SOUTHFIELD - Luton, England-based Impellam Group plc has purchased Bartech Holding Corp. for $120 million — $115.4 million in cash and $4.6 million in stock. The deal also includes up to $6 million more in cash depending on performance, payable no later than 2018. Bartech provides managed service provider and staffing services in the office,
TROY - Walsh College will offer a new cybersecurity concentration in its Master of Science in Information Technology program in January 2016 to meet the increased demand for advanced education in this growing IT specialization. Separately, a free webinar titled “Next Generation Cyber Warriors – Cyber 4.0” is scheduled from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.,
DETROIT - AT&T Inc. says it is planning to expand its one gigabit-speed AT&T GigaPower service to homes, apartments and businesses in the Detroit area during 2016, joining a parade that includes Comcast Cable and Rocket Fiber. The exact locations and timing of the new service in the Detroit area is not yet available, the
KANSAS CITY - The first 2016 Ford F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas has rolled off a Ford Motor Co. assembly line here, making Ford the only manufacturer to offer a CNG/propane-capable half-ton pickup. The 2016 Ford F-150 with 5.0-liter Ti-VCT V8 engine is available with a factory-installed, gaseous-fuel prep package
KALAMAZOO - The Apifiny blood test for prostate cancer developed by Kalamazoo-based Armune BioScience Inc. will be promoted by Quebec City, Quebec-based Aeterna Zentaris Inc. under a co-marketing agreement announced Tuesday. Apifiny is the only cancer specific, non-PSA blood test for the detection of prostate cancer. Under the co-marketing agreement, Aeterna will promote the test
SAULT STE. MARIE - The Engineering Society of Detroit returned to the Upper Peninsula Monday to launch a new student chapter at Lake Superior State University. More than a dozen students attended the event at Lake State’s Cisler Center. “We want to help you be the very best professional you can be,” said Robert Magee, ESD
GRAND RAPIDS - The Grand Rapids wireless power and charging technology developer Gill Electronics Inc. said Tuesday that the company’s TesLink products have been chosen for wireless charging at an apartment complex in Denver meant to combine affordability, the latest technology and energy efficiency. A startup called iUnit is building its Highland Park complex in
SOUTHFIELD - DTE Energy is now seeking entries for its third E-Challenge for Energy Efficiency where one or more successful applicants can win up to $100,000. This year’s competition is in partnership with The Engineering Society of Detroit. The purpose of the E-Challenge, launched in 2012, is to showcase innovative energy efficiency technology in advanced
LANSING - The Lansing area’s economic development agency has launched a new initiative to support product-based startups. The program, called Lansing Proto, will provide equity funding of $15,000 to each of three product-based startup companies that will be selected to participate in an eight-month-long development program to begin in February. The Lansing Economic Area Partnership,
LANSING - Calling all student entrepreneurs and innovators - the Lansing Economic Area Partnership has started its Third Annual Lansing Youth Startup Challenge. LEAP has partnered with 5 Minutes Tops, a “Shark Tank”-like student business idea competition, to offer local “prep” competitions to student entrepreneurs looking to refine their ideas in an effort to compete
