ANN ARBOR - Machine vision sales in North America fell 2 percent compared to the first quarter of 2011, according to new statistics from AIA, the industry?s trade group. The decline resulted primarily from sales of complete vision systems, which account for the largest sales volumes in the North American market. However, sales of machine
GRAND RAPIDS ? Michigan's aggressive strategy to create a positive business climate to help Michigan companies grow is showing results, Governor Rick Snyder told a record crowd at the 2012 National Economic Gardening Conference. ?In the last 18 months we have greatly improved Michigan?s business climate and infrastructure, making it easier for our businesses to
WINDSOR, Ontario - The deal to build a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is signed and sealed, and now the question for U.S. and Canadian motorists and commercial traffic interests is whether Governor Rick Snyder and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper can deliver despite continued opposition from the owners of the nearby Ambassador
DETROIT - The 54-page "Crossing Agreement" that sets up the authority overseeing the construction of the new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, goes to great pains to emphasize that Michigan will bear no costs for the project. One example is Article X. "The Michigan Parties shall not be required to fund any International Crossing
SAN FRANCISCO - Credit card processor Global Payments said that in the course of investigating the theft of 1.5 million credit card numbers, it has discovered that hackers may also have stolen consumer data from servers. "Our ongoing investigation recently revealed potential unauthorized access to personal information collected from a subset of merchant applicants," the
SAN FRANCISCO - With names like "LulzSec Reborn," "MalSec," and "SpexSec," hacking groups are cropping up in the wake of LulzSec arrests and Anonymous dissatisfaction. "LulzSec Reborn" may be neither LulzSec nor reborn, experts say. It's been three months since the arrest of a handful of people accused of conducting denial-of-service and other attacks on
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced today the feature film AKA Jimmy Picard has been approved for a film incentive from the state. The project is based on a true story of a WWII veteran and Blackfoot Indian with the alias Jimmy Picard and one of the nation's first documented cases of dream analysis
STERLING HEIGHTS - UHY LLP has added a new member in Serbia, Eki Revizija d.o.o., to its global accountancy network. Eki Revizija d.was established on January 19, 2000. With a team of 17 staff and two partners, the firm is based in Belgrade, the capital and one of the largest cities in Southeast Europe. Eki
CLARKSTON - Don't miss the chance to golf with the region's most distinguished IT executives at this year's MCWT Golf Classic on July 26. Auction bids will be accepted online via email beginning at 9 a.m. on June 26 and will close at noon on June 27. Single Executive Bidding George Surdu, CTO, Comerica Dave
LANSING - Before leaving for the summer, the House overwhelmingly approved its plan to drop the state's income tax rate to 3.9 percent by 2018. It was approved 97-13, with only a smattering of Democrats in opposition. The bill (HB 5729 ) would phase in the cut from the current 4.35 percent rate, set to