SANTA BARBARA, Ca. - Companies that make everything from solar panels to renewable-crude oil continue to be big draws for funding from the venture-capital community. But a company that rewards consumers for recycling led The Wall Street Journal's second-annual ranking of venture-backed clean-tech companies. Recyclebank, which provides recycling-rewards programs in 29 states and the U.K.,
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple not only released a preview of its next operating system, Mac OS X Lion, to developers last week, the company is also giving it to security experts for review. "I wanted to let you know that I've requested that you be invited to the prerelease seed of Mac OS X Lion,
STERLING HEIGHTS - Rave Computer has hired John Branstetter, the former president of Incontrol Logisitics, as Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Branstetter, a resident of Highland, is responsible for leading Rave's overall Marketing and Communications objectives. He reports to CEO and President Rick Darter. "John's extensive knowledge and insight in driving strategic marketing initiatives
ALLEGAN - Perrigo Tuesday announced that the Detroit office of the Food and Drug Administration has arrived to reinspect its facilities for equipment failures last spring that included inadequate handling of metal shavings in a batch of bottles to be filled with Ibuprofen tablets. In the case of the metal shavings, Perrigo caught the problem
DETROIT - DTE Energy is reaching out to help its natural gas business customers become more energy efficient by providing free programmable thermostats (including installation) to the first 6,000 businesses that contact the company. The free thermostats are available only to DTE Energy's natural gas customers. "Adjusting temperature settings with a programmable thermostat for just
DETROIT - SPX Service Solutions business unit has been tapped by DTE Energy as the exclusive provider of turnkey electric vehicle home charging installation services for residential customers participating in the utility's electric vehicle rate program. SPX Service Solutions will offer home charging installation services for up to 2,500 DTE Energy electric customers in a
SAN FRANCISCO - A new Trojan has cropped up and it's targeting Mac OS X users, Sophos says. The Trojan, called "BlackHole RAT" by its author and "MusMinim" by Sophos, is a variant of the Remote Access Trojan on Windows. The author of the Trojan says the malware is not yet completed, but it already
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index jumped eight points in February to a four-month high of 63.5, the 13th consecutive month of gains. Index values above 50 generally represent an expanding economy. These latest results of a monthly survey of purchasing managers compiled by the Wayne State University School of Business Administration and
LANSING - As majority Michigan Senate Republicans consider alternatives to Governor Rick Snyder's proposed pension taxes, one possibility appears to be getting significant review: expanding Snyder's proposed corporate income tax to more than just C-corporations. Several GOP senators have raised the concept in interviews with Gongwer News Service in recent days. If the 6 percent
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder made clear Tuesday he has no interest in following the path of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who has ignited a firestorm in his state with his effort to cripple public employee unions. Speaking to the Michigan Building Trades and Construction Council, Snyder got a warm reception when he discussed his