Michigan Matters: Growing A Business

This week on Michigan Matters, host Carol Cain finds out what it takes to build a successful business when she talks with entrepreneurs from various fields.

• Jul 19, 2012

Barge Sinks, Spills Fuel And Oil Into Lake Huron

Fifteen beaches along Lake Huron has now been closed after a dredging barge sank, causing a tugboat to capsize.

• Jul 19, 2012

Judge Denies Attorney's Request To Drop Bashara Case

King said Griem didn't have a good enough reason to get out of the case after Griem refused to elaborate on the "breakdown" with his client.

• Jul 19, 2012

Local Bus Systems Get $30 Million Federal Grant

D-DOT and SMART are getting some help via the Federal Transportation Administration's State of Good Repair program.

• Jul 19, 2012

Church Holds Event To WOW Community

A local church plans to 'WOW' the community in hopes of easing the effects of ongoing unemployment, recession and foreclosures.

• Jul 19, 2012

UM Establishes Joint Biomedical Engineering Department

In an effort to develop more technologies that improve health care, the University of Michigan will establish a joint Department of Biomedical Engineering with footholds in both the College of Engineering and Medical School.

• Jul 19, 2012

Sanders Highland Park Fire Might Kill Recycling Plant

A Las Vegas firm planning a recycling plant for construction and demolition debris on the site of the former Sanders factory says the fire at the site last weekend may scuttle its plans.

• Jul 19, 2012

Energy Retailer's Call Center To Create Over 100 Jobs In Bingham Farms

Members of the Bingham Farms city council, Oakland county executives, state lawmakers and other community leaders joined Just Energy, a leading energy retailer in North America, to celebrate the opening of a new call center in Bingham Farms at a ribbon-cutting event Thursday.

• Jul 19, 2012

Over 2,300 Consumers Energy Customers Fall Victim To Utility Bill Payment Scam

Consumers Energy estimated that more than 2,300 of its customers have sought approximately $1 million as victims of a nationwide utility bill payment scam that surfaced in Michigan earlier this month.

• Jul 19, 2012

Trial Delayed Til Next Year In Elderly Woman's Death

A judge has postponed till January the trial of two ex-convicts in the home invasion and knife-slaying of an 80-year-old Royal Oak woman.

• Jul 19, 2012

Big Brother 14 Episode 3 Breakdown: Brains Or Brawn

Catch up on what's happening on Big Brother 14. Willie was selected to be Head Of Household after his coach Britney choose him, Shane and Jojo for her team. Willie then puts Frank and Kara up for elimination.

• Jul 19, 2012

NWP Opens Ann Arbor Office As IT, Financial Management Hub

NWP Services Corp., a provider of utility management, resident and property operation services, announced the opening of a new office in Ann Arbor, which includes 25 new staff hired from the local community.

• Jul 19, 2012

The Food Dialogues: Los Angeles

• Jul 19, 2012

Italian Yacht Builder Relies On Troy's HyperWorks

Altair Engineering Inc. announced that its HyperWorks CAE platform has been used by [AB]structures, an Italian structural design and engineering company, to structurally design and optimize the winning yacht in the Volvo Ocean Race, Groupama 4.

• Jul 19, 2012