DEARBORN ? The Agile and Beyond Conference on March 10 will again attract hundreds of attendees to the Ford Conference and Event Center to learn how to deal with the current economic challenges driving Michigan. Award winning author on business leadership Steve Denning along with software project management expert David J. Anderson will keynote. ?Our
ANN ARBOR - Bank of Ann Arbor CEO Timothy Marshall has been approved by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank to serve as Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Community Depository Institution Advisory Council. Marshall was originally appointed to serve as one of the twelve council members representing the five
LANSING - Facing competition from the New International Trade Crossing, the Moroun family, owners of the Ambassador Bridge, continued to contribute thousands to legislators' campaign and political action committees in 2011. Campaign finance reports showed at least $216,400 in spending by the Moroun family, including Manuel "Matty" Moroun, his wife Nora, son Matthew and Matthew's
YPSILANTI - Michigan-based business owners will share their success with aspiring entrepreneurs as the Eastern Michigan University College of Business presents the Sesi Midwest Entrepreneurship Conference on February 11 at the EMU Student Center. The conference will focus on Innovation and Green entrepreneurship in Michigan. The keynote speaker will be Elizabeth Redmond, founder and president
LANSING - After more than two hours of testimony Wednesday that has followed weeks of deliberation, Rep. Tom McMillin, House Education Committee chair, said he thinks a vote is likely next week on SB 619 , which removes the cap on cyberschools in Michigan. The committee continued its testimony after running through the 90 allotted
WASHINGTON ? Seeking novel ways to eliminate the gender gap in pay, the U.S. Department of Labor and its federal agency partners on the National Equal Pay Task Force announced Wednesday a contest for creating software applications that use the department's data to promote equal pay for men and women. Women are still paid less
OAK PARK - Azure Dynamics announced 45 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 20 units in Europe and 25 units in North America, which includes six initial units through the General Services Administration via Northside Ford in San Antonio, TX, a four unit order from Verizon and a four unit order from an internet
DETROIT - Charles G. "Chip" McClure Thursday was named to the DTE Energy board of directors. McClure, 58, is chairman, president and CEO of Meritor Inc. He joined the company in 2004. Prior to his current role, McClure served as president and CEO, and a member of the board of Federal-Mogul Corp. He joined the
LANSING - Michigan voters back taking action to erect barriers in the Chicago canals to keep the Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, a poll taken by the Lansing firm of EPIC/MRA shows. The poll of 600 likely voters also showed that nearly three-quarters of those asked were very concerned about the invasive species
AUBURN HILLS ? Plex Systems continues to eye an initial public offering in 2012 as it reports a 30-percent revenue gain for fiscal 2011 in a year when many other Michigan companies struggled to break even. Plex CEO Mark Symonds, in an interview with MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan, said, ?We?re watching the market and looking