LANSING - In discussing the amount of money proposed by Governor Rick Snyder to go to the Department of Transportation this fiscal year, Sen. John Pappageorge suggested upping the ante for what he and others expect will be a long season of filling potholes. Pappageorge (R-Troy) off-handedly proposed to Senate Appropriations Committee members on Wednesday
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic has introduced an order fulfillment system for piece picking applications it calls the Dematic Put Wall System. The fulfillment system serves as an order consolidation and packing method that brings high productivity, order accuracy, speed and efficiency to the order fulfillment process. The Dematic Put Wall System is scalable and modular,
GROSSE POINT PARK - Lightmob LLC, a technology startup, has announced the availability of the 2nd generation of its patented data recovery software, GEEPS. Gen II improves upon the original by including built in storage on the same USB Flash drive that delivers the software. The all-in-one unit comes in the original two gigabyte format
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder called on business leaders to hound members of Congress over a new customs plaza for New International Trade Crossing as he presented his administration's triumphs to a Detroit Regional Chamber luncheon last Friday. The address was what has become the governor's annual presentation to the Chamber after he presents his
DETROIT ? Ourtunez, an iOS app soon to be released on Android, has launched a series of radio stations inspired by, and in tribute to numerous highly regarded musicians, starting with rock ?n roll Hall of Famer Steven Tyler. Named the Steven Tyler Jukebox, the station is dedicated to playing the music that has inspired
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. announced that its board of directors has approved a 3 for 1 stock split in the form of a stock dividend . Shareholders of record as of February 18 will receive a distribution of two additional shares of ITC common stock for each share they hold. Upon completion of the
DETROIT - Huron Capital Partners LLC has partnered with veteran energy executive Phil Bomrad to form a holding company, Albireo Energy, that it will invest in and partner with regional and niche energy services providers. Companies that provide energy efficiency and grid services for commercial and institutional buildings are the target. The goal is to
DETROIT - Paul A. Glantz, founder and chair of Emagine Entertainment, and Marcie Brogan, founder and chair of Brogan & Partners, were presented with the in augural Sam Cupp Impact Awards. These awards celebrate the life and vision of Winning Futures? late founder Sam Cupp. All honorees have impacted their community through charity work, education,
ANN ARBOR - Rubicon Genomics announced the launch of its PicoPLEX DNA-seq Kits for use with Illumina next-generation sequencing platforms. PicoPLEx is used for single-cell DNA amplification for microarray and PCR-based pre-implantation genetic screening and diagnosis. PicoPLEX DNA-seq now enables researchers and clinicians to access PicoPLEX technology for analyses conducted on Illumina NGS systems. PicoPLEX
LANSING ? The Michigan Technology Network last week announced the winners of an annual Fellowship program, awarding $2,500 to three very diverse recipients to use for technology-based educational programs. Winners this year include Teresa Roberts, a returning adult learner striving to refresh her technical skill set at Lansing Community College, and David LaGrave, a high