LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan's national affiliate the National Small Business Association recently submitted comments warning against the Department of Labor's proposed rules on overtime pay. In addition to the massive threshold increase, NSBA also criticized the DOL's process for not allowing an appropriate time frame for stakeholders to properly study and
EAST LANSING - James Klausner, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Florida, has been named chair of the Michigan State University Department of Mechanical Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Klausner will replace Alejandro Diaz, who served as chair of the mechanical engineering department from 2009 to 2015. Diaz is now focused
MUSKEGON - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum's September membership meeting will feature a spotlight on sustainability at Harley-Davidson, beach clean-ups, and waste diversion. This month's luncheon is at the Annis Water Resources Institute in Muskegon September 14 from Noon to 2 pm. The leading brand in an industry not traditionally known for sustainability, Harley-Davidson has
SOUTHFIELD - Thylias Moss, an award-winning poet who has experimented with using computer technology to write poetry, will give a poetry reading on Sept. 25 as part of the conference, Network Detroit: Digital Humanities Theory and Practice, at Lawrence Technological University. The poetry reading, which is free and open to the public, will be at
GLENVIEW, IL - A new survey says the majority of small business owners are concerned about breaches to their Internet and electronic security. As cyber security hacks have become an increasingly prevalent issue, 60 percent of small business owners said they are concerned enough that they are taking extra precautions including firewalls, offsite protected servers,
HOUGHTON - Washington Monthly magazine's newly released College Guide ranked Michigan Technological University seventh in the nation for its ROTC program and 15th for faculty receiving significant research grants. The magazine's latest rankings also placed Michigan Tech in the top 25 percent of all national universities and the top 18 percent for students earning bachelor's
WARREN - Thousands of middle and high school students are expected at Macomb Community College's South Campus in Warren Dec. 2 and 3 for the college's annual RET Days - Robotics, Engineering and Technology. Companies and organizations are still being sought to participate by operating hands-on engineering and robotics activities at the event. To read
Dear Detroit ISACA Chapter Members, Hello from Linda Kearney CISA, CIA, CIPP-US ISACA Detroit Chapter President I hope everyone is having a great summer. Since we last met in May, the Detroit Chapter Board Members have been busy planning the 2015-2016 year, which we hope to make enjoyable and relevant to the interests of our
LIVONIA - September 16 ISACA Detroit Chapter Meeting Pre-Dinner Topic will focus on the Internet of Things and Information Assurance, while the after-dinner topic will be Demonstrating Information Security Program Effectiveness. The Pre-Dinner presentation will be made by Keith Wilson, Systems Engineer, Lancope After-Dinner speaker is Doug Copley, Beaumont Health Systems. 4:30 - 5:00 Registration
LANSING - A bipartisan group of four representatives representing both peninsulas said Thursday they are introducing bills designed to remove barriers for businesses and individuals in the state to generate their own energy and receive fair-value pricing. Rep. Jeff Irwin(D-Ann Arbor) andRep. Ed McBroom(R-Vulcan) worked on similar legislation last term and joinedRep. Scott Dianda(D-Calumet) andRep.