DETROIT - GreenLancer, a Web-based solar energy engineering company, said it has secured more than $275,000 in private funding from a syndicate of Michigan-based investors. The offering was oversubscribed with additional investors still clamoring to jump on board. Initial investors in GreenLancer include Bizdom (Detroit), Start Garden (Grand Rapids), Blue Water Angels (Midland) and Northern
LAPEER - Grid Logic has been awarded a $3.8 million grant through the Advanced Research Projects Agency ? Energy of the United States Department of Energy. To support Grid Logic's federally required cost share, NextEnergy has selected Grid Logic as the first recipient of its Michigan Accelerating Technology Energy Grant. Grid Logic develops and manufactures
LANSING - The assessment paid by auto insurance customers to the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association will increase 6 percent on July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, the association announced on Wednesday. The increase is $11 more than current rates, or $186 per insured vehicle, and represents $156.44 to cover anticipated new claims, $29.12 to
SAN FRANCISCO - A new Websense report suggests that approximately 94 percent of endpoints that run Oracle's Java are vulnerable to at least one exploit, and we are ignoring updates at our own peril. According to security researchers at Websense, it's not just zero-day attacks that remain a persistent threat. Instead, Java exploits are now
GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group announced that it has earned the Building Industry Consultant Service International data center certification for the fourth consecutive year. The BICSI data center certification is built upon globally-recognized information technology industry standards. This particular certification acknowledges Trivalent Group?s commitment to implementing best practices within its data center by providing above average
ROCHESTER ? MI Earth Day Fest, which drew 50,000 attendees in year's past, is scheduled again for April 26-28 in downtown Rochester after a three-year hiatus. Admission is free. Featuring green and healthy living exhibits, presentations, programs and networking, as well as entertainment, awards, food and family fun, the MI Earth Day Fest will highlight
HOLLAND - Holland Board of Public Works announced it has received the Reliable Public Power Provider 1 Diamond recognition from the American Public Power Association for providing consumers with the highest degree of reliable and safe electric service. This award places HBPW in the top one percent of all public utilities in the United States.
DEARBORN ? AAA Michigan has launched a new web site to educate teen drivers just as a new state law goes into effect March 28 that bans talking on a cell phone while driving for anyone with a Level 1 or 2 license. This comprehensive resource provides extensive state-specific information and useful tools to help
LANSING - A poll conducted by Marketing Resource Group found that 52 percent of those surveyed believe the state is on the wrong track, but a plurality of those voters also believe the state economy has gotten better in the last year and are somewhat optimistic about next year's performance. Of those questioned, 63 percent
GRAND RAPIDS ? Rick Van Dis, Irwin Seating?s Director of Supply Chain Management, was one of the 225 people who attended the 10th Annual Midwest Supply Chain Management Conference on March 14 at Grand Valley State University?s Eberhard Center. He said he?s participated every year. ?The conference gives me a great cross section of what