LANSING ? Jim Szymanski of ITS Communications wants Mid-Michigan to be known for more than General Motors, Michigan State University and the Michigan state government. He also wants it to be known as a high-tech center. Szymanski will try to accomplish his goal by leading the new GLIMA MidMichigan chapter, the eighth for the GLIMA
LANSING - When the Republican-controlled Legislature returns Tuesday from a two-week recess, it will begin tackling in earnest Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm's sweeping proposal to overhaul how businesses pay taxes. Treasurer Jay Rising, the Granholm administration's chief liaison on the proposal to reshape the Single Business Tax, will make his second appearance before a legislative
ANN ARBOR ? The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium has extended the application deadline for companies hoping to pitch a who?s who of the nation?s top investors June 15-16 at the University of Michigan. Thirty-two start-ups to later-stage operating companies will be invited to present a 10-minute pitch. Presenting companies will be selected on the basis
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Michigan start ups, listen up. If you?d like to learn how to pick your board of directors, the Entrepreneur & Investor Exchange seminar Tuesday night will teach you how. Plus the April 12 seminar will showcase two new companies looking for financing. Keynote speaker is Tom Gross, a management authority, will talk
FARMINGTON HILLS ? IT Consultant Covansys announced Monday that James Barlett and Hugh Harris have been appointed to the company's Board of Directors effective immediately. Long-time board member Frank Stella becomes Director Emeritus. Barlett is currently the Vice Chairman of TeleTech Holdings, a full-service provider of customer care outsourcing services. He has over 30 years
HOLLAND ? Butzel Long and the Holland Chamber of Commerce are hosting a breakfast seminar April 14 to review the legal tools available to companies to prevent loss of trade secrets and customer relationships. Butzel Attorneys James Giszczak, Phillip Korovesis, and Mark Zietlow will show attendees how to protect confidential information, including technical information, customer
SOUTHFIELD ? Computer Associates has agreed to buy network management software maker Concord Communications for $330 million in cash plus the assumption of $20 million in the company?s debt. Concord, based in Marlboro, Mass., makes software products used by businesses, such as Northwest Airlines and Bank of America, to manage the performance and availability of
WASHINGTON ? Pfizer has been told by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to pull its painfiller Bextra off the U.S. market and include the strongest safety warning on another high revenue drug, Celebrex. Sales of the two drugs topped $5.20 billion last year. Pfizer said it disagrees with the FDA's position on Bextra but
SOUTHFIELD ? GLIMASoutheast and Microsoft Corporation are joining forces for the inaugural GLIMASoutheast Sunrise Seminar April 28 at the Microsoft office in the Southfield Town Center. Microsoft Technology Specialist Manager Keith Hurwitz is the featured speaker and will discuss how businesses can integrate processes and technologies that will create highly effective and highly responsive systems
DETROIT - Hate to miss a Tiger?s game? Now you don't have to. Cingular Wireless has teamed with MobiTV & Major League Baseball to bring customers every major league baseball game this season to their Cingular wireless phones. Cingular's Mobi-MLB.com Gameday Audio service provides subscribers with access to more than 2,500 MLB games with the