ANN ARBOR - In an industry that now employs 22 percent fewer workers than it did just five years ago, automotive employers are finding they must search extensively to fill job openings. The market for skilled workers and the global competition for talent will be the focus of ?Surviving the Skills Shortage: Hiring Strategies and
STERLING HEIGHTS - UHY LLP welcomes new member in Panama, UHY Botello & Marquez S.A., to its global accountancy network. UHY Botello & Marquez S.A. was established in 2008. With a team of 7 staff and two partners, the firm is based in Panama City. With client operations in South, Central and North America, UHY
LANSING - From the files of strange but true: Michigan's economy is improving so strongly that the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs is laying off more than 400 workers from the unit that handles calls from the jobless with questions about unemployment benefits. The layoffs involve 177 temporary workers and up to 225 permanent
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced on Monday the first completed segment of their REACH-3MC Broadband Stimulus Project. The announcement came at a fiber-optic infrastructure dedication ceremony for Monroe County held at Monroe County Community College. Merit Network has successfully completed and lit the portion of REACH-3MC that will service the Monroe Community. The segment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The first half of 2012 set the record for the highest-ever fuel efficiency for new passenger vehicles entering the U.S. market, according to industry analysts Baum & Associates. The country reached this record mile per gallon (MPG) level without relying on higher small car sales ? a significant shift from a pattern
LANSING - Four of the seven proposals that could appear on the November ballot seem to be on shaky ground with voters, according to a poll released Thursday. The survey from Public Policy Associates found none of the proposals at the 60 percent support mark, considered critical at the early stage of a ballot campaign
DETROIT ? The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is hosting its Mobile Moves Michigan mobile wireless technology conference at Motor City Casino on July 30th and 31st. Attend WIPJam to: ? Connect with mobile development experts from across North America. ? Discover new APIs, Tools, SDKs for app development. ? Get a crash course in
GRAND RAPIDS ? Craig T. Hall, the President of Lee Shore Equities, avoids the limelight. But the shadow he has cast on the West Michigan entrepreneurial scene looms long indeed. Since he graduated from Purdue University in 1972 with Bachelor?s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Hall has started eight successful supply chain and related technology companies
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK announced that Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation has been awarded a 12-year property tax abatement for $4.9 million in investments for capital improvements at its Ann Arbor facility. Ann Arbor SPARK provided assistance to Terumo CVS in identifying and applying for the tax incentives. ?Terumo CVS has been a part
KALAMAZOO - mophie, which has developed its portable power pack for the iPhone, announced the exciting expansion of its facilities to Western Michigan University's innovative business park. The company will build a 30,000-square-foot facility to house its rapidly increasing North American distribution functions. "mophie's foundational roots are in Michigan, so the opportunity to have a