DETROIT - Software and services company Compuware posted a slightly larger quarterly profit than Wall Street expected, $25.3 million, or 12 cents a share, compared with $21.6 million or 10 cents a share last year. Analysts were expecting 11 cents. For the third quarter of fiscal 2013, which ended Dec. 31, the computer services company
DETROIT - Saying Michigan's economic future is dependent on having more people with higher educational skills, the group Business Leaders for Michigan is stepping up efforts to restore, ultimately, another $1 billion to higher education funding to the state. Doing so would help erase much of the funding cuts Michigan's 15 public four- year universities
DETROIT ? Wayne State University is offering the Project Management Masters Certification Program March 12 - 15. Project management professionals, business and technology professionals, students, and educators are invited to register. The PMMC is designed for those seeking professional project management certification. It serves as both a thorough professional education and recognized certification. Those seeking
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced a new effort to attract entrepreneurial college students from around the country and connect them with the resources they'll need to create and sustain a successful Michigan business. LiveWorkLaunch, based on MEDC?s successful LiveWorkDetroit! career networking program, will showcase opportunities available in Michigan for graduates looking to
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced the second season of the television series Ask Dr. Nandi has been approved for a film incentive from the state. The weekly physician talk show will continue to film at Detroit Public Television studios in Wixom. ?Dr. Partha Nandi has remained committed to filming his television show here
TROY - David Girodat, President and CEO of Fifth Third Bank, Eastern Michigan, has been elected to the Walsh College Board of Trustees. Girodat is responsible for the growth and strategic direction of the four lines of business including: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending and Investment Advisors for the affiliate. A Clinton Township resident,
ANN ARBOR - Four Michigan companies recently received investments from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund totaling $1 million. To date, the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, a collaborative effort of Michigan?s SmartZones to support start-ups? product commercialization, has awarded 83 Michigan companies with seed funding totaling more than $19 million. ?It?s exciting to see how Michigan
LANSING - The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation is strictly a regulator, but the launch of the Department of Insurance and Financial Services is an opportunity to take the lead on some issues, Kevin Clinton, director of both, told Gongwer News Service. But the change will not mean much of an expansion in staff
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder signaled he was willing to consider a major change in how Michigan awards its electoral votes in presidential elections by dropping the winner-take-all system for one based on the winner of each of the state's congressional districts. Snyder told The Associated Press for a story looking at Republican efforts to
ST. LOUIS - Wells Fargo Foundation announced recently an $8,000 grant awarded to Van Andel Institute to help fund the research of rare disorders being conducted at VAI in cooperation with clinical providers of Spectrum Health. The objective of this research effort is to identify causal mutations for rare diseases. Individuals afflicted by rare disease