LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced Thursday that the feature film Northern 48 has been approved for a film incentive of $3.9 million. The project, set in Michigan, is scheduled to film in Pointe Aux Barques and metro Detroit this spring. ?Northern 48 has made a strong commitment to hiring Michigan cast and crew
ROCHESTER - Rochester will again host one of the planet's largest Earth Day celebrations in April when the MI Earth Day Fest returns for the ninth consecutive year. This year, the event will move from a grass lot, two blocks from Main Street, to downtown streets. Event organizers, MI Green Team, requested the move to
DETROIT - There's a new co-working space in one of Detroit?s oldest entrepreneurial spaces at TechTown on the edge of the Wayne State University campus. It?s called Junction440 since the address is 440 Burroughs. TechTown recently spent $1.5 million to renovate the 20,000 square-foot first floor, nearly half of which will be dedicated to co-working.
DETROIT - AT&T has 139 new job openings throughout Michigan, 96 of them new positions, primarily focused on call center staffing, retail opportunities and technicians. ?AT&T continues to expand its customer base in Michigan and invest in our network to ensure we are providing the high level of service customers have come to expect,? said
DETROIT - So you got a new computer. What are the first things you should do to ensure smooth sailing? How about that old computer or laptop, is it ready for 2014?Throughout this show we will be giving you tips on how to get your new and old computers ready for the new year. Check
STAMFORD ? Personal computers sales worldwide declined again for the seventh consecutive quarter as smartphone and tablet sales continue to be the device of choice for business and consumers alike. Gartner reported worldwide PC shipments totaled 82.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, a 6.9 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2012.
HONG KONG - The team wasted no time finding the goodies the provincial official had stashed in the 777. The cabin had been completely customized to his order, with three full bars spaced throughout, and a full kitchen at the tail. While the others sampled the high-end liquor, even bringing soft drinks to Colin and
LAS VEGAS - Aereo, an over-the-air provider of TV channels through the Internet's cloud, Wednesday announced that it has closed a $34 million Series C round of financing. Aereo launched in Detroit in November. Aereo, in a press release, said the new round of financing will support its rapid nationwide expansion and increase its investment
DETROIT - Compuware announced it will sell three of its business units representing roughly 25 percent of its total revenues in a $160 million deal with Marline Equity Partners of Los Angeles. The transaction is expected to close later this month. The businesses are Changepoint, Uniface, and Compuware?s professional services organization. Altogether they employ about
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple's smartphone sales have risen following the release of the iPhone 5S and 5C. But its rivals have chipped away at the company's longer-term market share, according to market researcher Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Looking at the global smartphone market for the three months ending November 2013, Kantar found that Apple's share had