WEST BLOOMFIELD - Cancer Information Center, a Michigan-based group of physicians and science experts, have unveiled its new Colon Cancer information web site. Colon Cancer killed 58,000 people last year. It contains simple to understand web pages to deal with this disease providing reliable medical suggestions. The site also offers ideas on how to get
ROYAL OAK - IT Consulting company C/D/H has earned the Microsoft Heartland Area Partner Marketing Excellence Award, the second time C/D/H has earned this award in marketing, and the third time overall. The Marketing Excellence award is given annually to companies that exhibit excellence in developing and improving business processes, and then conveying their knowledge
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- Utility company American Electric Power plans this year to place equipment in residential areas capable of storing a few hours of electricity, one of the first tests of distributed storage on the power grid. Ali Nourai, AEP's manager of distributed energy resources, calls the storage program a potential "game changer" for the utility
WASHINGTON DC - A top federal cybersecurity official resigned this week in a letter sharply critical of what he described as a power grab by the National Security Agency. Rod Beckstrom, director of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity Center, said in his letter that NSA "effectively controls DHS cyber efforts through detailees, technology insertions," and has
DETROIT - The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced the recipients of its 2009 Michigan Small Business Persons of the Year and champion awards, which will be presented April 20 during the fifth annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards dinner in East Lansing. Josh Linkner, ePrize founder and Chief Executive Officer, will be the keynote
TUSCON - Alternative energy company Ecotality said on Friday that it will supply charging stations in Arizona as part of the planned roll-out of plug-in electric cars from Nissan next year. Nissan North America has committed to making its electric vehicles available to municipal or private organizations in the Tucson, Ariz., area, Ecotality said. Nissan's
LANSING - The Prima Civitas Foundation is partnering with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to sponsor a Diversification Summit, aimed at providing area automotive suppliers with key strategies for diversifying their business in four high-demand sectors: Aerospace Manufacturing, Defense and Government Contracts, Medical Devices, and Wind/Renewable Energy. The summit, scheduled for March 18 at the
NOVI - Electric power transmission company ITC Holdings Corp. has hired Terry Harvill, Ph. D. as vice president of energy policy. The newly created position is aligned with ITC's strategy to become a more active leader in policy issues related to the transmission industry. Harvill will report to Linda Blair, ITC's executive vice president and
LANSING - When the House Appropriations Community Health Subcommittee was first briefed on the governor's budget in February, officials from the department said a crisis for local public health operations was emerging. On Friday, the panel was told now is the time for the state to invest in public health services, including family planning. Cathy
LANSING - Michigan's birth rate has been on a continuous decline since 1990 and could have a major effect on the number of students entering the state's public universities if the percentage of high school seniors entering college does not increase, so concludes a paper published by the Senate Fiscal Agency. The children born in