SOUTHFIELD ? Gov. Rick Snyder's three words for reinventing Michigan are "Simple, Fair and Efficient," Michael Finney, president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., told about 60 people attending the TiE Detroit monthly meeting Tuesday night at the Southfield Westin. He calls it open source economic development. ?Results over bureaucracy, rejecting partisanship,? Finney
SAN FRANCSICO - Epsilon, which manages e-mail communications for TiVo, JP Morgan Chase, Capital One Financial, US Bank, the Kroger grocery chain, Best Buy, RedRoof Inn and other merchants, said this week that it suffered a security breach that revealed data on some of its clients' customers. Epsilon, which says it sends 40 billion e-mails
TAYLOR - Atlas Oil Company has completed its acquisition of Ro-Di Oil Company of Veerdersburg, Indiana. Ro-Di distributes approximately 10 million gallons of petroleum products annually in the central Indiana region. Ron Hayman, President of Ro-Di Oil, will assist in the transition. His son, RD Hayman, has joined the Atlas Oil team as district manager.
PLYMOUTH ? David Baker, Identity Management Security Consultant, will discuss Secure Data Sharing April 21 during the April meeting of MotorCity ISSA. The reservation deadline is April 18. He has been CISSP certified for four years. He works for CSC, a global outsourcing company, and is on assignment for Chrysler as an Identity Management Security
SAN FRANCISCO - Security company Webroot has announced a new app for Android users. Dubbed Webroot Mobile Security for Android, the application, which runs on both smartphones and tablets, scans apps for malware prior to installation. It also checks URLs to block phishing attacks. The app's identity-protection feature lets users remotely lock and wipe the
TROY - The Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southeast Michigan forum April 14 will feature presentations by emerging companies selected by a panel of the group's business leaders and investors. EISEM is a series of programs that works to highlight entrepreneurs and their businesses and further develop their message to reach customers and investors. Keynote Speaker: Dave
ANN ARBOR - Architectural Resource and Meadowlark Builders have teamed up to once again offer, through their popular "Behind the Drywall" tour series, a rare hands-on opportunity to visit an in-progress "Deep Green" whole house gut-rehab remodeling project of a mid-century modern home in Ann Arbor. The tour is scheduled for Saturday April 2. This
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index soared to 71.8 in March, a post-recession peak for the economic activity indicator. The Southeast Michigan PMI has exceeded 50 for 14 consecutive months, signaling a strong economic recovery. An index above 50 indicates economic expansion. The higher the score is above 50, the faster the growth
SAN FRANCISCO - AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has a message for those who believe his company's acquisition of T-Mobile USA will steam-roll competition in the mobile marketplace. "This industry is anything but a duopoly," Stephenson said at a conference hosted by the Council On Foreign Relations, according to The Wall Street Journal. "The industry is
DETROIT ? The U.S. Small Business Administration's Michigan District Office presented its fiscal 2010 lender awards at SBA's 2011 Small Business Lending Conference held in Lansing Friday where Huntington National Bank was named Michigan Lender of the Year, SBA's award for the best overall performance, for the second time in a row. Huntington National Bank