DETROIT - If you know NextEnergy, you know our core mission is to drive investment and support job creation and retention in advanced energy technologies, businesses and industries. To do this, we often work on what we call Venture Development with start-up companies, established small businesses, university researchers, and federally-funded research, development, and demonstration projects.
LANSING - A 2013 study by Pingdom ? a reputable source monitoring website activity, worldwide - delivered some eye opening news for those interested in technology growth in Michigan. Surveying the world?s top one million most visited websites, Pingdom found that Lansing was hosting the 13th most of these sites, among all of the cities
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan said it supports legislation that would guarantee 100 percent reimbursement to local governments for local services as part of efforts to reform Michigan?s uncompetitive tax on business equipment. ?For the first time in more than a century, the vast majority of Michigan's small businesses did not have
AFGHANISTAN - Yvonne worked well into the night, using the general?s account to gain the access she needed. She had the IP location in Puli Khumri, but for all she could tell it might be emanating from a house, a hut or even a cave. Without more detailed information she could still only guess. She
ANN ARBOR ? Technological innovation is the most important factor in the future of the world economy and the connected vehicle will be one of the chief beneficiaries. That was the consensus of opinion Feb. 12 when the Michigan Israel Business Bridge convened its February meeting at Ann Arbor SPARK to hear a three-speaker panel
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - I had the chance to experience Google Glass, and its hands-free, wireless ability to navigate the web using voice commands, on Feb. 3 at the Augmented Reality MeetUp at the offices of Honigman, Miller. Local firm EyeWyre and Los Angeles-based Daqri also provided examples of work they are doing. Brian Wassom, attorney
DETROIT - Mary Barra, General Motors new CEO, is not the type of boss who ever thought she'd be featured in Fortune, let alone sit atop the magazine's inaugural Most Powerful Women in global business ranking. The first woman in her family to go to college, she worked her way through General Motors Institute (now
AFGHANISTAN - The approach to Bagram was as uneventful as a landing at a commercial airport, which, after the bronco ride the team had experienced out of Hong Kong, caught them by surprise. Conversation on board the 777 stopped for a few seconds as the plane circled in from the south, passing eight miles high
LANSING - Michigan corn farmers Tuesday applauded the work of the U.S. Senate for approving the 2014 Farm Bill, the Agricultural Act of 2014, with a 68-32 vote. The legislation, which was passed in the House of Representatives last week with a 251-166 vote, now moves to President Obama?s desk to be signed into law.
LANSING - Last fall, while planting the seeds for a modest educational conference for growers hosted by the Michigan Corn, Soy and Wheat Check-Off Programs, organizers never dreamed that the inaugural Great Lakes Crop Summit earlier this month would grow into such a huge success. The Summit, held January 22 and 23 at FireKeepers Casino/Hotel