FARMINGTON HILLS ? Join the Michigan Israel Business Bridge Jan. 9 for its first networking program of 2014: The Connected Autonomous Vehicle, How Michigan and Israel can partner on technology. Registration closes Jan. 7. Speakers include: Udi Naamani, CEO, Fusepoint Solutions(Ann Arbor/Israel), Past Director of the Connected Vehicle Proving Center at the University of Michigan
MUSKEGON - Muskegon ranked third in job growth for the year among other major metropolitan areas across Michigan, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, & Budget. From October 2012 to October 2013, Muskegon saw a 2.3 percent increase in non-farm employment and added 1,400 jobs. Muskegon ranked third in the
LANSING - The year 2013 started quietly for the 97th Legislature as is usually the case in the first year of a new legislative term, but quickly ramped up into another year of significant changes in Michigan law. Gongwer reviewed the 277 public acts so far in 2013. There is one bill the Legislature must
LANSING - Neogen Corporation announced Thursday that it has acquired the stock of Chem-Tech Ltd., a manufacturer of insecticides for the animal and food industries. The 35-year-old company, which is wholly owned by Pat and Kelle Rolfes, operates an extensive manufacturing and distribution facility in Pleasantville, Iowa. Chem-Tech's revenues for the most recent 12 months
TROY ? Learn how to best position your company to take advantage of business opportunities abroad at the Global Economic and Industry Outlook for 2014 on Jan. 30 at Automation Alley?s headquarters. The event will answer such questions as how will the eurozone, China's GDP growth rate, geopolitical threats, shale oil discoveries, technological innovations and
DETROIT ? What's up for technology in 2014. Hear the predictions of the Internet Advisor team in this podcast. Predictions come from Mike Brennan, Foster Braun, Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Cal Carson, Shane Hamlin, Richard Stiennon, Emily Hay, Sheri Kam, and Mike Ammon. Click on InternetAdvisor.Net
SAN FRANCISCO - Robbing ATMs is nothing new. There's the everlasting stick-em-up, the bogus card scheme, ATM phishing, and more. But, it appears new ways are being invented to pull off successful cash machine heists. It was recently revealed that thieves were able to access loads of ATM money by injecting machines with malware using
SAN FRANCISCO - Heads up, Snapchat users: someone has allegedly comprised 4.6 million accounts, potentially exposing your usernames and phone numbers. The Snapchat account information apparently had been posted to a site called SnapchatDB.info by an individual or group determined to prod the 2-year-old photo-sharing service, which has more than 8 million adult users in
AUBURN HILLS - The Chrysler Foundation today announced grants totaling $229,000 to support FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics teams and organizations in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ontario, Canada. Twenty-nine grants went to Michigan High Schools. The grants will enable more than 1,000 middle and high school students to discover
HONG KONG - Tonight's sortie was an old-fashioned stakeout, Buck had said. If Yvonne had ever been on one, she would have understood his sentiment, but instead she was anxious, feeling exposed to dangers she never experienced working in her labs behind the protection of computer screens and miles, sometimes thousands of them, between her