REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft confirmed that it is planning for Windows 7 to hit retail shelves and start showing up on new PCs on October 22. To reach that milestone, Microsoft plans to wrap up development of the operating system by the middle or end of next month, Senior Vice President Bill Veghte said in
ANN ARBOR - Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Robert Boonin will moderate a three person panel for the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section's nationally provided webinar on Hot Topics in Wage and Hour Law on June 17. In addition, Boonin will be a featured speaker at the Society for Human Resource Management's
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - The Business Improvement Team, a consortium of outstanding consultants has affiliated with Logos Communications, which produces press releases, marketing collateral, web sites, and scripts of white papers. Joining the Business Improvement Team is Dave Bilbrey, a Michigan based sales consultant, sales trainer, sales coach, public speaker, author and mentor is now a
AUBURN HILLS - Mark Symonds, CEO and President of Plex Systems, has been named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, Central Great Lakes region. As an Entrepreneur of the Year award finalist, Symonds will be honored at the June 11 gala event at the Ritz-Carlton Dearborn on June 11.
ANN ARBOR - At its annual meeting Thursday, Ann Arbor SPARK, the Washtenaw County economic development group elected Stephen Forrest, vice president for research at University of Michigan, as the new board chair, succeeding Rick Snyder who served as chairman since SPARK's formation. Jonathan S. Newpol, executive vice president, Thomson Reuters was elected to the
ROYAL OAK - Riddell, the Official Football Helmet of the National Football League, commissioned iwerk Software Development to create an interactive tool that gives their sales staff the ability to customize the style and design of their Revolution Speed Helmet in front of the customer. This interactive stand-alone application, developed with Adobe Air, allows the
ROYAL OAK - Long Point Capital is looking for a Chief Financial Officer for an Albany, NY portfolio company. The company began providing professional engineering services in 1952 and is today considered a leader in its markets. The company has grown into a full service engineering firm providing a broad range of planning and design
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on ITC common stock of $0.305 per share payable on June 15, 2009, to shareholders of record on June 1, 2009. ITC invests in the electricity transmission grid to improve electric reliability, improve access to markets, and lower
ANN ARBOR �?? HandyLab has signed an exclusive agreement to co-market its molecular assays on BD Diagnostics's new Max system, an automated molecular diasgnostic testing platform in development using HandyLab's recently launched Jaguar instrument. BD will focus initially on its BD GeneOhm line of molecular assays to detect major pathogens associated with healthcare-associated infections. "This
ANN ARBOR - Calling all Techies, Geeks, Scientists, Engineers, Innovators, Entrepreneurs and anyone interested in local tech, biotech, nanotech, green tech, information tech and industrial tech! Bring your team, family and friends to the Local Tech Night at the Museum at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum May 30. What will the evening include? Live music