GRAND RAPIDS — Two advertising services companies have joined forces in a bid to create a “one-stop shopping” experience for their clients. Digital advertising services provider Adtegrity.com Inc. has acquired Media Place Partners LLC, an East Grand Rapids-based media buyer, executives at the companies confirmed to MiBiz. Principals at the two firms say the deal, which closed June 30,
ANN ARBOR - An outdoor fly lab for testing autonomous aerial vehicles is coming to the University of Michigan's College of Engineering this fall, adding to the university's spate of advanced robotics facilities. M-Air will be a netted, four-story complex situated next to the site where the Ford Motor Company Robotics Building will open in
ANN ARBOR - Consumer sentiment continued to slowly fall in the July survey, although the overall level still remains quite favorable, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The small decline amounted to 5.1 Index-points below the January peak, which was the highest figure in a dozen years, said economist Richard Curtin, director
MUNCIE, IN. - Ball State University sits at the heart the "Rust Belt," so educators have the right to be pessimistic about the drift of the U.S. economy. But a report by the school's Center for Business and Economic Research goes even further. "We found a toxic brew," said CBER Director Michael Hicks. "Automation is likely to replace
STAMFORD, Conn. - The PC industry, in the midst of a five-year slump, recorded its 11th straight quarter of declining shipments, the lowest volume since 2007. Worldwide PC shipments totaled 61.1 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 4.3 percent decline from the second quarter of 2016, according to preliminary results by Gartner,
LANSING - Michigan’s business taxpayers now have e-services that include Bulk e-File for Sales, Use and Withholding taxes using approved tax preparation software. Michigan business taxpayers also can make fast payments for Corporate Income Tax, Michigan Business Tax and SUW taxes separate from filing a return. Last month, the state Treasury Department’s business taxes e-service
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. has promoted Gretchen Holloway to senior vice president and chief financial officer. She is responsible for the company's accounting, internal audit, treasury, financial planning and analysis, management reporting, risk management, and tax functions of the company. “Gretchen provides significant financial leadership to ITC, and in filling this key role she will
LANSING - Jeff Mason is back at the Michigan Economic Development Corp., but this time as the state’s chief executive officer. His appointment was approved Wednesday by the MEDC executive committee. He assumed the post, vacated in January by Steve Arwood, immediately. Mason, 58, has extensive experience in economic development, including serving as senior vice
LOS ALTOS, Ca. - Toyota Research Institute will invest an initial $100 million to launch Toyota AI Ventures, a new corporate venture capital subsidiary designed to provide early-stage financing to startup technology companies. TRI will launch the venture by contributing initial investments it has made in three technology companies: Nauto, SLAMcore and Intuition Robotics. The
LANSING - Long-term employment projections show the state will see 7.4 percent job growth over a 10-year period, according to a report done by the state's Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives. The long-term industry employment projections reported in the past week say the state will see 0.7 percent job growth annually from
