AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, provider of the No. 1 rated manufacturing ERP software, announced Tuesday its sponsorship at the Precision Metalforming Association's Educational Foundation Roundtable focusing on the trends and issues in the information technology industry on September 9 in Cleveland. PMA is a full-service trade association representing the $113-billion metalforming industry of North
ANN ARBOR - Defining yourself as an entrepreneur and understanding what lies before you will give you a realistic frame of reference for your new venture. Kurt Riegger of Business Engines will discuss what are the five common mistakes Entrepreneurs make on start-up? Do you have the skills and background to be an entrepreneur? What
BIRMINGHAM - William Lynn,the US Deputy Secretary of Defense wrote the most succinct description of the US Pentagon Cyberstrategy yet in the September/October issue of Foreign Affairs. Here are the good, the bad, and the ugly components of that strategy. The good. Lynn begins by acknowledging successful cyber attacks against the US military, in particular
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Rapids-based US Signal announced that it is significantly expanding its long-haul fiber network in Southern and Central Illinois., St. Louis, Mo. and Southern Indiana. The expansion includes central offices in seven cities. The announcement continues the Company's expansion into Illinois, following network growth in Chicago in March 2008 and 2009. During
ANN ARBOR - Entrepreneur Boot Camp is an intensive and instructive way to gain critical feedback and advice about your business model, management team, competitive positioning, market strategy and other key elements that determine if a start-up will succeed or fail. The application deadline is October 1. Based on advice received during camp, former Boot
LANSING - Tax revenues improved for most states during the second calendar quarter of 2010, a national report said, but not in Michigan. Nationwide, states saw tax collections improve by 2.2 percent from the same quarter in 2009, April to June. But the range of growth was extremely volatile with the Northeast states seeing tax
GRAND RAPIDS ? If you've always wanted to write a screenplay, then you're going to want to attend the Michigan Film Reel networking event Sunday Sept. 5 at McFadden's Bar in downtown Grand Rapids. The Michigan film industry trade web site is inviting writers, actors, producers and wanna-be's to work collaboratively to write a screen
LANSING - No deal on the 2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscal year budget Tuesday, but officials said they are optimistic targets could be reached as soon as Thursday with conference committees acting next week. That kind of talk no doubt will provoke some cynicism after the government shutdowns of 2007 and 2009 were preceded by similar
LANSING - Michigan came closer to being a finalist for federal "Race to the Top" money for schools in the second round of the program, but fell short primarily for a lack of pathways for aspiring educators and improving teacher effectiveness, according to reviews of the state's application. Michigan's average score from the reviewers was
DETROIT - Behind in the polls, but not in passion, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, said Sunday his Main Street message will resonate with Michigan voters despite what pundits may say. "You know, in the primary election the pollsters said we were down by 20 points and had no chance to win.