MIDLAND - Dow Chemical Co. will cut about 5,000 full-time jobs, or 11 percent of its work force, close 20 facilities and sell some non-strategic businesses as the company looks to speed its restructuring and cut costs. No information was provided by Dow on the impact in Michigan. The nation's largest chemical producer by revenue
DEARBORN - Charles Cresson Wood, CISA, CISM, CISSP, a keynote speaker at the Secure World Detroit Expo said its vital for all companies to implement an information security policy to keep the bad guys - both inside and outside the company - from stealing your company�??s secrets and intellectual property. Cresson Wood is the author
DEARBORN - Joseph Dittmar a World Trade Center survivor, told his moving story at the SecureWorld Detroit 2008 Expo at the Dearborn Conference. Dittmar was one of only seven insurance executives at a meeting of 54 that made it out of Tower Two alive. The biggest life lesson he said he learned was "don�??t sweat
NEW YORK - According to a recent Office Depot survey, there is growing interest in green behaviors by small business so much so that the company reported a 10 percent increase in 2007 of sales of environmentally preferable products in the contract channel. Sales from the Green Book, which is Office Depot's catalog of green
SOUTHFIELD - Security is an issue that affects businesses of all sizes, in all locations. To help protect customers and businesses worldwide, Microsoft issues its Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) twice yearly. A detailed examination of the evolution of computer threats and countermeasures, this report provides a unique, global perspective on the state of the
LANSING - The crisis facing the Big Three automakers is so dire that federal aid is essential by next week, Governor Jennifer Granholm said on Thursday, as the companies and the UAW presented their arguments to Congress on $34 billion in bridge loans. She said she accepts as true the assessment of General Motors Corporation
LANSING - Administration and legislative officials have been meeting continuously on proposed executive order budget cuts and as soon as the different sides reach an agreement, Governor Jennifer Granholm will issue a letter informing the Legislature that the cuts are being issued, but the Senate leader said Thursday that his chamber will take up the
But the chamber fell short on supporting a bill (HB 4982 ) that would have banned talking on a cell phone while driving unless that device action was hands-free. Sent to the Senate were HB 5117 (68-32) and HB 5396 (95-5). As approved, the bills do not assess any points on a person's driver's license
KALAMAZOO - With employees, managers and executives using more and more mobile devices to link back to the network at the office, mobile security threats are increasing exponentially. Rebecca Herold, a noted Security expert, discussed the growing mobile security threat in November at a ConnecTech Kalamazoo seminar. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
LANSING - The Michigan InfraGard Members Alliance, Board of Directors quarterly meeting was held from 9am until noon on December 4th in Lansing, with several members joining by conference call. Motions Passed: The board passed a motion to retain the existing board for 2009. The current Officers and board are listed at michiganinfragard.com (you will