DETROIT ? A new report contends 12 percent of Detroit-area chief information officers surveyed plan to expand their IT teams in the first half of 2014, up 2 points compared to projections from the previous six-month period June-December 2013. Another 68 percent plan to hire only for open IT roles, 17 percent plan to put
DETROIT ? Computer software and services giant Compuware Corp. on Tuesday gave five bold technology predictions for 2014 that include AppOps, Big Data Buzz subsiding, and Advanced Power Management Emerging as a modern IT framework. Prediction 1: A new practice will emerge ? AppOps. To accelerate application innovation through tighter IT-Business alignment, AppOps will surface.
LANSING - The state's 15 public universities are responsible for more than 120,000 jobs and $23.9 billion in economic activity in the state, a report released Tuesday by the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan said. Among the economic benefits of the universities are wages for staff and other spending by the institutions, but also
DETROIT - Michigan has the potential to grow up to 100,000 new jobs in the state's important automotive sector by becoming a center of excellence in advanced powertrain, lightweight and smart and connected transportation technologies contends Business Leaders for Michigan, the state?s business roundtable. The BLM plan was developed with a coalition of top industry
DETROIT - Manpower says employers in the Detroit area plan to hire at a steady pace in the first quarter of 2014, with the net employment outlook up 7 percent. A year ago the forecast was down 11 percent. From January to March, 18 percent of companies plan to add staff, while 11 percent plan
LANSING - The Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police and the Michigan Sheriffs' Association said on Monday they oppose a bill that would streamline the process allowing phone companies to end landline services, saying cell phones and voice over Internet protocol services are not completely reliable. SB 636 passed the Senate last week and is
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan industrial economy continues to grow slowly. New orders remained virtually unchanged at plus 16, up from plus 15. The production index remained the same at plus13, and the employment index resumed its pattern of modest growth and rose to plus 9 from zero. The West Michigan Purchasing Managers Index
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LANSING - Bills regulating how much in incentive money the Michigan Economic Development Corporation can use in its business attraction and retention programs as well as toughening some reporting requirements cleared the House Commerce Committee on Thursday. Several changes were made to the bills. In the H-2 substitute for SB 269 , instead of removing
LANSING - The Michigan Business One Stop System, developed in 2007 with the purpose of creating a single point of entry for persons and businesses doing business with state government and streamlining the licensing and permitting process, is in such woeful shape that most state departments don't use the system, according to a scathing audit