CUPTERTINO - Apple is expected to hold an event to introduce its new iPhones on Sept. 9, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The timing of Apple?s announcement would fall in line with its recent track record of announcing the new phones in early- to mid-September and then starting sales a few weeks later. The
LANSING - Steve Arwood, the former director of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, will now be the chief operating officer for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Governor Rick Snyder announced Monday. LARA Chief Deputy Director Mike Zimmer will serve as acting director for the department. Both appointments are effective immediately. "Steve's track record
MARSHALL - The Dark Horse Brewing Company, in conjunction with The Green Brewery Project and CBSi Solar, will begin installing the largest solar electric farm of any brewery in the United States east of the Mississippi River. Contractors Building Supply-Solar is located in Copemish, MI, and has been in the solar business for nearly 40
BIRMINGHAM - According to a report in Foreign Policy, former NSA head Keith Alexander has ideas. Ideas he wants to patent and turn into a business. Admittedly, Alexander has had exposure to countering network borne attacks. In particular, he was in charge of the team at NSA that detected the presence of the Agent.btz worm
DETROIT ? The economic outlook in Southeast Michigan got back on track in July when Wayne State University?s Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index returned to spring levels, after a June Index one analyst described as a fluke. The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index made a strong come back in July reaching 60, after experiencing a
KALAMAZOO - The law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has welcomed two well-respected attorneys as it moves into new, larger offices in downtown Kalamazoo. Eric V. Brown, Jr. brings nearly five decades of experience as a business attorney to his role as an of counsel attorney at Warner Norcross, which is one of
MACOMB - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has named Sean H. Cook as the chair of the firm?s Tax Practice Group. Cook will lead the group of nearly 20 attorneys who work with publicly traded and privately held companies. The firm routinely advises corporate and commercial organizations in critical tax areas, including bankruptcy, restructuring, mergers
EAST LANSING - A senior software engineer at Google has made a $2 million commitment to create an endowed chair of computer science at the Michigan State University College of Engineering. The gift, established through an estate plan, is from Doug Zongker of Mountain View, Calif., who graduated from MSU in 1996 with a bachelor?s
ANN ARBOR - Whole Brain Group has hired four new team members and relocated the company to a larger office space the Burlington Building on the south side of Ann Arbor. Earlier this year, Dania Dunlap-Hurden and Dan Keelan joined the team as Client Engagement Managers, responsible for developing and managing lead generation strategies for
SOUTHFIELD - A team that called themselves Martians won first place in the open category of the first World Robot Olympiad USA state tournament in Michigan and advanced to the USA finals to be held at Lawrence Tech in September. The winners were Christian Daniels and Juan Carlos Feraro of Westland, who competed July 26-27