ANN ARBOR - IT Zone members can enjoy another membership benefit at the MITC Conference Center. When the facilities at SPARK Central aren't available, or don?t quite meet your needs, consider the extraordinary facilities at MITC. As an IT Zone member, you can use meeting rooms in ?as is? standard configurations ? for six to
ANN ARBOR - Long-time IT Zone board member and supporter, Barb Nanzig, was selected as the Lawrence Technological University Leaders and Innovators recipient for August. Barb is Chief of Staff at Internet2. She also serves as secretary to the company's board of trustees. In 2001, she helped to develop the Michigan Information Technology Center (MITC)
ANN ARBOR - IT Zone member Thomas Schramm was featured in the Business Section of the Ann Arbor News for his contribution to the green eco-friendly computer industry. Thomas began assembling and selling environmentally friendly computers earlier this year through his new company, GreenMachineShop.Com. Although only 20 ?green? machines have been purchased so far, Thomas
ANN ARBOR - IT Zone member and Vice Chair, Rich Sheridan, continues to play an important role in the implementation of Wireless Washtenaw. Rich, president and CEO of Menlo Innovations and David Behen, director of support services for Washtenaw County, started discussing the possibility of county-wide wireless Internet access in the fall of 2004. They
ANN ARBOR - Don?t miss the Ann Arbor IT Zone Classifieds if you?re looking for employment opportunities. Now including ? listings from Ann Arbor SPARK. For SPARK, please email [email protected] OPPORTUNITIES: 1. General need for experienced CEO/COO/CFO candidates to work with innovative companies at various stages of growth, including start-up. Some of these positions do
ANN ARBOR ? Ann Arbor Spark, a business attraction and retention organization for Washtenaw County, has hired James Gartin as executive director of business development, the second major hire in as many weeks. Prior to joining Spark, Gartin served as director, community and economic development, for Ypsilanti Township, where he was responsible for the Township's
ANN ARBOR - Developing bonding and rapport with prospects is essential to creating trusted advisor relationships that allow a consultative selling approach. Learn how to do it Aug. 17 at the Selling Smart Seminar sponsored by the Ann Arbor IT Zone. In this session we will learn how to bond and build rapport with prospects
ANN ARBOR - Career Success, Climbing the Seven Ladders to the Executive Office, is the topic of the Aug. 22 program at the Ann Arbor IT Zone. Lee Underwood will explain his program, "Career Success, Climbing the Seven Ladders to the Executive Office,? which helps people accelerate their career ambitions by taking personal responsibility for
ANN ARBOR, MICH. ? SPARK and the Washtenaw Development Council, Ann Arbor's leading regional economic development organizations, officially merged Friday, creating one unified organization, Ann Arbor SPARK. The merger of the two organizations supports the region's mission for economic growth and represents all communities in Washtenaw County. ?Year-to-date, WDC has experienced tremendous success assisting 12
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor IT Zone?s 21st Century Job Fund grant proposal is moving to the interview stage in August. Ours is one of the 179 proposals (out of the original 505 submitted in March) advancing to the next phase of the selection process. The jobs fund, administered by the Michigan Economic Development