NEW YORK - Apple Inc.'s iPhones and Google Inc.'s Android smartphones regularly transmit their locations back to Apple and Google, respectively, according to data and documents analyzed by The Wall Street Journal?intensifying concerns over privacy and the widening trade in personal data. Google and Apple are gathering location information as part of their race to
GRAND RAPIDS ? Van Andel Institute's 240,000 square foot Phase II building has been awarded LEED Platinum status by the United States Green Building Council. The award marks VAI as only the second facility awarded Platinum LEED for New Construction in Michigan, and sets the Institute and its facility apart with a dozen national peers
MUSKEGON - Registration is now underway for the 4th annual Western Michigan V.E.T. Conference, which will be held 17 May in Muskegon. This year?s conference features several informative panels and speakers who will discuss such topics as the basics of business start-up, identifying opportunities to sell to the state of Michigan, identifying resources available to
FORT LAUDERDALE ? The recent attack on marketing email provider Epsilon has resulted in millions of users' contact information being stolen, which has led security expert BullGuard to call for increased awareness of the dangers of unsolicited email and phishing attacks. The incident is being dubbed as ?one of the largest security breaches in US
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems said, in honor of Earth Day, it's doing its part to help make the manufacturing community greener by reducing three green measurable: energy consumption, paper and print supply usage and carbon emissions. Plex Systems helps customers connect and manage processes throughout their enterprise and significantly reduces the use of resources
TROY - Automation Alley announced that 23 new members joined the organization in March. ?This is proof that companies across Southeast Michigan see Automation Alley as an asset and value to their company,? said Ken Rogers, Automation Alley executive director. ?We look forward to continuing our efforts to rebuild this region?s economy with the help
PALO ALTO ? Tesla Motors launched the Design Studio, a tool that allows consumers to customize, view and share their own Tesla electric vehicles on the web, on their smartphones and iPads, and at Tesla stores. Visitors to the Design Studio on the Tesla website can build their dream Roadster, choosing hard top or soft
ANN ARBOR - NanoBio Corporation Wednesday announced a licensing agreement with the University of Michigan that provides NanoBio with rights to an antigen that has been shown to prevent urinary tract infections following intranasal vaccination. Through the agreement, NanoBio gains access to an antigen that University of Michigan researchers have shown can prevent recurring UTIs
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Growth Authority Tuesday approved tax incentives for five companies choosing to expand or locate in Michigan, as well as one brownfield redevelopment project. The companies estimate the projects will generate up to $163 million in new private investment, adding a projected 1,376 jobs. ?Today?s MEGA board action highlights our economic-gardening
WARREN - Shawne Duperon is leading what she calls a "media mastery bootcamp," a two-day session designed to make her "boots" comfortable when dealing with reporters ? or with any other occasion where they have to answer questions in public. Duperon knows her subject well because she is a six-time EMMY award-winning television veteran with