KALAMAZOO - Helping more than 80 Michigan companies get up to speed on the potential of Radio Frequency Identification technology has earned a nomination for a U. S. Department of Defense national award for KVCC's Michigan Technical Education Center. The nomination of the M-TEC's RFID Center and its coordinator, Kathy Johnson, has been submitted by
LANSING - Newly-named Michigan State Treasurer Robert Kleine, an architect of the Single Business Tax, said Thursday the SBT has become a distraction and needs to be replaced. But his appointment by Gov. Jennifer Granholm immediately recasts the debate over the SBT and the drive by Republicans to quicken its death. Kleine replaces Jay Rising,
DETROIT ? Although thousands of people are worried about their jobs in the auto industry, that industry is actually hiring. Engineers are desperately needed by a long list of companies as evidenced by the help wanted signs hung at the SAE World Congress Career Fair this week in Detroit. The Career Fair featured a dozen
ANN ARBOR - Despite the heavy downturn in the auto industry, Wayne County will lose jobs at a moderate pace over the next three years, University of Michigan economists said Wednesday. The county is expected to lose 3,900 jobs this year (the same as last year), 4,000 jobs next year and 3,400 jobs in 2008.
ANN ARBOR ? MichBio Executive Director Michael Witt resigned last week from the life sciences trade association and was replaced this week by former Pfizer researcher and current Ann Arbor City Council member Stephen Rapundalo. The surprise resignation came after Witt spent three years revitalizing MichBio, pushing its membership past 200, and building a professional
DETROIT - Compuware Corp. announced Tuesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Irish software company SteelTrace for $20 million in cash. SteelTrace is an information-technology company that creates requirements-management software, which helps an IT system meet actual business needs throughout its lifecycle and better manage software projects. ?Requirements represent the
SOUTHFIELD - TechTeam Global announced Tuesday that Chief Finanical Officer David Morgan resigned last week as the company looks into allegations he leaked confidential information to the company's largest shareholder, which has been waging a hostile takeover of TechTeam. An 8k filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission also said that potential misconduct by Morgan
LANSING - Continued concern for the state's youngest video gamers may lead to an appeal of a federal judge's ruling on Friday striking down laws meant to keep violent video games away from children. However, the appeal, as well as any attempt to rewrite and introduce new legislation, would likely be pointless said one lawmaker.
LANSING - Some Democratic members in the House urged the governor to sign legislation repealing the single business tax before she ended up vetoing it late last week. Sources who asked not to be identified have told Gongwer News Service that at least one Democratic House leader met with the governor's staff beforehand to request
LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm, as promised, on Friday vetoed legislation that would have sped the repeal of Michigan's Single Business Tax, saying repeal without a replacement threatens Michigan families, businesses and the state's economic future. Republicans and the business community, ready for the veto, said the governor relinquished a shot at improving Michigan's economy.