http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/Local Small Business, Market Updates, Economy, Finance News & MoreenFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:16 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noLocal Small Business, Market Updates, Economy, Finance News & Moreann_arbor_business_reviewhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/huGObxEqxX8/detroit_economic_growth_corp_nsf_interna.html631918631920631922631924134031137984Sven GustafsonFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:08:23 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3958751 ]]>The Detroit Economic Growth Corp., NSF International, Ypsilanti's Clean Energy Coalition and are hiring.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/detroit_economic_growth_corp_nsf_interna.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/5YeYdrgTxnM/Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:16 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3958671 ]]>Details of the six proposals for Ann Arbor's “Library Lot” were published today, raising plenty of speculation about what could end up on the downtown site. But it’s still important to consider the real question about the future of the......http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/ann-arbor-library-lot-proposals-raise-timing-questions/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/kQjvOo1IsmY/Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:18 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3958674 ]]>Michigan has some natural advantages that could help it become a significant player in the renewable energy sector, but challenges remain with the financing and public policy necessary to make it happen, according to a panel of entrepreneurs and industry......http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/capital-culture-challenge-states-renewable-energy-development/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/G_j0ySk_Bmg/michigans_151_unemployment_rate_for_octo.html631782Sven GustafsonFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:49 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3958309 ]]>Michigan was again tops among states for monthly unemployment figures in October despite falling slightly to 15.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. It marks the 44th consecutive month that Michigan has at least tied for the nation's highest jobless rate.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/michigans_151_unemployment_rate_for_octo.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/scKpShWUJmw/Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:45:01 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3958137 ]]>Black Friday isn't just about shoppers, Michigan-based mall operator Taubman reminds us. It's also about the store and mall employees who have to get up even earlier than the shoppers to stock and staff the stores that open as early......http://www.annarbor.com/shopping/taubman-malls-give-store-employees-black-friday-perks/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/54ULSrpzZME/Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:44:57 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3957919 ]]>The holiday season is upon us and soon it will be Christmas trees and holiday lights, crowded malls and shopping bags. But, shoppers will not be the only ones rushing around this holiday season. Retailers all over the country will......http://www.annarbor.com/shopping/holiday-hires-on-the-decline/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/aNo4fTjKP24/unemployment_benefit_extension_certifica.html2175209464102067622642145541411Sven GustafsonFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:14:50 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3957809 ]]>Individuals who have certified for unemployment benefits or the recently enacted extensions can contact the automated MARVIN system by telephone or online Monday through Saturday. The UIA expects up to 80,000 displaced workers who have exhausted their benefit payments will begin claiming eligibility for the Emergency Unemployment Compensation extensions next week.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/unemployment_benefit_extension_certifica.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/NwKriLvSvo8/university_of_michigan_forecast_for_cont.html2151301122973654579385187824584111456173631567141120365Sven GustafsonFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:43:50 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3957219 ]]>As many commenters noted on yesterday's post on the economists' predictions for the U.S. economy, predictions are only that – predictions. These are smart economists, yes, but their forecast for 2009, made this time last year as the recession was burrowing deeper, severely undershot the severity of the crisis.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/university_of_michigan_forecast_for_cont.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/9N3Vtg-DN1c/Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:42:53 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3957113 ]]>(Note: AnnArbor.com's Nathan Bomey is live blogging the economic forecast starting at 9:30 a.m. Log in and share your thoughts and questions.)A severe jobs crisis will continue to haunt Michigan as the state’s unemployment rate tops 15 percent through the......http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/michigans-unemployment-rate-will-top-15-through-2011-economic-forecast-says/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/TaHMsi_b6BA/Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:42:38 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3957011 ]]>The deal for Ann Arbor medical devices firm HandyLab, a promising technology company often held up as a bright spot in the local economy, has been finalized by New Jersey-based medical devices manufacturer Becton, Dickinson and Company. BD paid $275......http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/275m-sale-finalized-for-ann-arbors-handylab/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/Sr27QDFuwS8/technical_jobs_account_for_nearly_half_o.html5501556663447414554628212259526628214Sven GustafsonThu, 19 Nov 2009 14:24:10 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3955356 ]]>Nearly half of the nearly 11,000 jobs posted on an online jobs board that lists openings with venture capital-backed companies are in engineering, product development, science and quality assurance, the National Venture Capital Association said Thursday.