GRAND RAPIDS -- The “back-to-work euphoria” of January has faded and economic indicators edged back into negative territory in West Michigan during February, according to the latest survey from Grand Valley State University’s Seidman College of Business. GVSU Current Business Trends survey shows strength in automotive, weakness in more rate-sensitive sectors The Current Business Trends survey of
ANN ARBOR - Charlie Strackbein, co-founder of the Monroe Street Fair, updates what’s in store on April 1 for those who attend. This year’s edition includes food trucks to help all those attending the Fair and the Hash Bash on the nearby University of Michigan campus feed the munchies. He also updates some changing regarding
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations amending the rules for filing returns and other documents electronically (e-file). These regulations will require certain filers to e-file beginning in 2024. T.D. 9972 affects filers of partnership returns, corporate income tax returns, unrelated business income tax returns, withholding tax returns,
GRAND HAVEN - Sensi Magazine's Jamie Cooper provides details on upcoming cannabis events, including the Monroe Street Fair returns for its 21st edition on April 1 in conjunction with the Hash Bash at the University of Michigan Diag. If you have events you want her to share, email them to [email protected]. https://youtu.be/J_TnR8YW8NE
FLINT - Michigan NORML Executive Director Rick Thompson provides the latest cannabis business news. Stories include nearly $60 million from cannabis taxes given to cities and counties that have opted into cannabis sales, nearly $52,000 per dispensary....with Ann Arbor getting $2 million alone. More info at Four20Post https://youtu.be/slGJw8bG-e4
LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s tax reform plan passed the Senate on a party line 20-17 vote, but the measure didn’t receive the two-thirds support needed to make it go into effect immediately, which throws the future of the measure into question. Despite the bill being passed, it stayed in the Senate Thursday, since the
SEATTLE - Microsoft just announced that ChatGPT and AI will integrate with Bing and the tech giant already looks set to roll out artificial intelligence to more of its products. According to The Verge, Microsoft will soon demonstrate OpenAI technology in the Office suite. Specifically, the report mentioned Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Microsoft will reportedly detail how
DETROIT - Apply by noon Feb. 21 for a chance to win $100,000 and a package of in-kind services to open up a brick-and-mortar business in Detroit, Highland Park or Hamtramck. The Comerica Hatch Detroit program is looking to support businesses that will revitalize commercial retail corridors, activate vacant spaces and spur further investment into
WASHINGTON DC - For years, Washington has been stumped about how to regulate the internet—or if it should even try. But the Supreme Court is set to hear a cybersecurity lawyers case next week that could completely transform our online world as we know it. On Tuesday, justices will hear arguments for Gonzalez v. Google, a
BIRMINGHAM - Great Lakes Angels Fund and Birmingham Angels added five startups in December to its portfolio. Those companies are: Need Anything Kind Katch Catalyst Ulendo Wide Awake VR City Side Ventures is a driven venture group of experienced business builders, die-hard serial entrepreneurs, disrupters, innovators, and technologists. We are more than just traditional investors;
