LANSING - The city of Detroit will be able to continue with its planned demolitions of abandoned buildings and will be complying with state and federal law, the city and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment said in a joint statement late Tuesday. The city had come under fire Monday for beginning demolitions without
ANN ARBOR - Ingenex, a Michigan internet marketing, web design and search optimization agency has promoted two of its employees to better reflect their evolving roles in the company. Grant Heitkamp has been promoted to Digital Strategist while Eric Rodriguez has been promoted to Client Services Manager. "Ingenex is poised for significant growth, and we
AUBURN HILLS - Gibbs Technologies will use Plex Systems software to help launch production of its high-speed amphibian vehicles in North America. Neil Jenkins, chairman of Gibbs Technologies, said his company selected enterprise resource planning (ERP) software from Plex to manage the start-up of its manufacturing operations later this year. Both companies are based in
KALAMAZOO ? Secant Technologies, has qualified as an InfoComm International Diamond Audio Visual Solutions Provider. This designation recognizes that a percentage of the company's sales, customer service and technical staff have achieved and maintained individual InfoComm Certification and have completed relevant coursework from the InfoComm Academy. As a result, Secant is one of only five
COOPERSVILLE - IT Resource announced that it has completed the requirements necessary to offer Cisco WebEx collaboration solutions. The Cisco WebEx Authorized Program allows qualified Cisco partners to extend their collaboration offerings with the addition of on-demand solutions. Cisco WebEx solutions bring people and information together to speed the decision-making process and to accelerate innovation.
WASHINGTON DC - The Federal Communications Commission does not have the legal authority to slap Net neutrality regulations on Internet providers, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. A three-judge panel in Washington, D.C. unanimously tossed out the FCC's August 2008 cease and desist order against Comcast, which had taken measures to slow BitTorrent transfers before
WATERFORD - Oakland County Michigan's Medical Main Street life science initiative generated new investment of more than $9 million while creating almost 250 new jobs in its first full year. The initiative, which focuses on growing the life science industry in Oakland County and southeast Michigan, helped five life science companies expand their footprints. The
ROCHESTER ? If you're looking to get a booth at the Michigan Earth Day Fest April 23-25, you'd better hurry because exhibit space is very limited. Only a few exhibit areas are still open for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. "We're still looking for green living, wellness and food exhibitors," said Steve Rogge, a
KALAMAZOO - The third edition of Kalamazoo Valley Community College's academy to train personnel for the hospitality industry is scheduled to begin on May 10 in the M-TEC on The Groves Campus and run for seven weeks. Lesa Strausbaugh, director of career academies, reports that students will meet Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to
BATTLE CREEK - The Generation E Institute will bring its Student Business Showcase and Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour to Battle Creek May 18. The two events are open to everyone across the state, as an educational and skill enhancement program for children. Aspiring entrepreneurs and students are invited to attend and learn how they can become