AUBURN HILLS - Plexus Systems announced Thursday it has signed a contract with Inteva Products, LLC, a global Tier 1 supplier of automotive interior and closure systems. Under the agreements, Plexus Systems will provide a global implementation of Plexus Online, the on-demand software for the manufacturing enterprise. Inteva designs, engineers, manufactures, and assembles Instrument Panels,
MANISTEE - Eclipse Distributing, at the June Michigan Energy Fair, demonstrated a line of energy efficient, yet environmentally friendly stoves that burn pellets, wood, biodiesel and other sources of energy. To find out more, listen to this GreenTech edition of News Maker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
GRAND RAPIDS - The latest generation of Apple's smart phone, called the iPhone 3G (Third generation) made its debut on Friday morning across the country at AT&T corporate stores. Bill Bendetti, director of sales for AT&T in West Michigan and Northern Indiana, talks about what this smarter, faster, and less expensive phone has to offer
ANN ARBOR - Two veteran venture capitalists, Jack Aherns from TGap Ventures, and Tom Churchwell from Midwest Venture Partners, discuss the state of Venture Capital in Michigan. Both men also are coaches for Michigan's Great Lakes Entrepreneu's Quest business-plan contest. Listen to what they have to say in this special Entrepreneur's Corner edition of News
ANN ARBOR - Daixo, a new business idea category participant in the spring 2008 Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business plan writing contest, delivers the July 2008 elevator pitch. Daixo is a web-based electronic medical record system to be custom-built initially for dermatologists who need to better manage their work flow. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com
TROY - Michigan's economy got you down? Well, MichiganMall.Com has an "upper" in the works. The Celebrate Michigan Expo offers you an opportunity to showcase your business and network with other successful Michigan businesses. This event is FREE and open to the entire business community. Hear from recognized speakers during our dinner program. Sponsorships are
SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Council of Women In Technology initiated its 2008 career mentoring program on June 16th at Automation Alley in Troy where more than 26 mentor/mentee pairs will be served by this year?s program ? an increase from the 11 who participated in 2007. The program?s volunteer mentors are senior level IT leaders/executives,
MIDLAND - Rohm & Haas Co. has agreed to be bought by Dow Chemical Co. in an all-cash deal of $15.3 billion, signaling a consolidation wave in the chemicals industry may be afoot. And as part of the deal, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will buy $3 billion in convertible preferred securities, with the Kuwait Investment Authority
LANSING - With an anticipated fight over whether the controversial Reform Michigan Government Now! ballot proposal appears on the November ballot, both sides are preparing with some of the top names in political and legal consulting in the state. How a fight will proceed is still somewhat speculative because the formal process to determine if
LANSING - Mark Clevey, MPA, Executive Director, Small Business Foundation of Michigan and Vice President for Entrepreneurship, Small Business Association of Michigan has received a prestigious two year appointment to the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Advisory Committee. NSF is the nation's premier funding source for advanced scientific