ANN ARBOR - The price of a gallon of gas, now averaging $4 a gallon in the United States, is having a major impact on the international automotive industry and the way it conducts business. The implications of fuel-cost increases reach far beyond sales trends - technology, manufacturing, and policy are all critical components of
YPSILANTI - Mary Shindell, the partner program manager at Ensure Technologies, has been named by the local chapter of the American Business Women�??s Association as Woman of the Year. Shindell, an 18 year member of the Maia Chapter of ABWA in Ann Arbor, was recognized by chapter members for her significant contributions throughout her membership.
ANN ARBOR - HandyLab will work closely with Nanogen on a new two-year, $10.4 million contract to develop a molecular diagnostic assay that can be used by the Center For Disease Control and Prevention to identify and respond to a flue pandemic. The molecular diagnostic test will also be developed in partnership with the Medical
MOUNT PLEASANT - The 16 businesses located at the MidMichigan Innovation Center business incubator have created 58 new jobs since MMIC opened in July 2005, which have resulted in $4.3 million in direct new payroll. The data for MMICs Annual Economic Impact Report was calculated by Scott Walker, Executive Director of Midland Tomorrow, using the
ANN ARBOR - ProQuest has signed an agreement under which the company would acquire the Thomson Reuters Dialog business. The transaction is expected to close pending a successful completion of the formal consultation period and other customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition of Dialog would allow ProQuest to deepen its penetration
DETROIT - Richard Rassel, Director of Global Client Relations for Butzel Long, received the 2008 Community Service Award presented by The Community House on June 10 in Birmingham. The Community House initiated the Community Service Award in 1988 to recognize those people who have made extraordinary contributions through their professional careers. Its purpose is to
PLEASANT RIDGE - Devoted fans of World Wrestling Entertainment staged TV wrestling helped online promotions company ePrize generate unprecedented web traffic, with more than 650,000 fans registering over four days to earn a piece of a $1 million sweepstakes. Within two hours of the initial announcement of the promotion, ePrize doubled its allocated server capacity.
OKEMOS - TechSmith has released SnagIt 9 with new features, design and performance capabilities that lets computer user to quickly turn simple screenshots into visual communication tools. With SnagIt 9, customers can quickly capture, edit and share any image, including scrolling windows, objects, menus, video, text, and Web pages and include them in emails and
ANN ARBOR - Butzel Long employee benefits attorney Mark Jane has been elected co-chair of the Washtenaw County Bar Association New Lawyers�?? Section. His term begins on June 30. Jane practices in the area of ERISA, employee benefits and compensation. He has experience in a variety of employee benefits matters, including Qualified Domestic Relations Orders,
ROCHESTER HIILLS - Trubiquity (formerly Autoweb), a leader in business process automation and global data exchange software for the automotive, aerospace and consumer goods industries, has named PDS Technology Company Ltd. as its first sales partner in China. PDS, one of the largest resellers of engineering design software in Southwest China, will provide sales, service