ANN ARBOR - Jonathan Overpeck, one of the nation's leading experts on climate change, today was appointed the inaugural dean of the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability. The position carries the title, Samuel A. Graham Dean. His five-year appointment, effective Aug. 14, was approved by the U-M Board of Regents. Overpeck also
GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group was named a Michigan Economic Bright Spot for 2017 by Corp! Magazine for the ninth consecutive year. In addition, Trivalent Group was also named the Best Overall Medium-Sized Business out of the 85 selected 2017 Award Winners. “It is an honor to once again be named a Michigan Economic Bright Spot
ANN ARBOR - LLamasoft announced it will welcome supply chain practitioners and leaders from many of the world’s largest companies to the seventh annual SummerCon conference, June 12-16 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance. This year’s event will feature six tracks specifically dedicated to all areas of supply chain design technology and best practices, including case
GRAND RAPIDS - Lambert, Edwards and Associates Inc. of Grand Rapids launched a new practice last week, responding to the growing demands of clients who need services in strategic planning, raising capital or transitioning the business to the next generation. “It really came down to the leverage piece and our clients asking more from us
DETROIT - Kevin Shamoun, Founder and CEO and Erica Drozdowski, Director Client Integrations, join us in studio to tell the story of Zeamster. This Novi based company came to Gary Baker’s attention at the Collision Conference recently where start ups meet interested venture capitalists. This Michigan based software firm helps small to mid-sized business protect
DETROIT - The Wayne State University Board of Governors has approved a new executive master of science in automotive supply chain management to be offered through the Mike Ilitch School of Business. The program is slated to begin in fall 2017. The degree is focused on the automotive industry and other industries with complex manufacturing.
ROCKFORD - North Kent Community Services connects people to the resources they need, which includes a store that is opening soon! It’s also one of the reasons its name is changing to North Kent Connect. “People had difficulty remembering the name North Kent Community Services since it was so long,” explained Claire Guisfredi, executive director
ANN ARBOR - Jonathan Massey, dean of architecture and professor at California College of the Arts, will serve as the next dean of the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. His appointment, approved Thursday by the U-M Board of Regents, is effective Aug. 1 and runs through June 30, 2022. Massey
NORTHVILLE – DataFactZ, a business analytics company, continued to expand, adding new clients, announcing new partnerships and hiring 15 new employees in the first quarter of 2017. In February, DataFactZ announced a partnership with Neo4j, a leading graph database solutions provider, to provide enhanced big data analytics services using graph technology. The partnership allows DataFactZ
SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan State Court Administrative Office has chosen ImageSoft’s eFiling and electronic document management system for the 242 trail courts statewide. The selected solution will feature TrueFiling, ImageSoft’s eFiling platform which has been successfully deployed for courts nationwide, including several Michigan installations. ImageSoft will also implement OnBase by Hyland, a market-leading, enterprise information
