LANSING ? The Small Business Association of Michigan has named Kevin Cuncannan as the organization?s Director, Small Business Services. Kevin was previously Team Leader ? COBRA Administration. In addition, SBAM has hired Shannon North and Brittany Smith as COBRA Coordinators.
DETROIT - After a strong bounce-back from the weather-induced winter lull, it looks like job growth moderated in May, Comerica Bank said in its monthly economic report. Last month, we saw a very strong 288,000 net job gain in the official Bureau of Labor Statistics report for April. Today, we see a more moderate gain
LANSING ? Michigan Senate Democrats and Republicans are clashing on whether a proposal to increase Michigan's sales tax is the right solution to build funding for roads, and Democrats won't back down on having a solution that includes some consideration for those with lower incomes that would be disproportionately affected by a tax increase. In
KALAMAZOO - Armune BioScience has appointed David Esposito as Chief Operating Officer. In the newly created role, Esposito will be responsible for commercial strategy for Apifiny, an innovative prostate cancer diagnostic assay, and expansion of the company?s sales and marketing efforts. Armune BioScience is a medical diagnostics company formed to develop and commercialize unique proprietary
BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP - DTE Energy Co. is buying one of two Pheasant Run wind parks in Michigan from a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC. The Detroit-based utility announced Monday that the 75-megawatt Pheasant Run II wind park in Huron County will be renamed the Brookfield Wind Park. Operating since earlier this year, it will
DETROIT ? Registration is open for the Michigan Cyber Awareness Luncheon Series 2014 at the Renaissance Center in Detroit. Program topics include: Let?s Talk Cyber: Is Privacy Dead? ? Interactive Audience Discussion Panel Discussion: Cyber Security and Global Threats: Are We Ready? Special Video Message from Governor Rick Snyder Panel Discussion: Hot Issues in Cyber
DETROIT - The Obama Administration?s announced plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants will require Michigan to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of its electric generation beginning in 2020. It?s a dramatic move, one that will force difficult decisions for state officials and likely increase the cost of electricity. President Obama announced in
DETROIT - Who doesn?t like free? One of our listeners, Michael Rommety, has set up his own site The Frugal Computer Guy for free software and video tutorials. Is this the year we see an Apple iWatch? Foster has a review of the giant 6 inch Nokia Lumia 1520. Could this be the ?bridge? device
LIVONIA - Technology Solutions announced Thursday that the company received Technology Assurance Group's top award at the association?s 14th Annual Convention event held in Nashville. Technology Assurance Group (TAG), an international organization of independently owned unified communications companies in the United States and Canada, selected Technology Solutions as the winner of the ?Performance Excellence Award?
SEATTLE - Amazon has made Kindles for years; is a phone next? Though Amazon continues to deny that it's building a smartphone, all signs point to yes. That's especially true now that Amazon announced it's holding a press event on June 18 to unveil a new device. The company released a video with the invite