LANSING ? Inforum and Dome Magazine are co-hosting a Feb. 6 evening with Michigan's Female Leaders including members of the 97th Legislature, department heads and other dignitaries who are shaping Michigan's future. Event Details: Date: Feb. 6 Time: 4 - 5:15 p.m. Place: Tour of State Capitol Building, 115 W. Allegan, Lansing Reception immediately following
TROY - Long-time Plex Systems CEO Mark Symonds has left the cloud-based ERP solutions company and has been replaced by Jason Blessing, a former Oracle senior vice president. The change at the top comes as Plex continues to position itself for an Initial Public Offering, which Symonds said last year could come during 2013. In
LANSING - Sharpening his focus on issues he says will help build Michigan's economy, Governor Rick Snyder is calling for the Legislature to develop a plan to raise at least $1.2 billion in addition transportation funding and to put limits on Michigan?s no-fault auto insurance law. Snyder he will create a new department to put
LANSING - As reactions poured in over the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's decision to attach the Pure Michigan logo to an advertisement touting the recently passed right-to-work law, MEDC CEO Michael Finney reiterated one thing Thursday: This is not something new. "We really are continuing the business marketing that we've been doing," Finney said in
LANSING - Michigan's economy should continue to grow, the House Fiscal Agency projected Thursday, as the U.S. economy continues to slowly pull itself forward, auto sales continue to rise, inflation stays relatively low, job growth continues, and state revenues, therefore, continue to increase. The forecast came one day before the Revenue Estimating Conference, and a
GRAND RAPIDS ? Blue Medora has received $1.25 million in investments from Start Garden and Grand Angels. Blue Medora develops software for IBM Tivoli Monitoring and Oracle Enterprise Manager. Start Garden, a $15 million seed fund created by Rick DeVos, the grandson of Amway co-founder Richard DeVos, invested $500,000. Grand Angels, a regional group of
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center has received more than $3.3 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration to be used for continuing operations in the 11-regions of the state. The MI-SBTDC provides counseling, business education, information-based planning and technology commercialization to new and existing businesses throughout Michigan?s 83 counties.
TROY - Where is Michigan's tech industry heading? Grab a copy of Automation Alley's 2012 Technology Industry Report to find out. The report will debut at Automation Alley's Technology Industry Outlook event Feb. 5 at Automation Alley Headquarters in Troy. The regional comparison study, From Rust to Resurgence: Detroit?s Regional Technology Economy, contains information compiled
DETROIT - The North American International Auto Show Thursday unveiled a Mobile App available for free download in both the iPhone and Android platforms. "The new NAIAS App puts 'everything auto show' in the palm of smart phone users," said Jim Seavitt, chairman, NAIAS 2013. "It is the best way to keep track of what's
DETROIT - Focus: HOPE is offering a free basic computer training class that provides graduates with the opportunity to purchase a low-cost computer. The class offers 12 hours of training over a two-week period, providing students with basic knowledge of computer operations, word processing, and how to access internet resources. Students who complete the classes