ANN ARBOR - Three Michigan companies recently received a combined total of $104,000 through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program, bringing the total amount invested through the Fund to over $1.3 million. Terra-Telesis, KnowledgeWatch, and uwemp received the funding to support commercialization of their core products. Terra-Telesis, doing business as AWGET (Airport Wind Generated Electric Turbine),
LANSING - Michigan residents are more optimistic about the economy than they have been in several years, but also are far more pessimistic about state government, figures from the latest survey from the State of the State Survey show. The survey, conducted of some 2,000 persons in the state, also showed that the number of
ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan and Shanghai Jiao Tong University officials Tuesday announced the first six research teams to win funding for renewable energy and biomedical technology projects in a new joint program that teams up investigators from both schools. The first-round winners were announced at a ceremony in Shanghai. At the same event,
LANSING - Federal lawmakers' failure to renew extended unemployment benefits and a loss of about $500 million in the federal Medicaid assistance percentage funds will combine to tax Michigan's safety net to a point where even some of the most basic services may see cuts, Department of Human Services Director Ismael Ahmed said Tuesday. "As
LANSING - A 39 percent reduction in Michigan's federal Workforce Investment Act funding means few new applicants will be accepted into the state's No Worker Left Behind program, officials said Tuesday. Some Michigan Works! Agencies will be offering limited enrollment opportunities, but the bulk of available funding will go toward helping participants complete their training.
LANSING ? Area Development magazine has awarded Michigan a Silver Shovel, an award presented annually to states that have achieved significant success in terms of job creation and economic development. "This award is further evidence that our aggressive economic diversification plan is working, enabling us to successfully compete against other states and countries for new
NOVI ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Friday announced during the first day of the Michigan Energy Fair at the Rock Financial Center that Michigan will award nine small manufacturers $15 million in grants and $5 million in loans for a total of $20 million through the Clean Energy Advanced Manufacturing program. Michigan's CEAM awards, funded
LANSING - Michigan needs to invest $7.04 billion in water treatment and stormwater management systems to bring those systems up to standards, according to a report released this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. But the report, based on 2008 figures, showed the state has also made substantial gains on wastewater treatment, particularly in
NOVI - The fifth annual Michigan Energy Fair has moved from the Manistee County Fairgrounds to the Rock Financial Showcase. The Fair opens at 11 am Friday and runs through Sunday at 4 pm. Admission prices start at $10. Again hosted by the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, the Fair is one of the way
DETROIT - Valerie Parisi, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., has been named permanent dean of the Wayne State University School of Medicine by WSU President Jay Noren following a recommendation by the School of Medicine Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate, an affirmative advisory vote by the school?s faculty and approval of the WSU Board of Governors.