KALAMAZOO ? Michigan may not evolve into the next Silicon Valley, but the state could become a center for RFID Technology in the future, according to Blue-Granite CEO Matthew Mace. RFID, or Radio Frequency Identification, could become the primary technology used to track goods by vendors. Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, said it will require
KALAMAZOO ? In 2005, Southwest Michigan First?s monthly investment forum series, Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday (KVT), will feature expanded program content through partnerships with national and regional universities. The goal of these partnerships is to increase the quality and quantity of deal flow to Southwest Michigan. Gail Lindsey, equity investment coordinator for Southwest Michigan First, said
KALAMAZOO ? Industry leaders, economic developers and members of the banking community met Monday for Tool or Die: Saving an Industry, a meeting that explored the concept of coopetition ? the challenge of maintaining a competitive edge while establishing collaboration. The event was sponsored by Accu-Mold, Inc. and Southwest Michigan First. The event attracted nearly
KALAMAZOO ? Jeff M. Fettig, chairman and CEO of Whirlpool Corp., will deliver the keynote luncheon presentation at the Kalamazoo Regional Chamber Foundation job summit at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Downtown Kalamazoo, February 3-4. Major employers and legislators will be on hand to share ideas and challenges regarding job growth and retention efforts and
KALAMAZOO - Southwest Michigan?s machine tool and die industry will explore the concept of coopetition ? the challenge of maintaining a competitive edge while establishing collaboration ? at a forum called Tool or Die: Saving an Industry, January 10 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce building. The event
KALAMAZOO ? Barry Broome, who has lead Southwest Michigan First since 1999, will now lead The Greater Phoenix Economic Council. Broome was unanimously approved Thursday by the board of the Arizona economic development group. Broome beat out two other finalists from outside the Arizona, reported the Phoenix Business Journal. Broome could not be reached for
KALAMAZOO - Southwest Michigan First has announced the formation of yet another biopharmaceutical company under the leadership of two world-renowned former Pharmacia scientists. Micromyx will pursue discovery and development of antibacterial agents as a contract research organization for the pharmaceutical industry. Its founders, Dean Shinabarger, PhD, and Gary Zurenko, were part of the lead scientific
KALAMAZOO ? A former Pharmacia spin out, AureoGen Biosciences, a pharmaceutical drugs development company, announced Monday it has received $1.6 million in two grants ? an Advanced Technology Program grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and a Small Business Innovative Research grant from the National Institutes of Health. The $1.5 million ATP
KALAMAZOO ? Southwest Michigan First and the Kalamazoo area?s new business strategy is the focus of a TechTV segment that will air in 29 major national markets over the next two months. The TechTV segment will feature a Southwest Michigan First produced-eight-minute video, which cost $19,000 to produce. The segment was developed by the Platinum
KALAMAZOO ? Kalamazoo Valley Community College?s Michigan Technical Education Center has bagged another company that could help make Southwest Michigan a life-science research center ? the Michigan High Throughput Screening Center to accelerate drug discovery for small pharmaceutical companies. Part of the M-TEC?s network of services operating under the umbrella of its Emerging Technology Center,