ANN ARBOR - Servant Systems has launched a new software release for Mr. Handyman, the leading national handyman service franchise and member of the Service Brands International family of franchise companies. The Mr. Handyman "Toolbox" release adds the ability to track subcontractors that work on Mr. Handyman projects. Toolbox is a comprehensive software application, originally
WASHINGTON DC - When the United States government was shut down back in October, all of the Federal Election Commission?s employees were furloughed. Chinese hackers reportedly took the opportunity to breach the agency?s computer systems. According to the Center for Public Integrity, the attack came shortly after an independent auditor warned that the FEC?s systems
ANN ARBOR - Rubicon Genomics reported major gains in 2013 sales of its nucleic acid library preparation products, ThruPLEX-FD Prep Kits and PicoPLEX WGA Kits, resulting in an increase in company revenues of 85 percent. But the bioscience company did not report earnings. ?This has been a breakout year for Rubicon, as our expanded marketing
LANSING - Fifty-eight percent of small business owners in a recent Small Business Association of Michigan survey said their company health insurance rates went up this year, compared to just four percent who said that their rates went down. Nine percent reported no change in their rates, six percent didn?t know if their rates had
DEARBORN - The Detroit Chapters of the IIA and ISACA are co-sponsoring the 15th Annual Spring Conference scheduled for March 10-12, 2014 at The University of Michigan - Dearborn Fairlane Center North. WHEN - Monday, March 10, 2014 - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 WHERE - University of Michigan Fairlane Center North 19000 Hubbard, Dearborn, Michigan
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - International Data Corporation forecasts that the Big Data technology and services market will grow at a 27 percent compound annual growth rate to $32.4 billion through 2017 - or about six times the growth rate of the overall information and communication technology market. Although there are multiple scenarios that could unfold and
PLYMOUTH - After nearly a decade in the city of Detroit, Genesis Genetics has moved its corporate headquarters to Plymouth. Tony Gordon Ph.D., Genesis Genetics Managing Director, leads the team of scientists, genetic counselors and case coordinators. In the United States, Genesis Genetics focuses its science on two important fertility technologies: Preimplantation Genetic Screening and
LANSING - Neogen Corp. for the second quarter of its fiscal year, which ended Nov. 30, reported lower net income despite higher sales due to what a top executive called a year of ?clean crops.? Acquisition expenses also played a part. Sales for Neogen in the quarter were $59.6 million, up 15 percent from $50.7
DETROIT - DTE Energy is lowering electric rates by approximately 6.5 percent for its residential electric customers in 2014, due to lower fuel supply costs and on-going efforts to reduce the company's cost structure. The average residential electric customer will see an annual savings of about $80. Business customer rates will decline by 5.5 ?
MARQUETTE ? We Energies and Wolverine Power Cooperative announced the two companies have decided to end their joint venture at the Presque Isle Power Plant, along with the installation of state-of-the-art emission controls. Wolverine is a generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Cadillac. It supplies power to five distribution electric cooperatives and two Alternative Electric