TROY ? Walsh College is hosting its fifth annual BusinessLIVE conference October 20 at the Troy campus from and features 10 break-out sessions plus a Kick-Off Keynote Michigan Business Success Story: George W. Auch Company. Auch President Vince DeLeonardis will discuss the 100-year-old family business culture and employee ownership. Tickets are $50. Exhibit space is
LANSING - There was no decision to re-refer legislation authorizing a new bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, on Thursday, but Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville raised the specter of adding a constitutional amendment to the debate. In a radio interview with Frank Beckmann on WJR-AM, Mr. Richardville (R-Monroe) said the Legislature could act
LANSING - The effort to end lifetime benefits for those severely injured in an automotive accident took its first big step forward Thursday under legislation the House Insurance Committee reported that makes major changes to the state's auto no-fault system. With the end of unlimited coverage for catastrophic care, motorists could choose from coverage limits
ANN ARBOR - Two of the nation's leading research networks, the U.S. Department of Energy?s Energy Sciences Network and Internet2, announced that they have completed the world's first transcontinental deployment of 100 Gigabit per second (Gbps) using coherent technology. Built on Ciena?s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, the new 8.8 Terabit per second network is equipped with
DETROIT ? VisionIT has hired former Civil Air Patrol Commander Amy Courter as Chief Information Officer. Courter will lead the planning and implementation of enterprise information systems supporting both distributed and centralized business operations. ?We are thrilled to have Amy as an integral part of the VisionIT leadership andculture,? said David Segura, CEO of VisionIT.
ANN ARBOR ? Twenty-two student-run companies at the University of Michigan shared $34,500 in the Dare to Dream business concept contest run by The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the U-M Ross School of Business. Students won grants and tenancy in TechArb. Ann Arbor SPARK also provided scholarship awards
DETROIT - Detroit business owners will have a unique advantage entering the global marketplace as the result of a newly established partnership between Wayne State University's TechTown and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). Local entrepreneurs can access the services and financial assistance products of Ex-Im Bank, as well as a variety
LANSING - Lt. Governor Brian Calley said Monday that the Snyder administration will unveil its plan to overhaul the personal property tax in a "couple weeks," the first indication as to how soon the plan will be announced. Calley, speaking to the Michigan Sheriffs Association, continued the administration's pre-emptive moves to calm worries in local
ANN ARBOR - The Advanced Medical Technology Association has named Stephen Rapundalo, Ph.D., president and CEO of MichBio, chair of its State Medical Technology Alliance. The mission of the alliance, a national network of associations representing medical device manufacturers affiliated with AdvaMed, is to collectively support the industry by fostering a collaborative environment through sharing
SAN FRANCISCO - HTC is promising to plug a security hole in its Android phones that gives certain mobile apps access to a user's personal information. Recently discovered by a trio of researchers, the vulnerability can expose e-mail addresses, network and GPS locations, phone numbers, SMS data, and system logs to apps that connect to