WATERFORD - Single, childless women in their 20s are more likely than their male counterparts to graduate from college, reports Inforum in a study called "Women & the Workplace," a new installment of an ongoing research partnership to examine trends affecting women in the second decade of the 21st century. Maxine Lauer, CEO for Sphere
BIRMINGHAM - Let this be the day that you change your password practices. On December 24th, 2011, Anonymous, the group of hackers that includes anyone who chooses to adapt that label, announced that they had broken into the servers of the defense intelligence organization Stratfor. Despite Anonymous? belief in a vast military-industrial-government conspiracy, Stratfor is
LANSING - While Michigan House Republicans are confident they have found a long-term solution for the funding of heating assistance for the poor, the funding of energy efficiency projects that used to come out of the same pot of money will be much different. The plan that Rep. Kenneth Horn (R-Frankenmuth) came up with after
NOVI - David King of Red Level Networks has been selected as Vice President of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners, Michigan Chapter. IAMCP represents top partners from around the world to join together to offer opinions and suggestions for Microsoft programs. ?Taking a more active role in IAMCP helps Red Level Networks increase
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Taligence, which provides HR and employee consulting services to small and mid-sized companies, has joined The Business Improvement Team. ?Joining the Business Improvement Team will allow us to provide an abundance of resources in order to better serve our clients, along with being associated with a tremendous group of professional consultants,? said
LANSING - Detroit's Cobo Center has earned Green Venues Michigan Steward certification from the Michigan Energy Office, which encourages venues to implement environmental initiatives and cost-saving "green" practices. ?Cost-saving green business practices have been extremely positive for job creation and retention in the hospitality sector,? said Martin Dober, vice president of new markets of the
GRANDVILLE ? Cloud computing, agile methodology, tablet computers, mobile applications, and IT security are among the top technology trends for 2012, says Dawn Simpson, VP of Market Development for Trivalent, an IT services and data management company. Trivalent compiled its top ten technology trends list from a variety of sources including Forrester Research, Gartner, JP
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LANSING - Michigan lost more people in 2011, according to estimates released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau, but the decline was relatively small and did not affect the state's status in terms of the percentage of population it holds in the United States. Unlike the decennial census issued a year ago, Michigan was not
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder signed into law Wednesday legislation setting up a new structure for the state's film incentive program. Snyder's signature on SB 569 (PA 291) means the state will provide incentives for film, television and video game projects made in the state of between 25 percent and 32 percent for costs of