ANN ARBOR - Total machine vision sales in North America rose 3 percent compared to the second quarter of 2011, according to new statistics from AIA, the industry?s trade group. Total machine vision sales include sales of machine vision systems and components. Sales of machine vision systems, the largest category, rose two percent year-over-year while
DETROIT - TiE Detroit is embarking on its second year for the TYE Program that targets a very motivated high school students (grades 9-12) teaching them the basics of entrepreneurship through an intensive mentoring program. The application deadline is Sept. 23. TYE accomplishes this objective by offering training and mentoring programs to selected high school
LANSING ? The Small Business Association of Michigan announced that Mike Marzano has been named Grassroots Coordinator and Policy Advisor in the Government Relations Department, and Scott Lyon, formerly Vice President for Small Business Services, Senior Vice President. ?This new position reflects SBAM?s commitment to focusing the power of local small businesses across the state
FLINT - The NSF Great Lakes Energy Education Forum will bring top industry and academic experts together to share their knowledge on alternative energy with a focus on the progress of fuel cell development. The event on Oct. 5 is hosted by Kettering University at Mott Community College. This 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. forum
FARMINGTON HILLS - AMI Strategies has moved from its headquarters from Farmington Hills to Livonia to prepare for growth. ?As more businesses? are taking telecommunication and utility invoice management to the cloud to reduce both processing costs and hard dollars, we find demand for our services increasing rapidly,? said Jane Sydlowski, founder and CEO of
WARREN - The Michigan Business and Professional Association and its sister organization the Michigan Food and Beverage Association are calling on the State House of Representatives to appropriate the $9.8 million federal planning grant that is critical to laying the groundwork for a health care exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of
TROY - Current military service members, veterans and their family members can join a free Walsh College webinar discussing the transition from active service into a business career. Participants can access the Boots to Briefcases webinar from their own computers Sept. 28. Webinar content will include how to effectively highlight military skills as strengths in
HANCOCK - Clean Energy Pathways, an alternative and renewable energy solutions company, has signed a direct sales, consultation and marketing contract with Coal Enhancing Solutions (C-E-Solutions) of Melbourne, Australia. C-E-Solutions is in the early stages of developing a market for the Clean Energy Pathways BioClean series of environmental pollution control and energy saving solutions. "The
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Penske Automotive Group is joining Hertz's franchising network. This partnership for the Memphis, Tennessee market is part of Hertz's company-wide initiative aimed at increasing its presence in the off airport car rental markets. The agreement calls for Penske Automotive Group, subject to the completion of closing conditions, to purchase the assets of
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has long resented Mitt Romney for his insistence on putting Chrysler and General Motors into bankruptcy and she uncorked a tirade of a speech Thursday at the Democratic National Convention that delighted the Democratic audience. Granholm, now host of "The War Room," a liberal political talk show