GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan Purchasing Managers index posted strong growth in October, lead by the growing in new orders. The survey, compiled by Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University, showed the following results: The index of business improvement, called new
DETROIT - The new Invest Again campaign is driven by scientists and entrepreneurs to protect and promote increased federal funding for the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. The campaign will put scientists front and center in national media to explain the most important issues facing our nation, and how to move the United
EAST LANSING - More than a dozen Michigan State University student volunteers from the Women in Computing Group will be teaching high school girls on an event November 16 how to create their own websites, games and animations ? and example of how this MSU group works to recruit, support and retain women in computing
LIVONIA ? Selling Risk Management Internally and gaining support For your program are the topics on Nov. 21 at the ISSA Motorcity Chapter meeting at Schoolcraft College. Stephen Marchewitz, President of SecureState, will talk about the Risk Based Approach to Security Management. To pull it off, you need support from senior management to make the
LANSING - The Michigan House came together on Thursday to approve unanimously a package of legislation barring the use of so-called skimming devices that obtain a person's credit card information when they think they are using an ATM or other credit card reader. The bills (HB 5050 , HB 5051 , HB 5052 , HB
LANSING - Voters could, at an upcoming election, see a constitutional amendment aimed at giving more flexibility to the Natural Resources Trust Fund and ensuring that mineral royalties continue to go to parks and recreation activities. The State Parks Advisory Committee is expected at its December meeting to adopt a resolution that would support a
LANSING - Michigan Senate Republicans established a new Compliance and Accountability Committee on Thursday that will focus on complaints from teachers about alleged difficulties and intimidation they have encountered in trying to resign their Michigan Education Association union membership. Senate Majority Floor Leader Arlan Meekhof (R-West Olive), the committee chair, said the goal of the
LANSING - The Michigan Workforce Development Agency, courtesy the Michigan Strategic Fund, has $1,857,982 for the Skilled Trades Training Fund program that will go to 16 Michigan Works! agencies around the state. ?Michigan?s economic vitality and opportunities for business and job growth depend on a workforce with the necessary talents and training for the jobs
DETROIT ? Aereo, an over-the-air provider of TV channels through the Internet's cloud, hosted its launch party Monday at Great Lakes Coffee's midtown location where 200 potential customers stopped by for the demo day. On Oct. 28, Aereo?s 21st century antenna product became available for consumers in Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Sanilac, Saint Clair,
SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung aims to unveil phones and other devices with foldable displays in another two years, give or take, CNET News.Com reported. At an analysts event Wednesday night, Samsung CEO Kwon Oh Hyun presented a slideshow revealing the company's display technology timeline for the next few years. As shown by blog site