DETROIT ? A strengthening auto sector helped propel the Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index up 2.6 percent in June. The June index was 127.4., 55 points, or 77 percent, above the index cyclical low of 72.1 during the 2009 recession. The index averaged 114 for all of 2012, 11 points above the index average
ANN ARBOR - LLamasoft, a supply chain design software provider, and ALK Technologies, specialists in GeoLogistics and navigation software, on Tuesday announced a partnership to offer ALK?s PCMILER routing, mileage and mapping software solution to LLamasoft customers for use in supply chain design. The partnership provides customers an industry-recognized means to accurately calculate distance and
BEIJING, China ? China's Internet was taken down in an attack on Sunday that could have been perpetrated by sophisticated hackers or an individual, security experts say. According to The Wall Street Journal, which earlier reported on the outage, China on Sunday was hit with what the government has called the biggest distributed denial-of-service attack
LANSING - The bill to expand and reform Michigan Medicaid finally passed the Senate by a vote of 20-18 in a dramatic vote Tuesday night after supporters fell a vote short in a vote earlier in the day. All 12 Senate Democrats voted to support HB 4714 along with eight Republicans ? Sen. Tom Casperson
TROY - Ten local companies have been selected for Automation Alley's Trade Mission to Indonesia and Singapore Sept. 6-13. The participating companies represent a wide range of industries, but all have one goal in common ? to boost global competitiveness and expand into Southeast Asia's most dynamic markets. In recent years, both Indonesia and Singapore
ANN ARBOR ? Nonprofit Enterprise At Work announced the former CEO and General Counsel for W.K. Kellogg, Susan Katz McFall, will join the BoardConnect team and lead her first workshop on Sept. 9. NEW?s BoardConnect program trains boards to be more effective, prepares individuals for board service and offers workshops on board member responsibilities. ?Susan
LANSING - Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville on Thursday confirmed that a majority of the caucus desires to vote, whether that's yes or no, on the main Medicaid reform and expansion bill that has loomed over senators all summer. "I don't think we were ready last time," Richardville (R-Monroe) said in a phone interview, referring
SAN FRANCISCO - Distributed denial of service attacks have been used to divert security personnel attention while millions of dollars were stolen from banks, according to a security researcher. At least three US banks in recent months have been plundered by fraudulent wire transfers while hackers deployed "low powered" DDoS attacks to mask their theft,
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REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft co-founder Steve Ballmer will retire from his role as CEO within the next 12 months, the software giant announced Friday. Ballmer will remain as chief executive until the board chooses someone to succeed him. "There is never a perfect time for this type of transition, but now is the right time,"