Ann Arbor SPARK, the driving force in establishing the Ann Arbor region as a destination for business expansion, retention, and location, was recently awarded $8 million from the Michigan 21st Century Jobs Fund.
Business calendar (Tennessean)
AM Business Connection , business-to-business speed networking program, 7:30-10 a.m., Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, 211 Commerce St., Suite 100. $20 per person.
Business calendar (Tennessean)
2006 InfoSec Nashville Information Security Conference "Security in Real Time ," 8 a.m.-4:10 p.m., Nashville Convention Center, 610 Commerce St. Presented by the Nashville Technology Council and Middle Tennessee chapter of Information Systems Security Association.
City National Corp. Reports Third-Quarter 2006 Earnings Of $59.0 Million, or $1.20 per Share (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LOS ANGELES----City National Corporation , the parent company of wholly owned City National Bank, today reported third-quarter 2006 net income of $59.0 million, or $1.20 per share, compared with $59.8 million, or $1.17 per share, for the third quarter of 2005.
McConnell and deBethizy to Keynote CED's Opportunity 2006 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WILMINGTON, N.C.----The Council for Entrepreneurial Development today confirmed John McConnell and J. Donald deBethizy, Ph.D., as featured speakers for CED's Opportunity 2006 Conference, set for December 4-5 at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside in Wilmington, N.C.
Who really pays corporate taxes? (Deseret Morning News)
Elections must be near, because I'm hearing a lot of rhetoric regarding taxes. Such talk is always interesting to me since taxes both direct and indirect have an enormous impact on new business formation and entrepreneurs in particular.
Change Text Size (Mount Vernon News)
MOUNT VERNON ? ?Important this year is a need to change the environment and get new leadership in Columbus,? said Greg P. Hartmann, Republican candidate for secretary of state. ?I bring a different perspective to government and I?ll bring a different perspective to Columbus.?
Time to share power in Northern Ireland (Financial Times)
This week, the British and Irish prime ministers will bring together in Scotland leaders of Northern Ireland'sfactions in a bid to break the deadlock over devolved government in the province.
Business calendar (Tennessean)
Kiwanis Club of Nashville Inc. , 11:30 a.m., Crown Ballroom of the Millennium Maxwell House-Nashville, 2025 MetroCenter Blvd. Installation of officers and board members for 2006-2007. 391-0123 or e-mail kiwanisd@bellsouth.net .
Ann Arbor SPARK Receives $8 Million to Create Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund (SYS-CON Media)
Ann Arbor SPARK, the driving force in establishing the Ann Arbor region as a destination for business expansion, retention, and location, was recently awarded $8 million from the Michigan 21st Century Jobs Fund. The funding will be used to create the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, an equity fund that will invest in technology- based companies to support business formation and acceleration.
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