LANSING ? Michigan Treasurer Robert Kleine was subjected to half an hour of questioning by the Senate Government Operations Committee, but with none of the pointed questions that might have been expected from concerns raised when his appointment to the post was first announced. Instead, the committee unanimously supported his appointment with compliments from Senate
SPRING LAKE - MarketNet Services has promoted Jennifer Jurgens to vice president of client services, where she will manage the growth of the client base and expand the team of account executives. She also will be responsible for the overall management of MarketNet?s clients and corporate marketing while contributing to the future direction of the
LANSING - Michigan does collect more sales tax as gasoline prices increase, the Citizens Research Council said in a report released Tuesday, but the group said any gains there are offset by declines in other taxable purchases. Between fiscal year 2001-02 and 2005-04, sales tax on gasoline increased 70 percent to $546.1 million. But over
ANN ARBOR ? A $25,000 grand prize will be awarded on June 7 by the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest for the top Emerging Company in a field of 11 teams ? a $5,000 top prize is up for grabs among 19 New Business Idea teams. The keynote speaker at the business-plan contest awards ceremony will
LANSING ? Michigan budgets will remain similar to those that were approved at the subcommittee level, House Appropriations chair Rep. Scott Hummel (R-DeWitt) said Monday, as both houses are preparing major budget work this week. The full panel is scheduled to meet on the omnibus bill (HB 5795) at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Senate
ROCHESTER ? Delphi spin off SpaceForm was presented with the 2006 Michigan Corporate Partnership Award presented last week at the Michigan Technology Leaders 2006 conference. The Michigan Corporate Partnership Award Council was created in 2005 to identify, create, support, and honor partnerships between Michigan companies and local individuals or groups benefiting the technology community. ?SpaceForm
LANSING - ACD.net is moving its headquarters to downtown Lansing where the company will build the largest data center in the region at the Metro Internet Exchange Building. ACD.net serves the telephone, networks and Internet needs of businesses and residents in Lower Michigan. The Meridian Township based company will expand its phone, networks and systems
DETROIT ? Technology staffing company The Bartech Group on Monday announced the appointment of Othon Herrera as President and Chief Operating Officer. He will report to Jon Barfield, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Herrera will be responsible for the day-to-day management and strategic direction of the Bartech Group and its four brands: Bartech Technical Services,
SOUTHFIELD ? CA on Monday announced the latest version of CA Clarity, its flagship IT Governance solution. The new release helps IT organizations better align their services to run at peak effectiveness. The integration of CA Clarity with Unicenter Service Desk and AllFusion Harvest Change Manager comprises a composite system for end-to-end change management that
GRAND RAPIDS - CQL has been selected to help test the Microsoft Speech Server 2007, one of twenty companies nationwide to participate in the beta test for the software, which can read text messages over telephones. Currently, CQL, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is developing several speech applications for its clients based on this advanced