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
DETROIT ? Computer software and services giant Compuware Corp. on Tuesday gave five bold technology predictions for 2014 that include AppOps, Big Data Buzz subsiding, and Advanced Power Management Emerging as a modern IT framework. Prediction 1: A new practice will emerge ? AppOps. To accelerate application innovation through tighter IT-Business alignment, AppOps will surface.
LANSING - Republican Governor Rick Snyder and GOP senatorial candidate Terri Land are looking much stronger in a new survey from Public Policy Polling than the last time the firm polled those races months ago. In June, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer had a small lead over Snyder, 42 percent to 38 percent. Now Snyder
LANSING - The state's 15 public universities are responsible for more than 120,000 jobs and $23.9 billion in economic activity in the state, a report released Tuesday by the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan said. Among the economic benefits of the universities are wages for staff and other spending by the institutions, but also
DETROIT ? Internet Advisor podcast Dec. 7, 2013: Emily Hay, our social media diva, shares her recent experiences at the Women 2.0 Conference in Las Vegas; Rachel Schostak, presents a new website Styleshack.com where you can identify your unique style and shop for the perfect outfit locally; Jerry Carlson returns in his role as Microsoft
DETROIT - Michigan has the potential to grow up to 100,000 new jobs in the state's important automotive sector by becoming a center of excellence in advanced powertrain, lightweight and smart and connected transportation technologies contends Business Leaders for Michigan, the state?s business roundtable. The BLM plan was developed with a coalition of top industry
ROCHESTER HILLS - Oxford Biomedical Research has been awarded a $1,163,600 Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research Grant by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences that will help Oxford develop tests designed to detect toxicity and differentiate potential toxic effects to multiple organs. GST proteins are found in many tissues and organs. They play
DETROIT - Manpower says employers in the Detroit area plan to hire at a steady pace in the first quarter of 2014, with the net employment outlook up 7 percent. A year ago the forecast was down 11 percent. From January to March, 18 percent of companies plan to add staff, while 11 percent plan
ANN ARBOR - HistoSonics announced Tuesday the first treatment of a patient with BPH using its Vortx RX device at the University of Michigan Department of Urology. The Vortx RX is based on histotripsy technology, a non-thermal focused ultrasound therapy that mechanically liquefies targeted tissues. The Vortx RX is an investigational device and is limited