DETROIT - Challenge Detroit has launched year three of its program aimed at attracting talented young people to the Motor City and is now accepting applications for 2014-2015 Fellows. Challenge Detroit provides the opportunity for talented individuals to live, work, play, give and lead over the course of a yearlong fellowship program. Fellows work with
TROY - WIT Inc.'s second Great Lakes Business Intelligence & Big Data Summit, scheduled for March 13 at the Marriott Hotel, is expected to attract more than 200 of the top minds in business intelligence and big data to attend the day-long event. Even better, MITechNews.Com readers get a 15 percent discount off the $129
ROCHESTER ? Fred Ferber built a number of successful corporations on the strength of a business distribution software suite that provides comprehensive business intelligence. Conveyorware ?All-in-One? Business Distribution SaaS Software is now for sale. What is Conveyorware? A complete business and accounting Software-as-a-Service package unlike any other on the market today that can help millions
LANSING - Job seekers and Michigan employers can connect with each other through a State-sponsored virtual career fair February 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. MiVirtualCareerFairs, a tool of Pure Michigan Talent Connect. ?There are more than 65,000 jobs currently available in various industries on the Pure Michigan Talent Connect website,? said Joe Quick,
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced Wednesday the feature film The Middle Distance has been approved for a film incentive from the state. The project will film this month in New Buffalo, Three Oaks and Grand Beach and feature local diners and landscapes. ?This is a winter project that will provide crew and support
TROY - Automation Alley has awarded $1 million in technical training to 24 local companies through the second round of its Technical Talent Development Program Challenge Fund, helping to ensure that Southeast Michigan's information technology workforce is among the most skilled in the nation. The 24 companies awarded a portion of the $1 million are
ANN ARBOR - Customer satisfaction has improved for a third consecutive year at retailers, boosted by higher customer satisfaction with specialty retail stores, supermarkets, drug stores, and gasoline service stations. This news come from the American Customer Satisfaction Index . The retail sector overall gains 1.7 percent to an ACSI benchmark of 77.9. A fourth
WASHINGTON DC - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said he plans on a do-over for Net neutrality rules. On Wednesday, the chairman laid out a plan for preserving the Open Internet after a federal appeals court struck down the rules last month. As part of this new strategy, Wheeler said the FCC will not
DETROIT ? Reinventing the "D" from within is the mission of #313DLove. On March 13 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, #313DLove will host area Detroiters in celebrating the Motor City?s 313 years of perseverance. Thirteen triumphant speakers will enlighten the audience with their insights on leadership, creativity, community and entrepreneurship
ROCHESTER - After four consecutive years of winning the Michigan Regional Future City Competition, the team from St. John Lutheran School in Rochester has claimed the title of National Champion, winning the national Future City Competition held Tuesday in Washington, DC. St. John Lutheran also won the People's Choice Award, a prize of $7,500 and