOMEN BECOME CORPORATE DIRECTORS
ANN ARBOR ? The deadline to apply to present at the June Michigan Growth Capital Symposium is midnight April 1. Companies representing a range of industries will be selected to present for an audience of venture capitalists, angel investors and institutional investors. Please review the company selection and criteria information for further details on submitting
ANN ARBOR ? The deadline to sign up for the Spring 2014 Great Lakes Entrepreneurs Quest Business Plan Competition is March 31 at 5 p.m. Participants will be matched with a coach, get investor feedback and have until May 14 to work on their submissions. Deadline for Sign Up is Monday, March 31, 5. p.m.
LANSING - Michigan Virtual University finds mixed results for online learning in Michigan, a new report contends, with a lower completion rate for virtual courses compared to courses at schools. The report looked at results for nearly 200 thousand virtual courses taken by K-12 students in the 2012-13 school year. The report requested by the
LIVONIA - Considering a sale of your tech company any time in the next three years, or just curious about the Tech M&A process? The Merge Briefing is a 90-minute executive update from the industry leaders on current software M&A trends, themes and values - along with an overview of the Corum Group Tech M&A
LANSING - The winners have been announced for the 2014 Michigan Celebrates Small Business program that honors those businesses, whether second-stage or recently launched, and their supporters who greatly contribute to the overall growth of Michigan's economy. The Tenth Annual Awards Program to will be held at MSU?s Breslin Center May 6. The winners are: