YPSILANTI - A three-team alliance made up of teams with two-digit numbers won Michigan?s FIRST Robotics Championship Saturday at Eastern Michigan University?s Convocation Center. The winning alliance was comprised of Team 33, the Killer Bees, from Notre Dame Preparatory School; Team 67, the Heroes Of Tomorrow (HOT) Team from Huron Valley Schools; and Team 70,
DETROIT ? Strategic Staffing Solutions, the Detroit-based global information technology and business services company, has been ranked as the No. 3 women-owned business in Michigan by DiversityBusniess.com, a national web-based resource portal for business communications. The company was listed in a total of six categories by DiversityBusiness.com, which ranks companies based on revenue, employment numbers
PORTAGE ? Manatron announced that Texas's Tarrant Appraisal District has signed a contract with contracted with Manatron to install its GRM computer-aided mass appraisal software to serve as its newly integrated assessment system. Contract details were not announced. Tarrant AD is the second-largest appraisal district in Texas and encompasses more than 822,000 parcels. When the
PORTLAND, OR ? Avatron Software, which develop popular applications for the Apple iOS platform, has released of the Air Display app for the Mac App Store. Air Display for Mac turns a Mac OS X computer into a secondary wireless monitor for another Mac or a Windows PC. The original Air Display app debuted in
TAYLOR - Atlas Oil Company has completed its acquisition of Ro-Di Oil Company of Veerdersburg, Indiana. Ro-Di distributes approximately 10 million gallons of petroleum products annually in the central Indiana region. Ron Hayman, President of Ro-Di Oil, will assist in the transition. His son, RD Hayman, has joined the Atlas Oil team as district manager.
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index soared to 71.8 in March, a post-recession peak for the economic activity indicator. The Southeast Michigan PMI has exceeded 50 for 14 consecutive months, signaling a strong economic recovery. An index above 50 indicates economic expansion. The higher the score is above 50, the faster the growth
NEW YORK - Verizon Communications plans to upgrade segments of its U.S. Internet backbone to 100 Gigabit Ethernet by the end of the second quarter in three segments - Chicago to New York, Sacramento to Los Angeles, and Minneapolis to Kansas City. The upgraded network can offer backbone speeds of 100 gigabits per second, up
SAN FRANCISCO - Salesforce.Com said it has acquired Radian6, a social media monitoring service, for $326 million in cash and stock. The deal, which is expected to close in the quarter ending July 31, gives Salesforce technology to monitor, track, and analyze social media across properties such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. Radian6, which
AUBURN HILLS ? Manufacturing ERP Solutions Provider Plex Systems announced that it has been named a 2011 Best of Michigan Business by Corp! Magazine. This annual award is presented by Corp! Magazine to honor Michigan businesses that are surviving, thriving and growing, while supporting and investing in Michigan?s future. Plex Systems will be recognized in
ANN ARBOR - Internet2 announced that Stephen (Steve) Wolff, widely considered as one of the original architects and fathers of the Internet, will join its staff as Interim Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Wolff will be responsible for developing a strategic technical roadmap for the organization to ensure the research and