ANN ARBOR - Fry Inc. on Friday announced the appointment of Kevin Messing as Executive Creative Director. After leading the creative department in the company's Ann Arbor headquarters for the last four years, Messing will now oversee the creative design efforts throughout all of Fry's four offices and set the direction for the creative group
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center has appointed Carole Williams as its Finance Manager. In her role, Williams holds responsibility for the grants and financial management of the MI-SBTDC headquarters at Grand Valley State University. With this also comes responsibility for the financial oversight of the twelve MI-SBTDC statewide regional
ANN ARBOR - Pendleton Woolen Mills has hired Fry Inc. to design and host its new eCommerce web site for the sixth-generation, family-owned apparel and blanket manufacturing company, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year. Fry was purchased last year by MICROS Systems, and is part of the MICROS-Retail group. Founder David Fry continues
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, which provides Plex Online software for the manufacturing enterprise, announced its latest winkle, the availability of automated fixed asset tracking capabilities. The Plex Online integrated ERP system delivered as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution lets manufacturers easily track the useful life of office equipment, computer equipment, vehicles and
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Butzel Long has entered into a new venture that broadens its resources in the Washington, D.C. market by joining forces with the former Tighe Patton Armstrong Teasdale PLLC, which has been renamed Butzel Long Tighe Patton, PLLC. The entity, of which Butzel Long is a member, includes a total of 22 attorneys,
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Verizon Business customers now have an enhanced, industry-leading tool to help them track their security activities against relevant standards and regulations. The tool, an enhanced online dashboard that is known as the Compliance ScoreCard and is part of the Verizon Security Management Program, also enables businesses to compare their security activities
TROY - CFOs and financial executives will have an opportunity to explore issues affecting the financial and economic world today while networking with local and national CFOs and financial executives at the first CFO Executive Summit held at the Ford Event and Conference Center in Dearborn on June 11. This summit features influential local and
EAST LANSING - A. J. Boggs & Company announced a company consultant, Joseph Kunk, has been named one of just 3,500 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in the world for his work as a leader in the Microsoft developer community. "We are very proud of Joe's new status as a Microsoft MVP," said A. J. Boggs
ANN ARBOR - A Chicago summit on April 14-15 will look at ways to help communities to identify and capture government and nonprofit funds to help cushion the blow of a rapidly declining auto sector. The summit is co-sponsored by the Center for Automotive Research and the University of Michigan. It is called Roads to
TROY - Midwest Technology Leaders is asking for nominations for the 2009 Midwest Collaboration Award, created in 2005 to identify, create, support and honor impacting partnerships between Midwest companies and local individuals or groups benefiting the technology community. Information technology is one of the fastest growing sectors of the Midwest economy. As the regional economy