DETROIT ? The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan has merged with the old Connectech Detroit to expand its technology networking group with a focused on mobile technology. MTAM currently has chapters in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and Lansing. With this merger, MTAM will reach out to former Connectech Detroit members ? and former Connectech
TROY ? Billhighway has debuted Billhighway Connect, a flexible payment processing solution that integrates with existing nonprofit donor software and accounting, payroll, banking and database systems. Billhighway Connect helps organizations that rely on donations or membership transactions to seamlessly integrate online, phone and mail payments into a robust financial system. Nonprofits enjoy minimum upfront costs
LANSING - States face a series of revenue and fiscal issues, including Medicaid costs, underfunded retirement costs, local government fiscal stress and narrowing tax bases that could lead to overall budget crisis for many states, a national report said. The report, from the State Budget Crisis Task Force, did not include Michigan in the states
LANSING - House Speaker Jase Bolger and Rep. Roy Schmidt clearly attempted to perpetrate a fraud on the electorate by attempting to pay a friend of Schmidt's nephew to run against him after he switched parties, according to a scathing report released Tuesday by the Kent County prosecutor, but none of it was illegal. The
LIVONIA ? Schoolcraft College is hosting an event on Aug. 1 about incorporating social collaboration into master content management. Collaborative and social content experiences are how today?s business user consumes and creates content. These content environments come with the same culpability and responsibility as traditional content systems, but organizations need an end-to-end strategy and solution
LANSING ? Blaine Baker has been appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to fill an open position on the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan board of directors. Baker, co-owner of Bakerlads Farm in Clayton, brings nearly 40 years of farming experience to the CMPM board. He serves as vice chairman of the Lenawee Conservation District and
TROY - New business and export sales for Automation Alley's trade mission participants to Brazil now total $188 million, an increase of $22 million. The total contracts secured by participants have created 1,044 new jobs, both direct and indirect, for Southeast Michigan. ?It?s remarkable what our International Business Services team continues to achieve. A 12
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office gave the movie, ?Only Lovers Left Alive,? an incentive of $365,904. Set in Detroit and Tangiers, the project will feature a wide range of Detroit locations and showcase some of Detroit?s influential sounds and diverse musical contributions throughout the soundtrack. Written and directed by iconic independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch,
LANSING - The Michigan Retailers Association on Monday called on Treasurer Andy Dillon to send a bill to online mogul Amazon for sales tax owed to the state, asserting it has a physical presence and therefore, by law, must require its customers pay sales tax. "Because Amazon has a physical presence in Michigan it has
DETROIT - General Motors will be creating big new IT development centers at its Warren tech center and its downtown Detroit headquarters over the next three years under new chief information officer Randy Mott, told WWJ Newsradio 950 editor Matt Roush. In an interview Thursday morning, Mott said he believes ?insourcing? IT will give GM