ANN ARBOR ? The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute is hosting a conference Nov. 7 that looks at understanding the current and future trends in the Chinese auto industry. TRI?s 5th annual Inside China Automotive Conference will feature insights by manufacturers, suppliers, consultants, and UM experts on the current and future prospects for the
STANTON - Homeowners across the northern sections of Mid-Michigan will now have access to high-speed wireless internet service, thanks to a new service launched recently by wireless provider Casair Inc., part of a $26 million expansion. Affordable high-speed wireless broadband service is now available in several rural areas that previously did not have access to
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced the feature film Needlestick has been approved for a film incentive from the state. The thriller was written, and will be directed by Michigan native Steven J. Karageanes. The project is expected to shoot in metro Detroit this December. Cast for the film includes Harry Lennix (Ray, The
WASHINGTON - SBA-backed loans to exporters continued to grow in the fiscal year ended Oct. 1, reaching more than $923 million, which supported $1.7 billion in small business exports. ?Giving small businesses the tools they need to export their goods and services and create jobs is an important part of our core mission,? said SBA
GRAND RAPIDS ? Veteran journalist Rod Kackley has published a new book that examines Grand Rapids' Medical Mile and asks the question whether health care will help reinvent the American economy or will it take a return to manufacturing. Last Chance Mile: The Reinvention of an American Community, Kackley says, serves as a road map
DETROIT ? Gary Erickson, a serial entrepreneur and business advisor best known in Southeast Michigan for his successful exit from Great Lakes Technologies Group, is back in a higher visibility role as President and Chief Operating Officer for Cybernoor, which focuses on making Oracle applications run faster. Erickson said he has been an advisor to
HOUGHTON - Michigan Technological University has created a Crowdfunding web site where anyone can contribute any amount to help support research projects. ?This is a way to leverage interesting ideas,? said David Reed, vice president for research. ?It can help people get started, do a discrete piece of research or collect data that will enable
STERLING HEIGHTS -The SBA, along with the Detroit Regional Chamber, and the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center, will host a ?Meet the Lenders? event Oct. 23 at the Macomb Velocity Center. ?We?re pleased to collaborate with the Detroit Regional Chamber as well as our SBA funded partners to give entrepreneurs a chance to
DETROIT ? The Michigan Economic Development Corp. has awarded Challenge Detroit a $230,000 grant to help fund programming initiatives for the national initiative focused on revitalizing the Detroit region by retaining and attracting innovative leaders who will bring their intellectual capital and talents to the City. ?The mission of the MEDC is to help businesses
ANN ARBOR ? The New Enterprise Forum's October meeting looks at Technology Trends and Innovation Oct. 18 at the Holiday Inn North. Is your company the next Twitter or the next Bebo? Our October panel will zero in on disruptive softwaretechnologies to help sort out which new ideas are fundable -- and which are not.