GRAND HAVEN ? Media 1 won the Distinguished Technical Communication award given by the West Michigan Shores Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication for its work on a Hewlett-Packard guide. Media 1 was honored for developing an HP quick reference for HP Indigo digital press sales executives acts as a refresher following an intensive
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Growing pains have forced Entrepreneur and Investor Exchange to move its monthly meetings from the Fox and Hounds Restaurant to the Radisson Kingsley Inn on Woodward Avenue just south of Long Lake Road. E&I Exchange president Bruce Brogan said the move is prompted by a growing number of entrepreneurs, small business service
DETROIT - There?s a lot less hype from automakers at the 2006 North American International Auto Show about alternative energy-powered vehicles, but David Cole, Chairman of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor said not to worry ? the focus now is on action, not talk. What?s happening now is Ford, General Motors and
DETROIT - General Motors unveiled two new SUV hybrids Sunday at the North American International Auto Show ? including the Saturn Vue Green Line, which goes on sale this summer priced under $23,000. The other GM hybrid announced Sunday was the Chevrolet Tahoe, powered by a hybrid engine developed jointly by GM, BMW of Germany,
WEST BLOOMFIELD ? The Michigan Council of Women in Technology is hosting an evening of desserts, music and massage on Jan. 12 in what?s billed as a fun-filled caf� style evening of activities and discussion exploring women and technology. But you also could call it subtle recruiting. The venue for this power networking forum is
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center, Local First and the Neighborhood Business Alliance have partnered to host Venture Forward, a program designed to help businesses develop an action plan for financial stability, find opportunities for growth and strengthen their neighborhood business area. Venture Forward will allow businesses to develop a
MOUNT PLEASANT - A company developing biotechnologies for coatings and artificial cells that may treat many health conditions is locating a laboratory at Central Michigan University. Initially, two researchers from Artificial Cell Technologies Inc. will move to Mount Pleasant. One ACT staff person has been at CMU since last summer. Soon, ACT will join Dendritic
SOUTHFIELD ? IT Management specialist CA has agreed to acquire Wily Technology, which provides tools that let IT managers better diagnose software problems, for $375 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to be completed within three months, pending regulatory approval. When the deal does close, Wily will operate as the Wily Technology division within
DETROIT ? Michigan government leaders will attempt to capture the attention of the thousands of journalist in Detroit early next week for the North American International Auto Show with a morning long program aimed at analyzing how technology will transform tomorrow cars and trucks ? and the auto industry, the state?s No. 1 industry. The
LANSING - A proposed Single Business Tax cut to help small businesses in Michigan may be unveiled this week by Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema (R-Wyoming) and House Speaker Craig DeRoche (R-Novi), sources said. The sources stressed the timing of when the two would release their proposal is indefinite. The Legislature returns to session at