ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced the launch of its Network Security Professional Services, a suite of five consulting solutions that identify vulnerabilities and protect the networks of Merit Members from security threats. "Merit is pleased to launch Network Security Professional Services," said Elwood Downing, vice president of Member Relations, Communications and Services for Merit.
NOVI - Marvel Technologies Inc., announced that it has joined SuccessFactors, an SAP company's partner program as a SuccessConsulting Partner. Marvel Technologies will provide consulting, implementation, training and business strategy expertise for SuccessFactors Business Execution Software Suite. Marvel Technologies Inc. is a privately held, minority-owned technology company that develops and delivers professional services and solutions
DETROIT - The submission deadline for nominations for the fourth annual Michigan Green Chemistry Governor's Awards is July 20. The Governor?s Awards recognize advances that incorporate the principles of green chemistry into chemical design, manufacture, or use, or that promote activities which support or implement those technologies and efforts. Awards are open to individuals, groups,
TROY - Billhighway, a provider of cloud-based financial management solutions for nonprofit organizations, has hired Jill Garrity as Business Analyst and Kurt Plantus as Network Administrator. Garrity will serve as the liaison between the customer community and the application development team. In her new role, she will determine how new software applications and corresponding processes
NORTHVILLE - DataFactZ has added two new clients, Lord & Taylor and Saddle Creek Corporation. ?We are proud to have continued growth among our client roster locally, nationally and internationally,? said Krishna Kallakuri, Vice President of DataFactZ. ?Our specialized solutions are allowing these companies to understand their customers in a way that hasn?t been previously
GRAND HAVEN - Tony Silva has joined Atlas Ergonomics, the nationwide provider of ergonomics technology and services, as Director of Ergonomics Services. Silva, who is a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE), has over 15 years of experience helping companies achieve bottom-line results through improved ergonomics. He specializes in the integration of ergonomics into existing business practices,
DETROIT - Inforum has appointed Jacqueline Wiggins to the newly created position of chief operating officer. Based in Detroit, Wiggins oversees the implementation of Inforum?s strategic plan, including statewide programming, affinity groups, industry groups, membership strategy, brand integration and marketing and communications. ?The past two years have been very exciting and challenging for Inforum,? said
ANN ARBOR - Charles Reinhart Company, Realtors, has launched a new website for their commercial division. Reinhart Commercial (www.ReinhartCommercial.com) is a full service commercial brokerage serving the Ann Arbor region since 1971. ReinhartCommercial.com not only showcases Reinhart?s commercial listings, it provides additional information about their services, which include sales, leasing, site selection and property management.
ANN ARBOR - Consumer confidence posted a sizable loss in June, with most of the overall decline in how consumers viewed future prospects for the national economy, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The Surveys, conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research
CANTON TOWNSHIP ? Home furnishings retailer Idea on Tuesday went green, plugging in its 122,200 square foot photovoltaic array at its Canton Township store. The PV array consists of a 977.6-kW system, built with 4,160 panels and will produce approximately 1.1 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity a year, the equivalent of reducing 769 tons of