DETROIT ? Downtown Detroit incubator TechTown has added five new clients since it celebrated its first anniversary in June, forcing staff to move our of their offices and into cubicles. ?As TechTown continues to gain momentum, we are delighted with the ever-widening diversity in the types of technology companies we attract,? says Howard Bell, TechTown?s
TROY - Helped by a Single Business Tax credit, American Systems Technology Incorporated has said it will expand its research and technology operations, committing $3.7 million into the new center, which would create 164 direct jobs. The company creates advanced electronics and information technology for use in military ground vehicles. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation
SEATTLE - The plug-and-play vulnerability that caused havoc for Windows 2000 users last week also holds a serious risk for some Windows XP users, Microsoft said Tuesday. Computers running Windows XP with Service Pack 1 in a specific configuration are vulnerable to worm attacks similar to the ones that hit Windows 2000 systems, Microsoft said
ANN ARBOR - National pharma and medical device corporations participating in the MichBio Expo 2005 Sept. 29 at Detroit?s Cobo Center also will be available for one-on-one business development meetings with MichBio members in attendance. Executives from the following companies will be available for 25-minute consultations: Abbott Laboratories, Delphi Medical Systems, Dow Chemical Company, GlaxoSmithKline
DEARBORN ? If you?re looking for a free seminar that will get you up to speed on the latest issues in labor law, the Butzel Long 2005 Labor Seminar, New Challenges, Familiar Issues, Adapting the Workplace to Changing Times may be your ticket. The Oct. 14 day-long seminar is again scheduled for the Dearborn Inn
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network completed last week the final operational phase of its southern Michigan backbone, a 750-mile fiber optic network developed in collaboration with the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University. Completion of the network in southern Michigan is the first step in a plan string fiber throughout the
SOUTHFIELD.? The Engineering Society of Detroit has added three top professionals to its staff. Kevin Miller joined ESD as Director of Membership; Timothy D. Walker joined as Director of Programs; and Ramona Spencer joined as a Meetings Manager. Miller comes to the Society with nearly 30 years of association management experience with an emphasis on
LANSING ? Travel Michigan won the Mercury Award for its 2004 radio campaign that ran in Chicago, Indianapolis and Cleveland, which was credited with attracting nearly one million visitors to Michigan. The Mercury Awards were created by the National Council of State Tourism Directors to recognize its members for excellence and creative accomplishment in state
MUSKEGON ? A $4.5 million road project that will rebuild the street grid on the former Muskegon Mall site ? a key part of Muskegon Redevelopment ? will break ground on Aug. 30. Congressman Pete Hoekstra will attend as part of his annual bike tour of Michigan?s Second Congressional District. He will be joined by
SAN FRANCISCO ? The recent surge in worms could be part of an underground battle to hijack PCs for use in Net crimes, some security experts say - but other security experts aren't yet convinced. Signs of a turf war between cybercrooks lie in the behavior of the worms that have emerged in the past