GRAND RAPIDS ? GLIMAWest President Jeff Meyers has left Steelcase to start a project management business called BlueSky Ventures. Other services offered include training, technical writing, quality assurance, public relations and sales. His biggest current project is commission work for Pfizer in Kalamazoo, where he?s helping install a new master system for production and finances
TRAVERSE CITY ? Luke Haase, the principal at The Intelligence Agency, decided to put his money where his mouth is. His marketing and business strategy company is paid on the results it creates for its clients. Haase also is chairman of the GLIMANorthwest communications and marketing committee. The Intelligence Agency?s mantra is simple: ?Our clients
ANN ARBOR ? GLIMAWALA hosted its second networking event in February, a Tech 5:01 at Leopold Brother?s in Ann Arbor, which attracted 30 attendees, including eight potential new members. The highlight of the event was a tour of the brewery by Scott Leopold, who demonstrated how spirits and beer are made using environmentally sustainable processes,
FLINT ? GLIMAEast elected new officers and a new board at its February annual meeting. Continuing on a chairman is Dave Holland, CIO of the Genesys Health System, elected for a three year term. Other officers include Royce Mashburn Jr., Vice Chairman, Sales Manager at Schmald Tool & Die; John Foster, Treasurer, President of Convergent;
SOUTHFIELD ? Lynn Ingberg, a member of GLIMASoutheast, has merged her company, CommSource, with Advanced Computing Technologies to form Advanced Communications Technologies, an independent technology consulting company. Mike Lipinski of Advanced Computing Technologies serves as President and Ingberg as Vice President. Ingberg, CommSource?s founder, contributes ten years of communications experience. ACT is a technology consulting
TRAVERSE CITY ? GLIMANorthwest and Alcatel will co-host a seminar and demonstration that will help businesses identify and eliminate network security risks on Feb. 24 at the M-TEC Building on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College. The event, scheduled from 6 ? 8 p.m., will address the following issues: How to leverage network devices to
TROY ? GLIMA members are looking to establish industry contacts, learn more about other technologies and create a social outlet for interactive participation with their peers in the Southeast Michigan technology community, says a new survey conducted by GLIMASoutheast. The survey also found that GLIMA members want networking events separate from seminars and educational programming.
PORT HURON ? St. Clair Community College and the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County wanted to connect promising college students with deep-pocketed businessmen and women to see if the mix would generate technology start ups. The result ? GLIMABluewater, the first of two GLIMA chapter launched in January. GLIMABluewater, representing the Port Huron
ANN ARBOR ? Western Wayne, Washtenaw and Livingston counties now have a GLIMA chapter of their own. GLIMAWALA, based at Cleary University in Ann Arbor, hosted its first lunch, learn and mingle networking session on Jan. 20 and drew an audience of 35 potential new members. GLIMAWALA Secretary, Treasurer Carol Himelhoch said GLIMA?s latest chapter
TROY - A new membership survey done by GLIMASoutheast shows its members want more networking events and fewer educational seminars. The full survey results follow. 1. When you first became a member of GLIMA, what did you hope to achieve through the membership? Establish contacts ? 89 percent Learn more about other areas within my