TROY ? Security Expert Richard Stiennon will be the speaker for the Dec. 17 meeting of Motor City ISSA at Walsh College in the new auditorium. RSVPs are required Friday to attend this event. His topic will be the Escalation - The Events of 2009 and Their Cyber Defense Implications. A ground breaking investigation from
SOUTHFIELD - Ballots have been sent for the 2010 Office Election to all members in good standing. The election is open from Sunday, December 6th through Sunday, December 13th. The ballot gives you the opportunity to vote for the nominated candidate or to submit a write-in vote for the member of your choice. Please ensure
LANSING - Local exchange carriers could charge long distance providers for the use of their networks on intrastate long distance calls no more than what the federal government allows carriers to charge on interstate long-distance calls under a bill unanimously passed Wednesday by the Michigan Senate. Companies with more than 250,000 customers already are limited
LANSING - A jobs development proposal outlined by President Barack Obama could help the state propose a budget that does not need layoffs of police officers, firefighters and teachers, Gov, Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters at a press conference on energy manufacturing grants Granholm did not offer details of how her budget for
LANSING - Five small manufacturing companies will split $15.5 million in federal stimulus awards to help them develop green energy systems and parts manufacturing, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Wednesday. The companies will make everything from tanks, to auto parts to boats, to manufacturing solar shingles, to wind turbines and windmills. The governor's office contends the
DETROIT - A leading researcher and director of the University of Michigan's A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute says the university now can accept private donations of unused human embryos for creating new stem cell lines. Dr. Eva Feldman spoke to the Detroit Economic Club Tuesday at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. Feldman is principal
LANSING - A Michigan House committee largely dropped the idea of starting school before Labor Day, bowing to the tourism industry's concerns, as it approved more key bills Tuesday that are part of the state's effort to compete for $400 million in federal "Race to the Top" funding. The House Education Committee also reported legislation
LANSING - The Michigan Legislature moved Tuesday toward a ban on sending or reading a text message while driving as the full House and Senate Transportation Committee approved legislation to make the practice a traffic violation. Supporters of the bill said action is long overdue in Michigan to combat what they called a dangerously distracting
TROY - Senior Automation Alley Director Thomas Anderson recently provided testimony before the U.S. Financial Services Committee at the Improving Responsible Lending to Small Businesses hearing on December 1 at Lawrence Technological University. Anderson was invited to testify by Congressman Gary Peters and provided comments on the critical issue of credit gap funding currently facing
DETROIT - The Michigan International Chamber of Commerce will honor 11 local business owners, corporations, and community leaders at its first Awards Night December 9. The following companies and individuals have been selected by their peers for their extraordinary dedication to their causes, their self-less devotion to supporting others, and for their community leadership within