DETROIT - The November survey from the Conference Board predicts a 3.9 percent jump in wage costs for companies in 2022, compared to 3 percent reported in April - the highest rate increase since 2008. Indeed, the swell in compensation expectations for next year reflects rising wages for new hires and inflation. Salary increase budget refers
SOUTHFIELD – Global IT Provider Stefanini Group has opened a Security Operations Center to support U.S. customer needs by offering advanced intelligence and cybersecurity solutions, from high availability in monitoring and response to incidents to a stronger performance of the company’s business unit. The recent episodes in digital environments, which have impacted companies and institutions
CANTON – MMS Holdings has restructured its consulting services with the launch of a Project Advisory Services Unit to meet the needs for senior-level guidance for small to mid-sized organizations for specialized consulting, and advisory services. MMS Project Advisory Services will be led by Jessica Reed, PhD, and includes a growing team of more than 50 expert advisors in regulatory, clinical, nonclinical, compliance and CMC. In this role, Jessica will continue to
ALLENDALE —Jennifer Hall-Jones has been named Grand Valley State University’s first vice president for Student Affairs. Hall-Jones is currently the interim vice president for Student Affairs at Ohio University. Hall-Jones was chosen from a national pool of candidates and was one of the four candidates who visited campus for public interviews in November. GVSU President
ANN ARBOR - An alarming crackup has begun at the foot of Antarctica’s vulnerable Thwaites Glacier, whose meltwater is already responsible for about 4 percent of global sea level rise. An ice sheet the size of Florida, Thwaites ends its slide into the ocean as a floating ledge of ice 45 kilometers wide. But now,
DETROIT - The cost of U.S. construction timber is skyrocketing, and a national concern is growing for the carbon emitted by the construction industry. As homebuilders look for solutions, the nation’s small-but-growing number of hemp builders wonder if building with hemp will finally break through into the mainstream construction consciousness. The cost of framing lumber,
WASHINGTON DC - Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have introduced legislation to incentivize state and local governments to expunge the criminal records of those who have previously been convicted of marijuana offenses. Their bill, entitled The Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act, seeks to appropriate $20 million to the US Attorney General for
DETROIT - Cybercriminals always target software or websites which many people use. By exploiting found vulnerabilities or using people’s unawareness of good cybersecurity practices, threat actors launch different cyberattacks, which would affect a large audience and bring the most benefits. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, 73 percent of phishing sites
NORTHVILLE – Cooper Standard, a global supplier of sealing and fluid handling systems and components, announced leadership changes at the company. William (Bill) Pumphrey, executive vice president and president, Global Automotive and Industrial and Specialty Group, is retiring at the end of the year; and John Li, vice president and managing director China, is leaving
LANSING 0 The Michigan Economic Development Corporate announced two new programs designed to strengthen Michigan’s communities by supporting placemaking efforts around the state utilizing federal funding, including American Rescue Plan dollars. Program guidelines for the Revitalization and Placemaking program and the Public Gathering Spaces Initiative were approved on Dec. 7 by the Michigan Strategic Fund
