ANN ARBOR - A Chicago summit on April 14-15 will look at ways to help communities to identify and capture government and nonprofit funds to help cushion the blow of a rapidly declining auto sector. The summit is co-sponsored by the Center for Automotive Research and the University of Michigan. It is called Roads to
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech & UHY LLP have partnered with Automation Alley for a seminar exclusively for CIOs and IT Directors of publicly held companies or firms servicing public companies on how to survive a SAS 70 Audit, a nationally recognized audit standard for evaluating process and security control procedures throughout the data center.
ROCHESTER - The Earth Day Expo will be held in downtown Rochester the weekend of April 18-19 to showcase the efforts of local business, non-profits and government to create a brighter, greener future for Michigan. Admission if free. EarthDayExpo.Org is expected to attract more than 50,000 people who will be able to discover healthy, earth-friendly
DETROIT - Al Bacon, Director of Finance for Wayne State University's TechTown incubator, is hosted a Faith-Based Business Forum April 14 to teach non profits how to act like for-profit businesses. He?ll also discuss how non-profits can get qualified advice on finances. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
LANSING - The companies and other entities receiving start-up grants and loans in 2006 under the state's 21st Century Jobs Fund created over 1,000 jobs between 2007 and 2008, according to a performance report about the fund recently given to lawmakers. When the businesses, universities and non-profit organizations were awarded $120 million in the fall
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. has appointed Chief Financial Officer Edward M. Rahill to President of ITC Grid Development, LLC. and has named Cameron M. Bready to succeed Rahill as Senior Vice President and CFO of ITC Holdings Corp. Bready will also serve as Treasurer, a position formerly held by the company's chairman, president and
LANSING - With just three weeks left for Chrysler LLC to meet a deadline set by President Barack Obama to finalize an arrangement with the Italian auto-maker Fiat, Gov. Jennifer Granholm has called on those that hold the car company's debt to agree to concessions on those bonds. Speaking in Washington, D.C., Granholm said the
PLYMOUTH - Taking a cue from European drivers, U.S. car buyers are telling automakers they want fuel-efficient vehicles, but with the amenities they have come to expect in large cars and SUVs, contends the CEO of Hella Electronics Corp. The shift in U.S. buying patterns has caused some vehicle manufacturers to re-think how new fuel
DETROIT - Chrysler is struggling to get its banks to accept stock instead of getting $5 billion in cash, the Associated Press reports. Chrysler is also having problems getting its bondholders and the UAW to accept stock instead of the cash that they're owed. But the banks own Chrysler assets like factories and equipment. So
TROY - The deadline for applications for The Michigan Council of Women In Technology's Mentor Program is April 20. The program will be limited to 30 pairs of mentors and mentees. Once you complete the application process, there will be a Mentor Program Kickoff May 11 starting at 5:30 pm at Barry Auditorium at Walsh