EGJAM, UK ? Smartphones sales worldwide in the second quarter leaped 46.5 percent, while mobile phone sales only increased 3.6 percent, according to think tank Gartner. At the same time, sales of feature phones declined 21 percent year-over-year. ?Smartphones accounted for 51.8 percent of mobile phone sales in the second quarter of 2013, resulting in
LANSING ? A Chicago logistics and transportation company has been given a $1 million incentive from the state to establish a new location in Ann Arbor, a project that the state says will generate about $1.2 million in new private investment and up to 125 new jobs. Coyote Logistics provides shippers with full-scale, third party
LANSING - In a decision state workers hailed as a major victory, the Michigan Court of Appeals on Wednesday held that a 2012 law requiring workers to pay 4 percent of their pay into their pension system violated the constitutional provisions on classified employee compensation. The decision, in Michigan Coalition of State Employee Unions v.
LANSING - U.S. Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient David Balestrino Jr. has been named honorary starter for the Pure Michigan 400 to be held Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. Balestrino was the winner of a fan contest on the Pure Michigan Facebook page, receiving the highest number of votes for his entry on why
NOVI ? Billionaire Indian entrepreneur Bharat Desai, chairman of Syntel, is the featured speaker Aug. 23 hosted by TiE Detroit. Desai will discuss his experiences about entrepreneurship at different stages and get a golden opportunity to chat with him. Also showcased will be students of TYE class of 2012 and 2013. Because there is a
BEIJING - A Chinese hacking group accused this February of being tied to the Chinese army was caught last December infiltrating a decoy water control system for a U.S. municipality, a researcher revealed. The group, known as APT1, was caught by a research project that provides the most significant proof yet that the Chinese are
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic, a supplier of logistics systems for the factory, warehouse and distribution center, has introduced FlexSort SL2, a high capacity package sorting system - the next generation sliding shoe sorter that incorporates many new design features. The Dematic FlexSort SL2 is applied throughout the warehouse or distribution center in areas, such as
ANN ARBOR - BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting was awarded a $95,000 U.S. Small Business Administration grant to provide support to growing Michigan technology companies. The amount was matched by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. to help BBC continue its FASTconnect Program. FASTConnect is aimed at stimulating economic development among small, high-technology businesses through federally-funded
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Business Improvement Team, a consortium of independent consultant, has created a speakers bureau to provide presentations on a variety of leadership and business topics for events, conferences, and trade shows. The bureau professionals offer topics that include leadership, sales and marketing, information technology and other key presentations. They are available to provide
DETROIT - DTE Energy selected 67 solar energy projects in the second round of its expansion of the SolarCurrents customer-owned pilot program, which offers customers a more affordable way to install solar photovoltaic systems on their homes and businesses. In this second round offering, incentives were awarded to 56 residential projects, representing 373 kW and