ANN ARBOR ? Grady Burnett, who heads online sales and operations for Google in Ann Arbor, has just booked a four-year lease at the McKinley Towne Center near the company's current cramped upstairs offices overlooking Main Street, and hopes to soon recruit several hundred professionals to fill up the new space. Starting in March, the
LOS ANGELES ? Brian Torres and Deserea Godinez, a couple of California high school students, got a first-hand look at the hottest new cars and trucks on display last week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Both are members of the Automotive Youth Educational Systems program, which works to recruit the next generation of auto
LANSING - The proposed $4,000 scholarship for all Michigan students completing at least two years of college will encourage more students to complete a degree and will be a boon to the state's economy, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said in her weekly radio address. The Michigan Promise Grant, approved by the House last week, would provide
GRAND RAPIDS ? Iserv, which began its business life as a dial-up Internet service provider, now wants to become a phone company. The parent company, Iserv Technology Group, will use its Competitive Local Exchange Carrier Status it received as part of its acquisition of Holland-based EagleNet, to provide high-speed Internet connectivity to homes and business
LANSING - Legislation changing Michigan's cable franchise system is now set for a vote in the Senate December 12 - Senate members can expect continued intense lobbying over several major issues still unresolved in HB 6456 : net neutrality and abrogation of current franchise agreements with local governments. The Senate Government Operations Committee reported a
GRAND RAPIDS ? Information Technology consultant C/D/H is looking for technology leaders who would like to participate in its second annual Michigan Technology Leader Index, which examines hiring, spending, priorities and the adoption of new technologies throughout the state. C/D/H launched the Michigan Technology Leader Index to compile and analyze data relevant to decision makers
INKSTER ? Christopher Griffen has been promoted to Director of Technology at Wolverine Advanced Materials, a supplier of rubber-coated steel composites. Griffen had been director of NVH application development. "Technology has been, and will continue to be, the foundation of our company. Our success in product and process development, along with customer support, will remain
GRAND RAPIDS - US Signal on Tuesday announced the addition of new Ethernet enhancements that will make it easier for business customers to tap its 3,000 route-mile fiber-based data network that runs through Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. US Signal has deployed ANDA?s EtherEdge 4000 aggregation and EtherReach 2000 CPE platforms that combine traditional local
ANN ARBOR - The Frankel Commercialization Fund, a student-run venture capital seed fund at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, is looking to invest in early-stage companies in Michigan, with particular emphasis on health care and technology. In order to be considered, projects must have a U-M connection. For example, the project team
LANSING - A week after Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm called on the Legislature to quickly act on her Michigan Business Tax proposal it is becoming more and more apparent that a replacement tax for the Single Business Tax will be approved in 2007. Officially, no one in the Legislature or the Executive Office is giving