GRAND RAPIDS - In a tale of two economies, the West Michigan industrial economy is on the rise, while the national economy remains flat, so says a monthly survey compiled by Brian G. Long, director of supply management research in the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University. Long said the survey results
HOLLAND - A willingness to work with a military contractor on product development and to add in-house capabilities helped a Holland-based medical device manufacturer secure a three-year deal to supply bandages to the U.S. Army. KI Medical Device Manufacturing L3C is an atypical manufacturing company in West Michigan. For one, the company, founded in 2009,
KALAMAZOO - Smartphones are everywhere these days and only becoming more popular. LKF Marketing Inc. saw the explosion of mobile communication devices coming two years ago and began updating its proprietary content management system to develop websites that would display properly on smartphones and tablet computers. ?We put a year into developing a responsive mechanism
LANSING - Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Pontiac and Saginaw will share in $100 million in federal funds to demolish blighted buildings, officials announced Thursday. The funds will flow from the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority's Step Forward Michigan program. "This will be a major expansion of an ongoing
DETROIT - Wayne State University's Board of Governors voted unanimously Wednesday to elect Doctor M. Roy Wilson as the University's 12th President, effective August 1. Wilson will succeed Allan Gilmour, who has agreed to serve as president until Wilson takes office. Gilmour joined the university as interim president in August 2010 and was elected president
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan economy experienced accelerated growth according to the May Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index. The May index value is 61.2 representing a sharp rise from the April index of 55.3. Southeast Michigan PMI values have remained above 50 for 37 of the past 39 months. A PMI value above 50 generally
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget was named as a recipient of the 2013 CIO 100 award by CIO magazine. The annual award program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology. ?Being recognized as a CIO 100 award winner is
LANSING - Incumbent telecommunications providers have continued to experience a decrease in their traditional wireline customer lines, a trend that began in 2002, while competitive providers have experienced a small decrease in their overall lines after three years of increasing wirelines, according to a report released Monday by the Public Service Commission. Competitive providers appear
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office is garnering a greater deal of interest from big names in Hollywood, Film Office Director Margaret O'Riley said in a recent interview, and the plan to diversify incentive investments could yield an even greater return by keeping the state's graduates in a new, exciting and potentially growing industry. In
AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler Group Monday reported U.S. sales in May leaped 11 percent from the same month a year ago, the group's best May sales since 2007. May 2013 unit sales totaled 166,596, compared with 150,041 in May 2012. The Jeep, Dodge, Ram Truck and FIAT brands each posted year-over-year sales gains in May