WARREN - TI Automotive on Tuesday announced the appointment of three executives to key management positions, including a new IT Director. Rick Hein was named global commercial and IT director for TI Automotive's Fluid Carry Systems Group, a newly created position. Previously, he was responsible for the division's Quality and IT strategy. Hein will continue
GRAND RAPIDS - Internet advertising specialist Adtegrity.com has hired Gina Costanza Johnson as Midwest Sales Manager and Todd Morris as Publisher Relations Manager. Based in Chicago, Johnson will be responsible for all sales efforts in the Midwest. She will help dictate territory strategy and future expansion and will have input on inventory and product diversification.
ANN ARBOR Arbortext, which develops enterprise software for publishers, has been named for the second year in a row to the Always On Top 100 Private Companies list giving the Michigan technology company much higher visibility on Wall Street as it positions itself for a possible initial public offering in 2005. The AlwaysOn Top 100
CHESTERFIELD Charter Township is seeking bids for a yearly computer maintenance agreement for its township offices as well as a bid for an onsite system technical services contract. Specifications may be obtained in the Clerk's office from 8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. All Bids submitted must be addressed to Chesterfield Township Clerk,
LANSING If you're looking to sell computer and IT equipment to the state, think again. On Wednesday, Gov. Jennifer Granholm ordered state departments to stop buying, or contracting for, supplies and equipment for the remainder of the fiscal year - a full month earlier than a similar ban last year. The moratorium is in effect
WASHINGTON DC US-CERT has issued a Cyber Security Alert advising anyone running Internet Explorer and Microsoft Windows that both contain vulnerabilities that could allow a hacker to penetrate unprotected computers. The problem Several vulnerabilities in IE could allow a malicious web site or HTML email message to install software on your computer. This software could
DETROIT Bartech Workforce Management has landed a three-year $100 million contract from Eaton Corp. to manage the $8 billion auto and truck supplier with temporary IT staffing services one of the biggest contracts ever won by Bartech. The minority owned Bartech Group which generates about $200 million a year in contracts - will manage the
HOUGHTON The Michigan Tech Enterprise SmartZone was awarded a $450,000 grant from Michigans Technology Tri-Corridor Fund to provide in-depth patent and marketing services not normally available in Michigans Upper Peninsula. Some 22 projects split $24 million in Tri-Corridor funds. Many entrepreneurs and small businesses in the U.P. will benefit enormously from assistance developing detailed marketing
LANSING - Some businesses that add jobs to their employment rolls would receive a Single Business Tax credit under a bill passed unanimously Tuesday by the House. Businesses with gross receipts for a tax year of $10 million or less could claim a credit equal to 1 percent of the compensation paid to employees who
LANSING - The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate are working to win passage of a tax increase on Detroit casinos to 24 percent, up from the 18 percent they now pay but far less than the 36 percent rate approved by the House. The proposal by Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema (R-Wyoming), which