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/technical_jobs_account_for_nearly_half_o.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/12WPIPNf-08/Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:37:16 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3955190 ]]>Shoppers face a dizzying array of offers of help in the form of new Web sites, services and mobile phone applications as they set out for their holiday shopping this year. To make the most of new services, experts advise......http://www.annarbor.com/shopping/tech-gadgets-can-help-bargain-shoppers-get-their-holiday-groove/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/xe4Oy5-pi2A/all_emergency_unemployment_compensation.html2453459819566063028966070145546302901411Sven GustafsonThu, 19 Nov 2009 13:32:32 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3955063 ]]>There's another problem with the unemployment extensions signed into law earlier this month: The legislation does nothing to address the fact that all of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits program all expire at the end of the year.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/all_emergency_unemployment_compensation.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/yzD6LLnIWuc/despite_economic_gloom_some_readers_see.html60995117101145614554283561411Sven GustafsonThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:40:52 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3954899 ]]>The news Wednesday that Michigan's unemployment rate declined to 15.1 percent in October and payroll jobs rose for the first time since May 2007 seems to have – I don't know how to describe it – upset some readers. Or at least provided them with new reasons to question the accuracy of the data.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/despite_economic_gloom_some_readers_see.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/So0tf5KzOEQ/Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:27:40 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3954684 ]]>NEW YORK — This holiday season, J.C. Penney CEO and Chairman Myron E. Ullman III is armed with a lineup of exclusive fashion brands he helped bring to the department store chain, and he's ready to battle key rivals like......http://www.annarbor.com/shopping/jc-penney-ceo-says-the-recession-plays-into-stores-strength/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/KdaPgwDnHTs/Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:27:02 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3954281 ]]>Gift cards are the most-requested holiday items on gift lists and about $23 billion will be sold this year. But what if the gift-giver can buy something on a deep discount and spend less on the gift? That's what may......http://www.annarbor.com/shopping/gift-card-spending-will-fall-as-shoppers-wait-for-bargains/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/ClpPycycH7c/ge_plans_to_hire_80_engineers_and_it_sta.html1441967183123839367704566654507114561455436993495194847Sven GustafsonThu, 19 Nov 2009 09:31:56 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3954280 ]]>GE envisions the facility housing its largest concentration of IT professionals worldwide working in software development, data architecture, networking, business intelligence and program management. It will also house research and development for next-generation manufacturing of renewable energy, aircraft engine, gas turbine and other products.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/ge_plans_to_hire_80_engineers_and_it_sta.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/IXpSzF9Bi0k/us_jobless_rate_to_peak_at_104_but_job_g.html193882151301122973654495171726646616569141120365Sven GustafsonThu, 19 Nov 2009 11:45:59 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3954020 ]]>The recovery, while boosted by the federal government's $787 billion stimulus plan, will be hampered by a still-recovering financial sector, weak consumer spending and other factors, the economists said. Their forecast sees the economy expanding by 2.3 percent next year and 2.6 percent in 2011.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/us_jobless_rate_to_peak_at_104_but_job_g.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/SyEumjKfHX8/october_job_numbers_michigan_saw_gains_i.html311319886480114561906161455487721411Sven GustafsonThu, 19 Nov 2009 08:22:20 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3953883 ]]>The 22,000 increase in total employment for Michigan in October represents the first time since May 2007 that the state has seen an uptick in the number of jobs. http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/october_job_numbers_michigan_saw_gains_i.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann_arbor_business_review/~3/8WQZBUSkbAk/Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:45 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf//5005.3953873 ]]>U.S. unemployment will peak at 10.4 percent in early 2010 and dip slightly to 9.5 percent by the end of 2011, according to a University of Michigan economic forecast released this morning. The economy will expand by 2.3 percent in......http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/us-unemployment-will-top-9-through-2011-university-of-michigan-economists-say/nonadult