SALINE ? Leadership confidence is declining in the latest Leadership Pulse study from eePulse. The survey also indicated a lack of capital for business execution is depressing confidence. "Our research indicates that leadership confidence is linked to individual and firm performance," said Theresa M. Welbourne, Ph.D., eePulse Founder, President and CEO and Research Professor with
LANSING - Advanced manufacturing now accounts for more than 10 percent of all employment in Michigan and the value of the employment has grown substantially in the state at the same time the economy weakened, a report commissioned by the University Research Corridor contends. The report also said the role the state's three largest research
LANSING ? Michigan residents stealing utility service or assaulting utility workers trying to disconnect their service would face stricter penalties under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The bills (SB 1310 , SB 1311 , SB 1312 , SB 1313 and SB 1314 ) make it a felony to bypass utility metering equipment or
LANSING - The state would have $141 million in federal funds to subsidize coverage under pools for those with pre-existing conditions through a supplemental approved on a party-line vote Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee. The funding, part of $5 billion set aside by the federal government for the pools, provides the subsidies until the
SOUTHFIELD ? In 2001, two German SAP specialists moved from California to Michigan and decided if they could land three clients in three months, they could make a go of a hosting business. Nine years later, Secure-24 has more than 100 clients, including a dozen that individually generate revenues of more than $1.5 billion annually.
SOUTHFIELD - Secure-24, certified SAP Hosting Partner and 2010 SAP Pinnacle Award Finalist for IT Outsourcing Partner of the Year, announced the addition of IT outsourcing veteran Inga Bredehoeft to its team focused on SAP Hosting and Enterprise Application Services in the Western Region. Bredehoeft joins Secure-24 as the SAP Sales Director based in Silicon
OXFORD - Relume Technologies, a leading manufacturer of light-emitting diode products and smart grid control systems for outdoor lighting applications, was chosen by the City of Canton, Ohio to supply LED light engines to upgrade hundreds of the community's decorative lighting fixtures. Relume?s retrofit fixtures fit most post top lights, allowing the City to upgrade
TROY - Behr America's newest technology for cooling engines and batteries is helping automakers develop new electric vehicles and more fuel-efficient gasoline engines. "Behr is now producing technologically-advanced products for all three Detroit-based manufacturers, overcoming the severe impacts of the global recession and optimizing its North American manufacturing structure," said Heinz-J. Otto, president and CEO
SAN FRANCISCO - The security world is aflutter over new malware that has been spreading via USB devices and is programmed to steal data from systems running specific software used in utilities and industrial manufacturing plants. There are a lot of moving parts to this story so CNET News.Com decided to break them down and
AUBURN HILLS - GKN Driveline has designed a new range of electric- drive axles ideal for use in both pure electric vehicles and for converting conventional vehicles into hybrids. Using products available within its extensive driveline portfolio, GKN has been able to design, validate and launch a variety of electric-drive axle products, which can incorporate