DETROIT ? Michigan Hall at Cobo Center will be transformed into an interactive display showcase in January 2011 during the North American International Auto Show, highlighting the many ways that Michigan companies are building and creating eco-friendly communities and sustainable lifestyles. "Smarter Living In Michigan? will be the Michigan Economic Development Corp.'s follow up in
SAGINAW - If you're interested in responding to Federal or Department of Defense solicitations this seminar will certainly be of interest to you. Todd Olson, Director of the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments PTAC will give an overview of how to understand a solicitation and the information buried within it. More specifically, the Saginaw Future
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor Ad Club's Holiday networking event will benefit 826 Michigan, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students aged 6-18 with creative writing skills and helping teachers inspire their students to write. The benefit will be held at Sabor Latino (211 N. Main St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104) on December 9th from
WASHINGTON DC - The Do Not Call list easily tops the list of the Federal Trade Commission's popular successes, with one official joking that that it became "the most popular government program since the Elvis stamp." The FTC now hopes to build on that unusual success with a Do Not Track concept that would restrict
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network has selected CommScope as fiber-optic cable vendor for its broadband stimulus project, REACH-3MC, which bested other qualified suppliers that responded to a Request for Proposal Merit issued in late June. While there were several strong proposals, the Merit team's thorough review of all RFPs showed that CommScope could deliver the
TORONTO, Can. - Research In Motion has been butting heads with foreign governments over its tight security, but its latest BlackBerry 6 OS has won approval from the U.S. government for those same standards. RIM announced today that its BlackBerry 6 operating system is now FIPS 140-2 certified. FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) is a
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Online provider Plex Systems and researchers from Aberdeen Group are hosting a free manufacturing executive webinar titled, "SaaS ERP: Trends & Observations" December 14 at 1 PM Eastern Time. What does 2011 hold in terms of those manufacturers considering SaaS or cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems? The free executive webinar
LANSING - Three top internal staff officials, including the new director for Michigan's Washington office, were announced Wednesday by Governor-elect Rick Snyder. Bill McBride was named the director of the Washington office. McBride is a long-time Washington veteran for Michigan politicians, serving as chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Grand Rapids) and former
LANSING - Energy programs implemented last year will save customers about a third more than projected, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Public Service Commission. The report, required under the legislation that adopted renewable energy portfolio standards, showed the state's utilities implemented $89 million in energy optimization programs in 2009, but those programs
LANSING - An agreement between Michigan House Democrats and Senate Republicans means all school districts will see the $154 per pupil they lost in the 2009-10 fiscal year restored. The Senate approved a new version of HB 5887 on Wednesday to address problems in the Legislature's first attempt to appropriate $316 million in federal funds