Mid Michigan Business Notebook http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/ Read and shared by Mid Michigan's Business Leaders. en-us 60 Indymac Flop Has Scared Some; What to Know It started with Indymac. Then Freddie. Then Fannie. http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10767/rss/ http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10767/rss/ Mid Michigan Business Notebook 2008-07-17T15:00:00-05:00 How Banks and the FDIC Deal With Your Dollars The chief concern among customers is the likelihood that their monies will be lost to poor performing and insolvent banks. http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10766/rss/ http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10766/rss/ Mid Michigan Business Notebook 2008-07-17T15:00:00-05:00 State Passes New Gift Card Law; Amends Michigan's Consumer Protection Act The Legislature along with Governor Granholms have passed new legislation that strengthens consumer protections on gift cards and gift certificates. http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10765/rss/ http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10765/rss/ Mid Michigan Business Notebook 2008-07-16T15:00:00-05:00 A $5.7 Million Tax Break Given for New Midland Facility Massachusetts-based Evergreen Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of solar power panels, has chosen Midland over a competing site in another state to establish a new facility after being granted a $5.7 million tax break from state and local governments. http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10764/rss/ http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10764/rss/ Mid Michigan Business Notebook 2008-07-16T15:00:00-05:00 K-Dow Names Fitterling CEO; Michigan as World Headquarters The two companies recently named James R. Fitterling the chief executive officer of the new market leading global company - K-Dow Petrochemicals (KDP). Dow and PIC also announced the selection of Michigan as the location of the world headquarters for the new joint venture. http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10763/rss/ http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10763/rss/ Mid Michigan Business Notebook 2008-07-16T15:00:00-05:00 Kim Harvey Starts at Wolverine Bank Kim Harvey has joined Wolverine Bank as a Business Development Officer, specializing in residential mortgage lending. http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10762/rss/ http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10762/rss/ Mid Michigan Business Notebook 2008-07-16T15:00:00-05:00 Douglass named assoc. dean of CMU's science and technology college Biology department professor and Chairwoman Claudia Douglass has been named to the new post, effective July 1. http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10761/rss/ http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10761/rss/ Mid Michigan Business Notebook 2008-07-16T15:00:00-05:00 Branch Elected Governor of AAF District 6 Greg Branch, VP/creative director at Princing & Ewend, has been elected governor of the American Advertising Federation's (AAF) District 6 http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10760/rss/ http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10760/rss/ Mid Michigan Business Notebook 2008-07-16T15:00:00-05:00 Weidner Joins Midland Accounting Office Yeo & Yeo, P.C., CPAs has added Tammie M. Weidner to its staff as a Staff Accountant. She serves in the business and management consulting group in the Midland office. http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10759/rss/ http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10759/rss/ Mid Michigan Business Notebook 2008-07-16T15:00:00-05:00 Delta's Corp Services in the 'Top 20' For the fourth consecutive year, Delta College Corporate Services has been selected to a prestigious list of the nation's top providers for business training solutions. http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10758/rss/ http://www.midmichigannotebook.com/content/story/10758/rss/ Mid Michigan Business Notebook 2008-07-16T15:00:00-05:00