SOUTHFIELD ? The Engineering Society of Detroit is hosting free information sessions on earning the Professional Engineer Licensure for engineers through its seven and nine-week programs, starting June 17. Sessions are hosted in cooperation with the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers and the State of Michigan Licensing Office. Attaining the PE designation remains a highly
ANN ARBOR ? Registration for the Fourth Annual Photoshop Soup2Nuts Conference closes June 19 for the extravaganza June 23-24 at Washtenaw Community College. The two-day learning conference encompassing the entire genre of digital imaging workflow brings internationally renowned digital experts such as Ben Willmore, Jeff Schewe, Scott Kelby and Doug Elbinger and will provide digital
DETROIT - The AT&T Foundation announced Monday it will provide $6.1 million to regional and local non profit organizations in Michigan and 12 other states for projects that use technology to build stronger communities. 2006 AT&T Excelerator grants will help nonprofit organizations across the U.S. improve their operations and build stronger communities through: Internet Access.
EAST LANSING ? Telecommunication reform in Michigan could save consumers hundreds of millions of dollars annually on their cable bills, pour billions of dollars into the state and create as many as 34,000 new jobs over the next decade, according to a study released last week by Michigan State University and Ball State University. "The
LANSING - The expected repeal of the Michigan Single Business Tax could potentially gut the state's economic development efforts, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Friday in a special message to the Legislature that called on lawmakers to quickly pass legislation that will guarantee continued development incentives. The message said that the Department of Treasury will send
SAN FRANCISCO - A new worm that targets Yahoo e-mail users is on the loose, taking advantage of an JavaScript flaw, a Symantec said in an advisory released Monday. The Yamanner worm targets all versions of Yahoo Web-based mail except the latest beta version, CNET News.Com reported. At the time of the advisory, there was
KALAMAZOO ? InStadium, a Chicago sports marketing company that posts ads for its clients in restrooms at major stadiums across the country, has landed Peter Schweitzer as chairman of the board after a successful career spanning three decades with ad agency J. Walter Thompson. TGap Ventures, a Kalamazoo Venture Capital company, has invested in InStadium.
LANSING - AT&T officials told the Michigan House Energy and Technology Committee on Wednesday that they need changes to the state's cable television franchise system to be able to reasonably enter the video market. Cable officials countered that the only thing holding AT&T back is the hope for a legislative leg up into that market
LANSING - Members of the Michigan House Republican caucus unveiled a package of bills Wednesday that they say will be a boon to adult stem cell research. The bills would create a statewide umbilical cord bank network with $5 million in funding from the state's securitized tobacco settlement monies, allow cord banks to apply for
ANN ARBOR ? Rapid BioSense, which makes a sensor that could be used in the fight against terrorism, won the grand prize of $25,000 Wednesday night at the Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest business-plan writing contest ? the highlight of a night that saw more than $60,000 in cash and in-kind contributions given to promising Michigan