TRAVERSE CITY ? Managed communications provider Appia Communications has been nominated for the Business of the Year Award given by the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce. The winner will be announced in May. "Our management and staff are very proud to be recognized," said Victor von Schlegell, Appia's president, "Our recognition in the community
KALAMAZOO - The deadline to apply for Kalamazoo Valley Community College's second Automotive Academy and its accelerated training model to provide the next generation of technicians for employment in the profession is April 30. The inaugural 18-member academy, which convened in early September of 2007, is in the middle of its second phase of training
ANN ARBOR - By simulating and studying supernovae, a new center at the University of Michigan funded by a $17 million grant from the federal government aims to advance predictive science. The Center for Radiative Shock Hydrodynamics is funded primarily by a $17-million, five-year cooperative agreement from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Advanced
AUBURN HILLS - Volkswagen of America announced that its Electronic Stabilization Program will be standard equipment on every 2009 model year Volkswagen vehicle ? passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, and minivans. By offering ESP as a standard feature, Volkswagen is the first non-luxury manufacturer to include an electronic stabilization system at no additional cost on
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network will host JNCIA-M Certification Bootcamp, an intensive 5-day course that prepares students for the Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate exam. This course will be taught during the week of April 14 at the Michigan Information Technology Center in Ann Arbor. The Bootcamp is an excellent development opportunity for people who
DETROIT - Compuware Corp. on Monday launched its new IT Service Management for Healthcare business to monitor IT systems at hospitals and other health care centers through an electronic medical records, picture archival and communication systems, and computerized physician order entry called Vantage. "Healthcare IT departments everywhere have a clear mandate to enable better, more
NORTHVILLE ? Telecommunications consulting company The Cannon Group has hired Bill Mulder to lead the company's expansion efforts in the Midwest. Mulder has 30 years of experience in telecommunications, most recently with AT&T as vice president for enterprise customers in Michigan. He will lead The Cannon Group?s Midwest operations from Northville. The Cannon Group, headquartered
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Digital Communications Agency Organic on Monday announced James Heughens was promoted from Executive Director of Project Management to Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Detroit and Chicago offices. Joe DiMeglio was also promoted from Group Director of Engagement Management, servicing the Dodge account, to Vice President of Engagement Management overseeing
ANN ARBOR ? A new survey shows Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione has been ranked as the largest intellectual property law firms in Washtenaw, Livingston and Western Wayne counties. The survey results were published in the February 14 edition of theAnn Arbor Business Review. The Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione home office is in Chicago.
REDMOND, Wa. - In what may be an unprecedented decision, Microsoft said Thursday that it plans to lower the retail prices for several flavors of Windows Vista. For those in the U.S., Microsoft is cutting prices only on the higher-end versions of Vista, and only for the upgrade version used to move from XP or