MOUNT CLEMENS - Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel announced his plan to build an $11 million, 25,000-square-foot operations and communications center that he said will be the first of its kind in Michigan. The center will combine communication between several Macomb County departments such as the Sheriff?s Office dispatch, the Roads Department Traffic Operations Center,
CLEVELAND - Eaton Corporation has named Patrick Randrianarison president of the Vehicle Group in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa effective August 1. In this role, Randrianarison will report to Ken Davis, president of Eaton?s Vehicle Group, and will be based in Turin, Italy. He will be responsible for leading Eaton?s automotive and truck businesses
ANN ARBOR - In an industry that now employs 22 percent fewer workers than it did just five years ago, automotive employers are finding they must search extensively to fill job openings. The market for skilled workers and the global competition for talent will be the focus of ?Surviving the Skills Shortage: Hiring Strategies and
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic has expanded the Modular Conveyor System family of products to include a Steerable Wheel Sorter. The sorter, engineered to accommodate cases, cartons, totes or trays weighing up to 110 pounds (50 kg), features robust performance for a wide variety of warehouse and distribution center applications. The steerable wheel design supports applications
LANSING - From the files of strange but true: Michigan's economy is improving so strongly that the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs is laying off more than 400 workers from the unit that handles calls from the jobless with questions about unemployment benefits. The layoffs involve 177 temporary workers and up to 225 permanent
STERLING HEIGHTS - UHY LLP welcomes new member in Panama, UHY Botello & Marquez S.A., to its global accountancy network. UHY Botello & Marquez S.A. was established in 2008. With a team of 7 staff and two partners, the firm is based in Panama City. With client operations in South, Central and North America, UHY
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced on Monday the first completed segment of their REACH-3MC Broadband Stimulus Project. The announcement came at a fiber-optic infrastructure dedication ceremony for Monroe County held at Monroe County Community College. Merit Network has successfully completed and lit the portion of REACH-3MC that will service the Monroe Community. The segment
LANSING - Four of the seven proposals that could appear on the November ballot seem to be on shaky ground with voters, according to a poll released Thursday. The survey from Public Policy Associates found none of the proposals at the 60 percent support mark, considered critical at the early stage of a ballot campaign
GRAND RAPIDS ? Craig T. Hall, the President of Lee Shore Equities, avoids the limelight. But the shadow he has cast on the West Michigan entrepreneurial scene looms long indeed. Since he graduated from Purdue University in 1972 with Bachelor?s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Hall has started eight successful supply chain and related technology companies
DETROIT ? The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is hosting its Mobile Moves Michigan mobile wireless technology conference at Motor City Casino on July 30th and 31st. Attend WIPJam to: ? Connect with mobile development experts from across North America. ? Discover new APIs, Tools, SDKs for app development. ? Get a crash course in