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Funding and opportunities are plentiful in key markets for high-tech providers.

e-SupplyLink (www.e-SupplyLink.com) announces the upcoming release of SOMLink™, a suite of analytic and order management tools designed to automate suppliers' compliance with DEA 21 CFR 1301.74b.

The Michigan Osteopathic Association today warned of potentially dire consequences from a proposed 4-percent tax on physicians’ income currently being debated in the Michigan House of Representatives.

Michigan franchise executives, met with Michigan congressional delegation members in Washington, DC about healthcare reform during the International Franchise Association (IFA) 10th Annual Public Affairs Conference held in Washington Sept. 14-15.

The PATRIOT PARTY® is in the process of building its infrastructure. Delegates are being certified in cities throughout the country. They will decide who will represent the PATRIOT PARTY in coming elections.

Frank Bliss owner of the Bliss Dinosaur Ranch in Weston Wyoming discovers the “Flak Vest Hanger™” which is a “Safety Device for those who use Body Armor and a Winner of the 2008 Law Enforcement Technology Award.

Students will travel to New York for Youth Leadership Summit on Climate Change

Rick C. Wade, senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, will deliver the keynote address at the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA)

The NEXTSTEPS for Downtown (TM) final report for Holly, Michigan has been released. The NEXTSTEPS kit includes a downtown assessment, action strategies, an interactive CD, and worksheets for setting priorities for downtown enhancements.

After 25 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Detroit, Shelley Foy has announced her candidacy for Detroit City Council. Shelley Foy's tenure with the police department included assignments to the Third Precinct, Seventh Precinct...

Bloomfield Township's new Zoning Ordinance is now online. Developed by Clearzoning, it features numerous illustrations, hyperlinking, and a user-friendly format. It represents a new model for zoning ordinances in the United States.

Bloomfield Township, Michigan is now a Clearzoning community. Clearzoning is a municipal ordinance and code company that transforms zoning ordinances and other development regulations into illustrated, hyperlinked, digital documents.

NEXTSTEPS for Downtown(TM) is a new service from the community planning firm of Birchler Arroyo Associates, Inc. In 30 days, a downtown assessment is prepared and action strategies are developed to enhance and promote downtown development.

A recent report suggests the federal government owns more than 50,000 foreclosed homes –which means US taxpayers are burdened with these homes. Noted financial advisor offers insights on the challenges associated with government-owned homes.

Candidate for Mayor of Southfield Michigan Sylvia Jordan has taken a stand for supporting small business. Her Thursday June 18, 2009 SMB Marketing Day is all about providing marketing tools & skills, inspiration and motivation.

With the recent passage of a $3.5 trillion budget in the House of Representatives, the U.S. could face a budget deficit of $1.2 trillion. Noted financial advisor Dennis Tubbergen offers insight about what this deficit may mean for investors.

Ambassador Cofer Black, former Chief of the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center, says North From Calcutta is “A great tale of today’s espionage and terror” and is both “what it’s like” and “what it could be.”

This Saturday Virg Bernero will be announcing his re-election bid for Mayor of Lansing, Michigan. Bernero, 45, was elected to his first term as Lansing Mayor in 2005, defeating incumbent Mayor Tony Benavides.

Kent County Families for Fiscal Responsibility, a local taxpayer-advocacy organization in Kent County, Michigan, has organized a campaign to oppose the May 5th $70 million tax increase for a Silver Line bus rapid transit line in Grand Rapids.

The Township of Waterford Upgrades Water Security System with a Mainline IP Video Solution and JDS Digital Security Systems software.

Country Music Artist Billy Craig releases the song Peace River WORLDWIDE!

Proposed Amendment to US Economic Recovery Package Could Pay for Itself with 1/3 Trillion Dollars in Annual savings and Potentially Create 48,000 More Jobs

Mayor Virg Bernero is scheduled to address Lansing in his annual State of the City address on January 26, 2009 from the future Lansing office space of Spartan Internet Consulting and ITEC.

It was announced today that several Detroit Business have planed an event in celebration of the Inauguration to benefit the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

The American Institute of Architects Detroit Chapter is proud to announce that former mayor Dennis Archer, JD accepted the Charles Blessing Award at the Chapter’s Celebration of Architecture at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

The International Code Council has revised the International Building Code to require glow-in-the-dark path markings in stairwells in new and existing high rise buildings. The code will go into effect January 1, 2009.

Center for Information Management, Inc. (CIM), a provider of information systems and services tailored to home care programs, has integrated the latest version of the interRAI Home Care assessment from interRAI Corporation into its COMPASS software.

Aegis Bleu launched the first mobile physical infrastructure self assessment software tool. With it's mobile capability, VASST provides the most comprehensive, accurate, objective, and actionable physical infrastructure self assessment available.

“Where we have a government that thinks it has the apparent authority to confiscate children at will, as we can see from the recent issues in Texas earlier this year, something needs to be done.” states Lary Holland.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) watch list is used to block business dealings with over 8,000 individuals, businesses and organizations, many based in the U.S.

America is in a Financial Funk. Housing bubble bursting, high gas prices Massive layoffs, and a large bank seized by regulators all in 2 years. It sounds like a depression is bubbling.

LIAA’s Partnerships for Change: Sustainable Communities Grant to provide professional services and technical assistance

Bill introduced to legalize the sale and use of consumer fireworks in Michigan