DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index for December is 50.6, down from 58.3 in November indicating a slow-down in economic expansion. This brings the three-month average down to 57.3. A PMI value above 50 generally suggests economic growth. ?The PMI dropped in December primarily due to a decrease in new orders and production
AUBURN HILLS - The Chrysler Foundation today announced grants totaling $229,000 to support FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics teams and organizations in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ontario, Canada. Twenty-nine grants went to Michigan High Schools. The grants will enable more than 1,000 middle and high school students to discover
SAN FRANCISCO - The publicity-minded Syrian Electronic Army on Wednesday targeted the public faces of Skype, posting antisurveillance messages to the video-chat service's blog and to its Twitter and Facebook accounts. On Skype's Twitter account, for instance, this message appeared: "Stop spying on people! via Syrian Electronic Army." That tweet, noted quickly by The Next
LANSING - Neogen Corporation announced Thursday that it has acquired the stock of Chem-Tech Ltd., a manufacturer of insecticides for the animal and food industries. The 35-year-old company, which is wholly owned by Pat and Kelle Rolfes, operates an extensive manufacturing and distribution facility in Pleasantville, Iowa. Chem-Tech's revenues for the most recent 12 months
GRAND RAPIDS - Israeli researchers have identified a vulnerability in the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone that allegedly allows a hacker to easily intercept secure data. Samsung told CNET and other news outlets that it's looking into the issues and thus far doesn't believe the problem is as serious as the researchers present in their findings.
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LANSING - Mobile Technology Association of Michigan has launched its Mobile in Government statewide advisory council, as well as naming its 2014 chairpersons for all existing advisory councils. Leading the recently launched ?Mobile in Government? advisory council will be James Hartley, CEO of Government Performance Solutions. Hartley began his career in the private sector providing
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - International Data Corporation forecasts that the Big Data technology and services market will grow at a 27 percent compound annual growth rate to $32.4 billion through 2017 - or about six times the growth rate of the overall information and communication technology market. Although there are multiple scenarios that could unfold and
DETROIT - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is extending the enrollment deadline for some of its individual health plans to Dec. 31, giving Michigan consumers another week to enroll in a health plan and ensure uninterrupted coverage into the New Year. Deadline extended to December 31 for off-marketplace plans - for consumers who do
SAN PAULO, Brazil - Edward Snowden has written an extensive open letter to the people of Brazil to offer his help and revealing NSA spying in exchange for permanent asylum. In a broad letter published Tuesday by Brazil newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, Snowden asks Brazil for the second time to grant him asylum. To