GRAND RAPIDS ? US Signal has lit up its fiber optic network in Wisconsin and Illinois. Initial points of presence include Milwaukee, Madison and Rockford, Ill. ? all of which went live Aug. 1. US Signal said the Rockford metro ring was turned up ahead of schedule, due to continued strong demand in the region.
ANN ARBOR ? Alan Saltiel, director of the University of Michigan?s Life Sciences Institute, Lothar Krinke, senior director of Medtronics Neurological, and Valde Garcia, a Michigan state senator, were named Tuesday as keynote speakers at this fall?s MichBio Expo. Alan Saltiel and Lothar Krinke will open the event on September 29th, while Garcia will be
SOUTHFIELD ? LDMI Telecommunications, now a subsidiary of Talk America Holdings, has expanded its broad band communications network into Saginaw, Midland and Bay City, as well as the outlying communities of Bad Axe, Birch Run, Clare, Frankenmuth, Gladwin, Oscoda, Standish, and West Branch. LDMI?s expansion in the region represents a significant operational and marketing investment
LANSING ? Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm said she was pleased with the results of her trade mission to Japan, saying she returns with commitments for developments that will add more jobs than she won during an earlier visit to Germany. More importantly, she said, her visit played a role in showing Japanese executives that Michiganders
SOUTHFELD ? A 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid will be auctioned off to the highest bidder at the second annual Lawrence Technological University Tech Invitational Golf Outing Aug. 15. Here?s the catch: the golf outing is sold out, so the public can only attend the auction, reception and dinner at Meadowbrook Country Club in Northville. The
GRAND RAPIDS - EcoDuro, a supplier of recyclable honeycomb paper shipping pallets that recently relocated to West Michigan, has landed $2 million in investment capital from a consortium lead by Endurance Ventures of Ann Arbor. EcoDuro also recently relocated its headquarters from Chicago to an 180,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Grand Rapids with its
REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts Thursday that Microsoft is planning new, higher-priced versions of both Windows and Office in the coming years as part of its effort to grow sales. Ballmer said that the company will add both high-end desktop editions and new server options in the next versions of Windows
ANN ARBOR ? Roger Newton, who sold his drug development company two years ago to Pfizer for $1.3 billion, will deliver the keynote speech at MichBio?s Student Career Day Sept. 28 at Wayne State University. Newton will moderate a panel of drug discovery scientists who will take students through the process of developing a medication
SOUTHFIELD - Computer Associates International reported its quarterly profit more than doubled, helped by acquisitions and tax credits, but the pace of new deals slowed, and the software company said it would cut 800 more jobs to reduce costs. CA, which operates its Midwest regional headquarters out of Southfield, said it is cutting the jobs,
FARMINGTON HILLS ? IT Consulting company Covansys reported a 144 percent increase in net earnings for the second quarter on a 15 percent gain in revenues. Covansys reported net income of $11.2 million, up 144 percent from net income of $4.6 million in the second quarter of 2004 and up 39 percent from $8.1 million