ANN ARBOR ? A technology company that started in a pole barn in Oshtemo Township in 2006 has just passed $100 million in revenue for the year 2012, making it the Michigan Venture Capital Association 100 award winner. Mophie, which makes portable power units for smartphones and tablets, should add another $50 million in revenue
WASHINGTON DC - The cybercrime division of the FBI, under a new program, has retooled to focus on determining the identities of intruders at the other end of the keyboard, bureau officials announced. Giving priority to the labeling of suspects follows claims by the Pentagon that the military now has the capability to single out
LANSING ?Pure Michigan's $2.7 million winter advertising campaign in the surrounding Great Lakes states will feature what to do on the white stuff that will be blanketing the state soon. Television, radio and billboard ads in key markets in Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and that state south will start December 31 and run through the
TROY - Plex Systems and Actify Inc., a global leader in visual product knowledge solutions, announced a strategic partnership leveraging Computer Aided Design to service manufacturers. With the integration of Actify?s product knowledge solutions, Plex Online users can directly access 3D and 2D CAD data from within the Cloud ERP solution?without the application of CAD
LANSING - President Barack Obama delivered a staggering disappointment to Republicans in putting Michigan in the Democratic column for a sixth consecutive election as he rolled to a second term, but beneath Democratic wins at the top of the ticket, Michigan Republicans scored key triumphs elsewhere. Besides Michigan's 16 electoral votes, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow
LANSING - Voters looked at the dreams of unions, anti-tax activists, environmentalists and Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel "Matty" Moroun on Tuesday's ballot and stomped them to smithereens. In a resounding victory for Governor Rick Snyder, Attorney General Bill Schuette, business interests, those wanting to retain flexibility to raise new revenue and backers of a new
LANSING - Republican-nominated justices will continue to have the majority on Michigan's Supreme Court as Justice Stephen Markman and Justice Brian Zahra were on the road to election, with Democrat nominated Bridget McCormack on the way to winning a seat on the state's highest bench. Should the results stay as they had through the night,
ROCHESTER ? Factoring company Hennessey Capital LLC said Monday that its assets have been purchased by Hitachi Capital America Corp., which provides financing to its portfolio companies as well as the U.S. commercial business sector. Terms were not announced. Hennessey spokeswoman Katie Mullin said the company?s headquarters in Rochester will remain open, and its 12
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index is showing improvement for the second consecutive month, further indication of a strengthening Michigan economy. The index value of 58.9 in October is a considerable improvement over the September PMI of 50.6. An index value greater than 50 generally indicates an expanding economy. The Southeast Michigan PMI
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced Friday the release of a Request for Proposals for a Wireless Local Area Network solution vendor. The RFP seeks to identify the most appropriate WLAN vendor for a Wireless as a Service solution that Merit will offer its membership. The selected vendor will work with Merit to offer a