LANSING - After more than two hours of testimony Wednesday that has followed weeks of deliberation, Rep. Tom McMillin, House Education Committee chair, said he thinks a vote is likely next week on SB 619 , which removes the cap on cyberschools in Michigan. The committee continued its testimony after running through the 90 allotted
WASHINGTON ? Seeking novel ways to eliminate the gender gap in pay, the U.S. Department of Labor and its federal agency partners on the National Equal Pay Task Force announced Wednesday a contest for creating software applications that use the department's data to promote equal pay for men and women. Women are still paid less
DETROIT - Strategic Staffing Solutions, the Detroit-based global information technology and business services company, reported earnings of $220 million in 2011, a $15 million gain from 2010, marking the 21st consecutive years of annual revenue growth. Profit figures were not announced. ?Many companies have their ups and downs financially, but for S3, ever year is
ANN ARBOR ? BioPhotonic Solutions of East Lansing won the $5000 first place award in the Emerging Company category at the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-plan competition Tuesday night at the ACE'12 entrepreneurship event at Skyline High School. BioPhotonic Soutions owns disruptive technology that unleashes the latent capabilities of an entire class of lasers ?
GRAND RAPIDS - Student and faculty volunteers from Davenport University are trained and ready to kick off free income tax preparation sessions, available to low- and middle- income tax-filers (less than $50,000 in total family income) at locations across West Michigan. Volunteers are providing assistance in conjunction with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, a
CLEVELAND - Midwest health care companies attracted $810 Million in new investments across 178 companies in 2011 according to the BioEnterprise Midwest Health Care Venture Investment Report. Sixteen Michigan companies received $30.8 million in investments, ranking the Wolverine state 7th out of 11 surveyed. The total dollars attracted is up by ten percent from 2010;
COOPERSVILLE - IT Resource is hosting a webinar focusing on data backup, data recovery, and business continuity services on February 15 from 12-1pm. Participate in the webinar from your own desk, or join IT Resource at 701 W. Randall, Suite C, Coopersville, where lunch will be provided. The webinar will focus on helping businesses recover
TROY ? Scott Goemmel of All Covered, a division of Konica Minolta Business Solutions, is the new president of Automaton Alley. Mark Symonds, CEO of Plex Systems, is the new vice president, the Southeast Michigan technology networking group announced Wednesday. Other members of the Automation Alley 2012 Board of Directors include: Please join us in
MENLO PARK, Ca. - Facebook filed for an initial public offering on Tuesday that could value the company up to $100 billion, putting the eight-year-old social network on track to be one of the biggest Web stock market debuts of all time. In a securities filing, the company said it is seeking to raise $5
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index made a sharp rebound in January, alleviating concerns about a slowdown for the Michigan economy. The index, which measures activity such as production, new orders, inventories, and employment, rose to 65.9 in January after falling below 50 in December for the first time in more than a