DEARBORN - The state and a network of Michigan community colleges announced this week the launch of the Career Jump Start Program to promote training opportunities for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers to Michigan high school students. Through a network of Michigan?s community colleges, Michigan Works! agencies, employers, trade unions, Chambers and other
ANN ARBOR - Rubicon Genomics announced it has partnered with additional distributors globally to expand availability of its products that test DNA. Three new distribution partnerships have been signed for Europe. They include Amplitech for France, HPST for the Czech Republic and LuBio Science for Switzerland. Rubicon also completed new distribution agreements in Asia and
AUBURN HILLS - Michael Horn, 51, is to become President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, succeeding Jonathan Browning, 54, who is leaving the group and returning to the United Kingdom. Three other promotions were also announced. Those include: Axel Schulte-H�rmann (52) is to be the new Head of After Sales of the Volkswagen
AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler landed two of its green engines among Ward?s 10 Best Engines for 2014, WardsAuto.Com announced Thursday. Chrysler?s winners were the 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 and the Fiat 500e battery-electric drive system. The 500e?s lively system is the lone representative of electric vehicle (EV) technology, while the refined EcoDiesel V-6 is the first
SOUTHFIELD ? Bagger Dave's, a self-styled ultra casual chain of restaurants primarily in Michigan, has hired ePrize to develop a loyalty and in-store rewards program aimed at boring down exactly into what customers want ? and rewarding one with $10,000 in cash on New Year?s Eve. Customers register in Bagger Dave?s Fresh Rewards program via
TROY ? Altair has reached an agreement-in-principle to buy EM Software & Systems ? S.A., and its international distributor offices in the United States, Germany, and China. The agreement is expected to close early in 2014. Terms were not announced. Altair is a global leader in the solver market, offering OptiStruct, RADIOSS, MotionSolve, and AcuSolve
DETROIT - Last week the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued Final Regulations addressing the net investment income tax provisions of IRC ?1411. These Final Regulations modify certain provisions of the Proposed Regulations that were issued in December, 2012. On October 29, 2013 we issued an E-Alert that describes planning opportunities under the Proposed Regulations
NOVI - Mississippi utility regulators have rejected a merger proposal by Entergy Corp. and ITC Holdings Corp., saying the deal could've meant a $300 million rate increase for Mississippi customers over 30 years. "We respect Entergy's desire to improve its organizational effectiveness, but the commission was not persuaded the transfer of ownership would be in
DETROIT ? A new report contends 12 percent of Detroit-area chief information officers surveyed plan to expand their IT teams in the first half of 2014, up 2 points compared to projections from the previous six-month period June-December 2013. Another 68 percent plan to hire only for open IT roles, 17 percent plan to put
CADILLAC - Consumers Energy has been recognized for protecting endangered species and other wildlife at its 11 hydro generating facilities on the Au Sable, Manistee and Muskegon rivers by the Wildlife Habitat Council, which awarded the maximum three-year Wildlife at Work recertification to the company for its wildlife enhancement projects. Consumers Energy's Tippy Dam, which