ANN ARBOR - Many healthcare organizations have Spanish-speaking staff who could serve as interpreters ? with the proper training. University of Michigan Health Services Interpreter Services offers a course ? Medical Interpreting for Spanish Speakers ? to teach your staff the skills they need to interpret competently. This course is open to all fully bilingual
DETROIT - Compuware Corporation reported Thursday night after the stock market closed that its net income fell to $21.6 million (10 cents per share) vs. $34 million (15 cents per share) a year earlier - a decline of 36.5 percent from the year earlier quarter. But revenue rose 2.4 percent to $253.1 million from the
LANSING - The 175th anniversary of Michigan's admission to the union was Thursday, and in proclaiming statehood day Governor Rick Snyder said the state's greatest days are to come. Michigan has a great past, Snyder said, but "the innovative spirit that built this state will take us to new heights in the 21st century and
GRAND RAPIDS - Adtegrity, a national Internet advertising agency, Thursday announced the appointment of Tom Simpson as Vice President of West Coast Sales. "We have worked with Tom for 10 years in his previous positions, and when he became available, we knew it'd be a good fit," said Scott Brew, CEO and president of Adtegrity.
ANN ARBOR - A miniature, battery-free, wireless, cardiac implant being developed by a University of Michigan researcher and Ypsilanti-based Integrated Sensing Systems Inc. has received $1.5 million grant that could help it land patents more quickly. The National Institutes of Health grant will help a research team led by Martin Bocks, M.D. and ISSYS to
ANN ARBOR - Organizers of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium issued its call for presenting companies for the 31st annual event. The final applications deadline is March 6. Each year, the Symposium serves as a conduit for introducing early stage and emerging growth companies seeking funding to U.S. investors prospecting deals. It has also played
DETROIT - Howard W.T. Matthew, Ph.D., professor of chemical engineering, materials science and biomedical engineering at Wayne State University, is one of 107 new members elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. The Detroit resident's election was based on what institute officials said are seminal contributions to
BIRMINGHAM - Challenge Detroit is looking for 30 innovative leaders from across the United States to live, work and play in Detroit. When the year is over, they hope these men and woman become entrepreneurs and goodwill ambassadors for Southeast Michigan. The fine print on this program is it provides a $500 a month housing
DETROIT - While court arguments over the "Gateway Project" at the Ambassador Bridge continue, construction on one of the final pieces of the project may begin soon. Officials in the Department of Transportation said they have gotten authority from the Federal Highway Administration to complete a section of ramp that will connect I-75 and I-96
TROY - Michigan has most of the pieces needed to be a hub for moving goods across the continent, but it needs that right marketing effort to make businesses aware the services are there, a variety of experts told those gathered for a forum on regional exports by the Michigan State University Institute for Public