ANN ARBOR - Michigan has moved up three spaces in the annual top 10 ranking of micro and nanotechnology states for 2005, tying Texas for fifth place, according to a survey released Monday night by Small Times Magazine. Michigan jumped into the top five for the first time thanks to a strong showing in three
SOUTHFIELD ? The new president of the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Information Management is Plante & Moran Technology Practice Partner Doug Wiescinski. Wiescinski?s executive board includes Gary Robertson of Executive Search Partners as Vice President ? Treasurer; Cathy Boussie, CIO of Eftec as Vice President ? Communications; Gary Erickson of Executive Search Partners
LANSING ? Michigan has launched a new web site to help students find internships in the state and interns to find the skills they need to land a job. The new web site, MiInternship, is powered by the Michigan Talent Bank. The site features a search engine that allows students to review more than 400
DETROIT ? Asterand has hired a new president to run the day-to-day operations of the human tissue bank company, tissue that?s used for commercial and academic research into the causes and cures for major diseases. Martin Stefanelli comes to Asterand with 15 years experience in pathology services, having worked previously at Ameripath where he was
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm, kicking off an effort intended to place 30,000 unemployed persons in jobs this year, called for a cultural change in how the state identifies job vacancies and prepares those who need work to gain and hold jobs. Michigan's jobless rate continues to hover above the national average and the state
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm Tuesday introduced legislation that calls for reforms of the state's business tax system, including slight cuts in the Single Business Tax rate, a bane to business. The Michigan Jobs and Investment Act also seeks to be revenue neutral, avoiding major cuts in the state and local government budgets, Granholm said.
DETROIT ? An FBI official involved in counter-terrorism will give the opening address at a workshop on border security hosted by Wayne State University?s Institute for Information Technology and Culture. Donald Duyn, deputy assistant director for the FBI?s counter terrorism unit, will give the opening address, Crossings: Applying Research Findings to Border Security Cooperation. The
TROY ? Monday is the last day to register for the GLIMASoutheast Quarterly 5:01 networking event March 9 at The Palm Restaurant. The event is free for members of GLIMASoutheast and Automation Alley. It costs $15 for non members, but the $15 will be applied towards an annual GLIMASoutheast membership for those who want to
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? The Entrepreneur and Investor Exchange on Tuesday will give entrepreneurs the SCORE about recruiting very seasoned business veterans as consultants. The keynote speakers will be four executives from SCORE ? Service Corps of Retired Executives. They?ll speak at the Fox and Hounds Restaurant at 39560 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Hills. The power
GRAND RAPIDS ? Members of the Grand Angels did their third deal last week, this time investing an undisclosed sum in Kalamazoo biopharmaceutical company ProNAi Therapeutics. They were joined in the $2 million deal by The Apjohn Group and Apjohn Ventures fund. ProNAi is located at the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center, a life sciences accelerator