ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has launched MBusinessLink, its new quarterly e-newsletter for industry. The debut of this inaugural online issue opens another valuable avenue of communication between the University and its extensive network of partners in the business world. MBusinessLink is a publication of the Business Engagement Center. The BEC was established
YPSILANTI - Southeast Michigan entrepreneurs will share their journey to success with aspiring entrepreneurs as the Eastern Michigan University College of Business presents the Sesi Midwest Entrepreneurship Conference on February 13 at the EMU Student Center. The Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization is the local EMU chapter of the national CEO with the mission of aiding students
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic, provider of automated logistics solutions, has introduced Multishuttle, a flexible Automated Storage and Retrieval staging solution for applications that require dynamic, high rate, product sequencing to support order assembly, goods to the person picking, and pick face replenishment. The key attributes of Dematic's Multishuttle include high rate capacity, ability to accommodate
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network has rolled out its Merit NOC, MeritVideo, and Merit Storage Cloud services, new offerings that provide new benefits to its Members. "We're very excited by Merit's new services," said Rob Golden, Merit Network's vice president of Research and Development. "They are the latest chapter in Merit's effort to meet our
ANN ARBOR - Debra Christein (Cooperstock) has successfully completed her transition to Partner of LTI Information Technology, a consulting firm, which provides network installation, upgrades and maintenance services to a broad spectrum of businesses based in Southeast Michigan. The company is the spin-off of the internal IT department of Limno-Tech, a local environmental engineering firm.
ANN ARBOR - Fry Inc., now a subsidiary of MICROS Systems, has been cited as a leader by Forrester Research in the Forrester Wave B2C eCommerce Platform Solutions, Q1 2009. Fry's Open Commerce Platform enables retailers to develop online stores and create or expand their e-commerce businesses. For the January 2009 report, Forrester evaluated the
ANN ARBOR - Registration for the next round of the GLEQ Business Plan Competition opened on February 4. The registration deadline is March 30, but interested entrepreneurs are encouraged to register early. GLEQ matches participants with business coaches that advise them while they work on their business plan ? early registrants have more time to
MIDLAND - The chaos resulting from the economic disaster in our financial system and the ensuing rush to spend money to stimulate economic growth has left information assurance and IT security side-lined. Most organizations are trying to understand the new business conditions before they allocate budgets for IT. At the same time, an increased focus
TROY - Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association, has launched its year-long 10th year anniversary celebration. Automation Alley was founded in 1999 by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson after learning from local business associates that there was a shortage of technical workers in the area. He commissioned a study and discovered that there
ALLEGAN - Shares of Perrigo Co. dropped to an annual low Tuesday after the drugmaker reported a smaller profit than analysts expected and cut its fiscal 2009 expectations. Perrigo said its profit fell 27 percent, to $25 million, or 27 cents per share, from $34.3 million, or 36 cents per share, a year earlier. That