ANN ARBOR - Netflix suffered one of the largest drops in ACSI history as e-commerce inched up and competition stiffened, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index?s annual E-Commerce Report. The report, produced in partnership with the Ann Arbor customer satisfaction measurement consultant ForeSee, showed customer satisfaction with e-commerce Web sites overall was up 1
LANSING - Where students at Highland Park schools will end up for the rest of the academic year is still an open question after the Michigan House and Senate pushed through an emergency bill late Thursday afternoon. Those who show up to their classroom on Monday may not see many teachers, and if there are
LANSING - Michigan's urban areas could lead the state to a new recovery with some readjustment of the state's economic development priorities, a report commissioned by Business Leaders for Michigan said. The report, Michigan's Urban and Metropolitan Strategy, developed by Public Sector Consultants and the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, said Michigan's cities already lead
TROY - Automation Alley was awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor under the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant Competition to make high-level IT training available to local partner companies, including HP Enterprise Services and Lakeside Software. Automation Alley applied for the grant in partnership with Oakland Community College and the
CLIMAX - Stephen Jessup, principal of the Jessup Group, is a Battle Creek native who used to travel to large cities for his healthcare accounting business. But when CTS Telecom Inc. installed high-speed optic fiber to a building in his hometown, he cut back on his travel and did more business with his clients in
ADA - Worldwide sales of Amway products jumped 17 percent to a record $10.9 billion, corporate parent Alticor reported Thursday, the sixth consecutive year of growth for the company. The 17 percent increase over 2010 sales of $9.2 billion was driven by broad global growth in sales from Russia to Thailand. The privately held company
GRAND RAPIDS -The U.S. Congress has reauthorized the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs through 2017. Through these two competitive programs, the Small Business Administration ensures that the nation's small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government's research and development efforts. Eleven federal departments participate in the
GRAND RAPIDS - This year was a great one for the SBTDC Tech Team. The Tech Team had a significant impact with the many new companies it served, the existing growth companies it supported, and the companies it assisted in finding the financing and resources for them to grow and prosper. The Tech Team surveys
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Centers had a great year in 2011 serving small business owners and entrepreneurs and creating an impact throughout the state of Michigan. Through its four consulting teams including the new Finance and Strategy Specialists, our extensive market research capabilities, and a variety of other services,
SOUTHFIELD - Secure-24 Inc. is heading to Michigan college campuses to recruit more than 50 IT professionals to fill high-tech jobs and internships at the managed IT hosting company. Secure-24 has already created more than 250 IT jobs in Michigan and plans to create another 250 jobs by 2015. The company?s current college recruitment tour