DETROIT - Strategic Staffing Solutions has opened a new office in West Des Moines, Iowa, to service the ongoing growth of one of its major financial services customers and to target growing staffing opportunities in the Midwest region. The new office will be part of S3?s Midwest Market Group, which also includes Chicago, Minneapolis and
HOLLAND ? The Holland Board of Public Works has voted to recommend a 20-year renewable energy wind contract with the Michigan Public Power Agency. The energy will come from Beebe Wind in Ithaca. The contract will be presented to Holland City Council for approval March 20. The contract is the second wind energy power purchase
DETROIT ? Hiring plans for the greater Detroit area in the second quarter are the second weakest in the nation, according to the quarterly Employment Outlook Survey from Manpower. But in Grand Rapids the hiring outlook is considerably more robust. From April to June, 10 percent of the companies interviewed in the Detroit metropolitan stistical
SAN FRANCISCO - iOS profiles, aka mobileconfig files, are used by mobile carriers to configure key settings for e-mail, Wi-Fi, and other features. But these files could be abused by attackers to sneak past Apple's normally tight security and and hijack a mobile device, researchers at Skycure Security contend. The process would be similar to
SAN FRANCISCO - More details have been revealed about the massive cyberattack that hit several tech companies last month. Not only were Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter hit -- but other industries' computer systems were also hacked, including prominent car manufacturers, U.S. government agencies, and a candy company. According to The Security Ledger, people familiar
DETROIT - Detroit has become the only two-time winner on the top five list of fastest growing tech cities, says Dice.Com. Detroit was No. 5 on the list this year, with year-to-year growth of 10 percent in tech job listings. Detroit was No. 1 on the list in 2011. Back in 2011, Dice said Detroit
BEIJING - The U.S. and China both say they want to directly discuss the issue of cybersecurity, but the odds of an open discussion are slim at best. The Chinese government responded this week to a U.S. invitation to enter into a dialogue with the U.S. over acceptable behavior in cyberspace, Reuters reported. At a
LANSING - Whether the state will be able to use Natural Resources Trust Fund grants to pay for dredging projects appears to hedge on the Legislature's latitude in defining development. Legislation discussed Thursday in the Senate Outdoor Recreation Committee (SB 229 ) would define dredging as a development activity and allow the trust fund board
DETROIT - A once-in-a-generation political opportunity has opened with the decision of U.S. Sen. Carl Levin not to seek re-election, creating just the second open seat U.S. Senate race in Michigan in the past 36 years, and the names of both parties' heaviest hitters are in the mix for the race. Depending on who decides
GRAND RAPIDS ? U.S. light vehicle sales could top 15.5 million units in 2013 nearing auto production levels not seen since 2007, an auto industry consultant said Thursday. Mike Wall, of IHS in Grand Rapids, in his presentation at the 14th Automotive Suppliers Symposium hosted by Grand Valley State University, said he now estimates 15.2