ANN ARBOR ? Online Tech continues to expand across Michigan, announcing this week it will open a 34,000 square foot, $10 million data center in Westland, the fourth in Southeast Michigan. The company also operates two data centers in Ann Arbor and one in Flint. Online Tech is renovating and building out a network switching
DETROIT ? Strategic Staffing Solutions has opened its fifth office in Europe and 27th office globally ? in Edinburgh, Scotland. The new office is located at 9-10 St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH2 2AF. It is part of the European network run by S3?s partner in the UK, Gibbs S3, and will initially serve one
EAST LANSING - Even more than the city's fiscal woes, education and employment levels of Detroit's population will make the city's long-term economic recovery more difficult, a Michigan State University economist argues in a recently published paper. Compared to other cities of similar size, Detroit is burdened with a smaller percentage who have either high
LANSING - As the Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday it would reduce the nation's renewable fuel target it first set back in 2007, ethanol corn growers and supporters of biodiesel expressed grave disappointment in seeing the agency "cave" to opponents. The EPA set an overall ceiling of 15.21 billion gallons for renewable fuels in 2014,
LANSING - U.S. Rep. Gary Peters of Bloomfield Township was the lone Democrat from Michigan to vote Friday for a Republican bill that would allow existing health insurance plans to remain for sale for another year in response to complaints about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act leading to the cancellation of policies. Peters'
LANSING - A group of businesses this week formed the Energy Choice Now Leadership Council to work with the governor and the Legislature on expanding choice. The new Leadership Council is largely businesses that were already part of the Energy Choice Now coalition, many of whose members have been working since it was enacted to
By Aimee Rhodes TENAFLY, N.J. - IT-security related salaries are expected to climb in 2014, according to a survey released by TEKsystems, which polled some 900 IT leaders including CIOs, IT VPs, IT directors and IT hiring managers. Some 65 percent of respondents said they expected security salaries to increase. That?s up from a similar
DETROIT - Organizers of the North American International Auto Show on Thursday announced that singer, songwriter Sheryl Crow will perform at the black tie Charity Preview gala, Jan. 17, 2014, at Cobo Center. "We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Sheryl Crow will be our musical guest at Charity Preview," said NAIAS Chairman Bob Shuman.
LANSING - The Public Service Commission on Thursday approved a slew of settlement agreements, including one authorizing Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation to increase natural gas rates by nearly $5 million across the board effective January 1, 2014. The Michigan Gas rate change would result in an increase of 96 cents on the monthly bill of
TROY - Media Genesis has partnered with Claim Your Youth, a division of the Credit Union Association of New Mexico, to deliver digital tools to help credit unions connect with young members. Credit unions often struggle to attract young members. At a time when credit unions are merging and the number of credit unions is