GRAND RAPIDS ? Are you in touch with the current workplace trends? As the current workforce is changing, so are the roles of IT departments. Companies are challenged with not only attracting and retaining valued IT professionals, but also meeting new industry demands. Interact with a panel of West Michigan CIO's and hear their thoughts
ANN ARBOR - LA2M, Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing, has announced an exciting line up of topics for January and February 2009 that will explore digital marketing tools and tactics. LA2M is a weekly meeting of marketing professionals from both digital and traditional backgrounds. Founded in January 2008, LA2M will be taking a twist on its
ANN ARBOR - LTI Information Technology has been re-certified as a Cisco Premier Certified Partner and Certified Advanced Routing and Switching Specialization in the USA. LTI Information Technology has been a Cisco Partner for 5 consecutive years and has again met all requirements for achieving Cisco Premier Certification, including personnel, support, training, client recognition and
LANSING - As bad as the economy has been in Michigan, a study assessing economic distress among the states based on the foreclosure rate, changes in unemployment and the number of people receiving food stamps shows a number of states rank higher in terms of overall distress. The study, part of the Kaiser Family Foundation's
LANSING - In an effort to help the state's economy, Governor Jennifer Granholm on Tuesday signed legislation expanding job training opportunities in high demand fields, by working with companies that need to develop training for job openings. The bills, SB 1342 (PA 359) and HB 6185 (PA 360), were part of some 48 bills signed
LANSING - Consumers Energy will be able to charge more for its natural gas service and Detroit Edison more for electricity, but both increases were substantially below what the utilities requested under orders issued Tuesday by the Public Service Commission. Edison was allowed an $83.6 million increase in its rates, but that was below both
LANSING - Bidding on providing physicians and hospital care for prisoners has yielded a new provider for the Department of Corrections, a company based in Tennessee, according to reports. Prison Health Services, based in Brentwood, Tennessee, will reportedly take over the prison healthcare system in April, replacing Correctional Medical Services for the $326 million contract.
SILVER SPRING, MD. - New AIIM research found that 54 percent of organizations manually re-key some of the content they receive from customers, suppliers, and partners. Nearly 40 percent of respondents say they don't scan any of their incoming documents, implying that they still haven't tapped into the enormous benefits of converting paper documents into
TORONTO - Some say social networking came of age in 2008 and as it continues to mature over the course of 2009, it will live up to the hype as the next "killer app". But beyond social networking, what will Web 2.0 do for businesses in a forthcoming year that is economically unpredictable? According to
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