NEW YORK ? Michigan posted 139 companies among the 2010 Inc. magazine 5000 fastest growing companies in America. California leads the list with 684. Illinois at 222 and Ohio with 186 ranked among the top 10 states. Here?s the complete list of Michigan companies ranked by percentage increase in year to year revenue. 147 Alliant
HOLLAND - NOVO 1, a Texas-based company has opened a $2 million, 37,000 square foot call center in Holland, which could create up to 300 new jobs over the next several years. "There is no better way to celebrate Labor Day than by creating new jobs in America," said Mary Murcott, CEO of NOVO 1.
GRAND RAPIDS ? If you've always wanted to write a screenplay, then you're going to want to attend the Michigan Film Reel networking event Sunday Sept. 5 at McFadden's Bar in downtown Grand Rapids. The Michigan film industry trade web site is inviting writers, actors, producers and wanna-be's to work collaboratively to write a screen
DETROIT - Behind in the polls, but not in passion, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, said Sunday his Main Street message will resonate with Michigan voters despite what pundits may say. "You know, in the primary election the pollsters said we were down by 20 points and had no chance to win.
SOUTHFIELD - Tuition for a graduate certificate in defense manufacturing will be paid for up to 25 engineers living in Oakland County through a federal grant resulting from a partnership between Lawrence Technological University and Oakland County. Successful applicants who meet the funding criteria will have their tuition costs covered through a federal appropriation granted
LANSING - The enthusiasm of Republican voters about voting for gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder is so much stronger than Democratic enthusiasm is for Virg Bernero that a GOP wave could sweep the state up and down the ticket, even putting the Democratic majority in the House at risk, according to a poll commissioned by Gongwer
LANSING - Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder has a commanding 22-percentage point lead over Democratic candidate Virg Bernero and is even above the all-important 50 percent mark, according to a new poll. With Snyder enjoying a 51 percent to 29 percent lead, Bernero has an extremely tough task ahead, said Bernie Porn, president of EPIC/MRA,
SOUTHFIELD - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero has selected Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence as his choice for his running mate as lieutenant governor, multiple sources told Gongwer News Service. Bernero has scheduled a press conference for 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Cobo Center in Detroit at the opening of the Democratic Party's convention to make the
WASHINGTON DC - A malware-laden flash drive inserted in a laptop at a U.S. military base in the Middle East in 2008 led to the "most significant breach of" the nation's military computers ever, according to a new magazine article by a top defense official. The malware uploaded itself to the U.S. Central Command network
GRAND RAPIDS - Rep. Brian Calley has the smarts, hustle, personality and unselfishness needed in a lieutenant governor, and Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder said Wednesday that's why he chose him as his running mate. The new Snyder/Calley ticket, expected to be formally certified Saturday once the state Republican convention officially nominates Calley, started its