A lucrative Michigan contract is up for grabs, and the connection of the head of one of the companies bidding for it to the governor's budget director is causing somewhat of a political firestorm that has state Republicans and Democrats at odds.The $5 million contract...
A restaurant in Muskegon County, Michigan, is being investigated as the source of recent cases of salmonella in the area. According to public health officials, 23 people in Muskegon and Ottawa counties have become ill. The vast majority are in Muskegon County. Several...
The co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Detroit-based Compuware Corp., Peter Karmanos, Jr., was terminated at the beginning of October for making derogatory statements about the software company's management at a breakfast gathering in his honor. Now Karmanos is...
We always like to report good news for Michigan business. Now Backyard Products, a Monroe, Michigan, company that specializes in wooden swingsets, playsets and backyard sheds, has announced that it is purchasing one of its competitors ? Swing-N-Slide. The purchase of...
Two 20-something entrepreneurs in Royal Oak, Michigan, have found a way to allow food artisans from throughout the state to distribute their unique products to people all over Michigan and across the country. Their new company is called Mitten Crate LLC.Both men have...
In Detroit's difficult economic climate, it's nice to hear about a new business. That new business is an authentic Spanish restaurant that opened in Midtown Detroit at the end of October.Two of the owners of La Feria, named for an annual spring festival in Seville,...
As many buyers, sellers and developers know, without some creative and efficient solutions, real estate disputes can span months and even years. The legal ins and outs are often complex, and while avoiding litigation is preferable, sometimes it is necessary to go to...
Not only can it be challenging and satisfying to develop a business idea that meets a particular demand; entrepreneurs have to raise financing and give their business a legal structure that makes sense.On the financing end of things, these days startups can apply for...
