GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan Women's Foundation is strengthening its statewide reach through the appointment of Judith Welch as the Executive Director of West Michigan, in its Grand Rapid?s office, effective January 2, 2014. ?The board and I are delighted to welcome Judith Welch to our executive team, said Foundation President and CEO Carolyn Cassin. ?Her
KANSAS CITY - Sprint and Dish announced Tuesday they are teaming up on a pilot project in Texas to deliver wireless broadband to areas that may otherwise be unavailable. The joint venture would lead to a rollout of fixed wireless broadband to Corpus Christi, Texas, around the middle of 2014. The service would at first
SAN FRANCISCO ? Apple's new feature that lets users unlock phone by scanning their fingerprint may be one-upped by Samsung in next year?s Galaxy S5 that will offer an iris-scan unlocking feature, contends reports out of Korea. CNET?s sister site ZDNet Korea quotes industry sources who say the company's next flagship mobile will pack an
SALINE - A new study shows the optimal employee energy increases financial performance, while too much energy can significantly decrease productivity. The Leadership Pulse study was released this week by eePulse Inc. The work was conducted in partnership with Mercer and the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California. ?The Leadership Pulse
LANSING - The Michigan Workforce Development Agency Tuesday announced Michigan Strategic Fund approval of $3,549,938 in Skilled Trades Training Fund program grants to 14 Michigan Works! agencies around the state for skilled trades training to better match talent with employer needs. ?As Michigan?s economy continues to improve, there is an increasing demand in many businesses
DETROIT ? In yet another sign that the Michigan economy is strengthening, AT&T announced that it has more than 134 jobs available in the state, including 75 new ones, for positions that focus primarily on call center staffing, retail and technicians. In a statement, AT&T said the jobs are a result of its continuing investment
JACKSON - Consumers Energy has selected 31 solar powered projects offered by businesses, homeowners and nonprofit groups across Michigan's Lower Peninsula to supply renewable energy to customers. The suppliers were chosen as part of the company's Experimental Advanced Renewable Program . The program provides for the long-term purchase of renewable energy generated by solar energy
GRAND RAPIDS ? Van Andel Institute announced Monday the appointment of Peter A. Jones Ph.D., D.Sc. to the position of Director of Research, Chief Scientific Officer of Van Andel Research Institute. Jones begins officially on February 17, 2014. Jones is an internationally renowned researcher with more than 40 years? experience in academia in the field
LANSING - Manufacturers of energy-efficiency products in Michigan and Ohio will receive vital assistance in developing technology, designing prototypes, improving manufacturing processes and assessing opportunities in the burgeoning energy market through joint-funding from the U.S. Energy Department, plus the Michigan and Ohio Energy Offices. On Wednesday, the Michigan-Northeastern Ohio Regional Clean Energy Roadmap Project ?
SAN FRANCISCO - A new Gmail policy that allows e-mailed image attachments to load automatically comes at a price, say two security researchers. Google announced on Thursday that Gmail would once again load attached images by default. The feature had been disabled years ago, as a way of clamping down on malware and phishing attacks,