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Decreases Coming For Michigan Gas Customers In Lower Peninsula; Electric Rate Increases In Upper Peninsula

LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved two settlement agreements authorizing Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation to reconcile two mechanism related to over-collections, meaning some residents will see a decrease of $1.42 on a their monthly bill. In one instance (Case U-17547), the utility experienced a net over-collection of $475,905. So customers using

By |2014-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8th, 2014|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Television Series Awarded Film Incentives

LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced Tuesday that two television series ? Ask Dr. Nandi-Season 3 and American Muscle ? were awarded nearly $2 million in film incentives from the state. ?Michigan-based television series help expose audiences to the state, while offering opportunities for crew and local businesses,? said Margaret O?Riley, director of the

By |2014-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8th, 2014|Archive, Politics/Government|

Billhighway Beefs Up Sales Team to Help Fuel Growth

TROY ? Billhighway has hired sales executive Rebecca Mitchell as Senior Enterprise Sales Consultant. In this role Mitchell will drive new business in the nonprofit fundraising and member-based association sectors. Her responsibilities include generating and engaging qualified leads, identifying opportunities, managing pipeline, and closing business. Mitchell brings over 15 years? experience in B2B sales and

By |2014-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8th, 2014|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Ferber To Sell SaaS Software Suite To Build Business For 16 Grandchildren

ROCHESTER HILLS - Fred Ferber built a number of successful corporations on the strength of a business distribution software suite that provides comprehensive business intelligence. Now he?s selling his Conveyorware ?All-in-One? Business Distribution SaaS Software Suite and plans to use the proceeds to build a company for his 16 grandchildren. What is Conveyorware? A complete

By |2014-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Packaging Concepts Purchased Through Leveraged Buyout

TROY - Packaging Concepts + Design announced that O2 Investment Partners, a private equity firm in Bloomfield Hills, along with PC&D?s management team have acquired the business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Midwest Mezzanine provided subordinated financing and equity and Comerica Bank provided senior financing. Packaging Concepts + Design designs and delivers highly

By |2014-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Passwords vs Passphrases

LANSING - Passwords are becoming a thing of the past and we might want to consider an alternative. With all the account access needed from day to day, it becomes increasingly difficult to come up with unique new complex passwords that can be remembered. Instead, we could start using passphrases. Passphrases can easily exceed the

By |2014-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8th, 2014|Archive, Guest Columns|

Automation Alley Welcomes 16 New Members In June

TROY - Automation Alley welcomed 16 new member organizations in June. Since its founding in 1999, Automation Alley has expanded to include nearly 1,000 businesses, educational institutions and government entities from the city of Detroit and the surrounding eight-county region. Automation Alley provides a diverse offering of benefits for its members, including discounted event admission,

By |2014-07-03T00:00:00-04:00July 3rd, 2014|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

AT&T Announces It Has 95 Open Job Positions In The State

DETROIT - AT&T Wednesday announced the company will hire workers for 95 jobs in the state, including 59 new jobs. The positions will be primarily focused on call center staffing, retail opportunities and technicians and are a result of AT&T?s continued investment in Michigan to support both wireline and wireless network customers. ?AT&T continues to

By |2014-07-03T00:00:00-04:00July 3rd, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|