LANSING - The latest Michigan Future Business Index survey shows business owners have seen added growth over the past six months and now plan to make investments in their workforce through increased wages and training. The previous Michigan Future Business Index survey, conducted in October 2012, showed indications of moderated optimism among businesses that had
AUBURN HILLS - For the first time, the Oakland Robotics Association took the top prize at the 21st annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition topping 53 collegiate teams from across the globe. Team members won the Lescoe Cup. Additionally, ORA placed second in the Design Competition and the Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JAUS) Challenge, and
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft inched a bit closer Friday to bringing the one app to the iPhone that's long been missing: Office. The software giant on Friday released Office Mobile for iPhone in the iTunes Store, CNET News.Com reported. But don't get too excited, Office fans. While it's a free download, Office Mobile for iPhone
DETROIT ? Public relations agency Airfoil was honored Thursday night by the Public Relations Society of America as a winner of the Silver Anvil Award in the Technology-Software and Services category for its representation of the Microsoft Small-and Medium-Sized Business Group?s 2012 business-to-business campaign. ?We are so excited for the team at Microsoft SMB whose
GRAND RAPIDS - Say goodbye to the cell phone allowance because within three years, technology analysts at Gartner Group estimate, half of employers will require employees to bring their own devices to work. Rather than the company buying the devices or paying the employee a direct subsidy for personal communications devices used on the job,
LANSING - The broadband availability gap in Michigan is shrinking, a new reports shows, with 97.33 percent of Michigan residents now having access to broadband, up from 96.45 percent last October. ?Michigan continues to see marked improvements in broadband access?, said Eric Frederick, Connect Michigan state program manager. ?The proliferation of infrastructure coupled with energetic
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced today that two feature film projects have been approved for film incentives from the state. A Matter of Faith will film over the next month in Grand Rapids and Dogman 2: Wrath of the Litter will film in Benzie County this fall. ?These projects tap into the crew
HOLLAND - Information technology workers remain in high demand in West Michigan for summer and fall 2013, according to a new survey. More than 60 percent of all the responding companies plan to hire tech staffers in the next half-year, continuing at the high levels of the past eighteen months. Three-quarters of small companies (fewer
DETROIT ? One-quarter of Michigan employers expect to hire new employees during the third quarter of 2013, lead by the 28 percent of employers in the Grand Rapids metropolitan statistical area. Statewide, from July to September, 24 percent of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while a mere 4 percent expect to reduce
LANSING - Liquid Web's Incubator Program has announced an international partnership with Next Step, an Australian search engine. Next Place is an Australian startup with real estate as its primary target in the vertical search space. With a sizeable database and intensive geo-spatial search queries with Draw My Search, finding assistance that could also deliver