TROY - MartinJay Digital, an online agency, said Tuesday that it had acquired the intellectual assets ? including patent rights, source code and associated domain names ? of Los Angeles, Calif.-based Social Blaze, a developer of analytics technologies and social media management applications. Financial terms of the deal, which closed June 14, were not disclosed.
TROY ? Stage 2 Innovations Fund, which made a big splash last month announcing it had $100 million to invest in Michigan second-stage companies, now says it's willing to take a look at companies that don't have patented technologies ? a requirement when the fund was launched. The company is co-founded by former Chrysler CEO
NEW YORK - Online social gaming company Zynga is preparing to file for an initial public offering as early as Wednesday and hopes to raise up to $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The maker of the popular FarmVille and CityVille games has picked Morgan Stanley to lead the offering, they said. Goldman
FREMONT - Consumers Energy has contracted to purchase the total renewable energy output produced by the $22 million Fremont Community Digester, a 3.1 megawatt expected to go online summer 2012. "This is the first time that Consumers Energy will be buying renewable energy from fuel produced by processed food waste. This innovative facility is another
AUBURN HILLS ? Plex Systems and Implementation partner Revolution Group are offering a free online webinar geared to manufacturers on Thursday, July 14 at 1 p.m. EDT. to demonstrate how manufacturers can create a collaborative work environment and facilitate communication. By integrating Salesforce Chatter features with Plex Online Cloud ERP, manufacturers improve inventory management, customer
DETROIT - Roberta Sonnino, M.D., has been appointed vice dean of Faculty Affairs for the Wayne State University School of Medicine and associate provost for Medical Affairs for the university. She begins her duties Sept. 1. Dr. Sonnino comes to WSU from the University of Minnesota Medical School, where she has served as associate dean
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center will present a financial tools workshop in Oakland County July 26 to strengthen financial literacy and improve the ability of small businesses to access capital. ?5 Keys to Achieving Fiscal Fitness,? a workshop to help the non-financial manager business owner. The program is sponsored
DETROIT - NextEnergy announced that Steven E. Kurmas, president and CEO of Detroit Edison, has joined its Board of Directors. ?Steve's background in power generation, fuel supply, and electric distribution makes him a very valuable addition to our board,? says NextEnergy Chairman Chris Rizik. He adds, ?This is all the more true as NextEnergy evolves
NEW YORK - Microsoft took the beta tag off Office 365, launching the product at a New York City event Tuesday hosted by Chief Executive Steve Ballmer. The new product is the software giant's effort to bring Web functionality to its widely used desktop applications as well as server products that are found primarily in
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network, Inc. is pleased to announce today the selection of seven Michigan-based contractors that will perform outside plant construction for Merit's Round 1 REACH-3MC broadband stimulus project. As part of the Round 1 REACH-3MC project, Merit will construct 1,017 miles of open-access, advanced fiber-optic infrastructure through rural and underserved communities in