ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor IT Zone will hold a Selling Smart Seminar: Systematic Selling for Low Pressure Sales, an Accent Reduction Workshop, and a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) session in June. All programs will be held at SPARK Central in downtown Ann Arbor. June 23 - Selling Smart Seminar: Systematic Selling for Low
FLINT ? Kettering University will christen its fuel cell technology center June 15 with grand opening ceremonies planned in Kettering?s C.S. Mott Center for Engineering and Science. The state-of-the-art fuel cell center has been a three-year dream of Dr. K. Joel Berry, head of Kettering?s Mechanical Engineering Department and director of the Kettering Center for
LANSING ? Socialism or economic stimulus? Those were the questions Tuesday when the Michigan House Commerce Committee reviewed Gov. Jennifer Granholm?s proposal for a $2 billion bond to fund technology start ups in the state. The hearing came as the Senate prepares to vote this week on a $1 billion bond proposal and House members
ANN ARBOR ? Eleven alternative energy and technology start ups have been selected to pitch potential investors at the 2005 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, which starts next week. In addition to the life sciences track, these two tracks are comprised of 32 companies that will present on the second day, June 16, at the 24th
ANN ARBOR ? A T-Shirt marketing company for K-12 schools won first place in the Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest contest, while second place went to a company that produces an instrument to help life sciences researchers took second. Four other finalists in the Emerging Technology track were named honorable mention. The Spring Awards ceremony was
Eighty-one percent of small business owners in SBAM?s Small Business Barometer survey said the state should cut spending versus only nine percent who favor tax and fee increases. Ten percent of respondents suggested a mix of spending cuts and tax hikes. ?Small business owners have responded to the economic slowdown by cutting expenses and they
ANN ARBOR ? Eight Life Sciences companies will pitch potential investors at the 2005 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium June 15-16 at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. The life sciences are one track of 32 presenting companies that include information technology and alternative energy. "The MGCS is thrilled with the quality level of
NEW YORK ? Another major American company may have put its customers at risk for Identity Theft. CitiFinancial reported Monday that data tapes containing personal financial information on 3.9 million customers were lost by UPS while in transit to a credit bureau. The tapes contained information about CitiFinancial branch network customers in the United States
SOUTHFIELD - Computer Associates has raised its overall worldwide systems threat assessment to Medium due to the insidious presence of a Coordinated Malware Attack that may foreshadow a new phase of industrial espionage. CA said the attack involves three different trojans ? Win32.Glieder, Win32.Fantibag and Win32.Mitglieder ? which are displaying signs of coordination as they
ANN ARBOR ? One Emerging Company will win $25,000 in cash Tuesday night during the Spring Cycle Awards Ceremony for the Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest, while five New Business Idea winners will get up to $2,500 each. The ceremony starts at 7 p.m. at the MITC Building, with cocktails before and a reception to follow.