DETROIT ? ConnecTech is a co sponsor of the Midwest Technology Leaders Cocktail Reception on June 4 at the MGM Grand Casino's Ignite Lounge. Join ConnecTech at this annual event and mingle with technology and community leaders, while supporting the exclusive event that will kick off Midwest Technology Leaders 2008. ConnecTech is connecting those who
DETROIT - ConnecTech is co sponsoring the Michigan Technology Leaders annual event June 5 at the MGM Grand Casino - an exclusive gathering of the Great Lakes Region's top IT executives. MTL 2008 will provide all delegates the opportunity to challenge conventional wisdom through engaging in highly-interactive executive sessions with their senior peers. Through a
TROY ? RFID systems continue to develop, appearing in more and more products. On June 19, ConnecTech of Greater Detroit and the Troy Chamber will host a panel of experts that will look at RFID benefits and opportunities. The program will explore the development and application of RFID, how it is being used today, the
LANSING ? The submission deadline for the next round of the 21st Century Business Plan Competition, worth some $30 million, has been moved back nearly a month, from June 4 to June 30, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced Wednesday. Cindy Douglas, Director of Program Administration for the MEDC, said potential applicants were telling the
DETROIT �?? Last year, Southeast Michigan created 16,610 new jobs, from 117 new projects that generated $4 billion, a report released Tuesday contends. The Economic Development Coalition of Southeast Michigan summarized regional business and attraction from member organizations which include: Ann Arbor SPARK, Automation Alley, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Detroit Regional Economic Partnership, Detroit Regional
NEW YORK - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is launching a proxy contest to unseat Yahoo's board of directors, according to a person close to the matter - a move aimed at pressuring the Internet company to reach out to Microsoft Corp. to re-start sale discussions. Icahn plans to nominate 10 directors to replace Yahoo's board
LANSING - Legislation implementing the Great Lakes compact - to give the world's largest freshwater watershed greater protection from possible diversions as well as provide new rules governing water bottling operations and internal diversions - passed the Michigan Senate and House unanimously on Wednesday. However, the Legislature did not act on some of the more
LANSING - Rep. Jeff Mayes (D-Bay City), chair of the Michigan House Agriculture Committee, said Wednesday that lawmakers in the House and Senate are still working out details of a legislative package aimed at nurturing the state's alternative fuels industry. But the panel did move forward with reporting two bills that would extend the state
WARREN - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama returned to campaigning in Michigan Wednesday with a new manufacturing agenda on display, including a national fund to support cutting edge technologies such as new generation of batteries that could be centered in the state. The fund, he said, would be similar to the state's 21st Century Jobs
LANSING - Though no deals have been signed, Michigan stands to benefit from Microsoft Corporation's recent renewal of its Partners in Learning Program, which was worth $4 million over five years when it began in June 2004. Microsoft officials told the State Board of Education at its meeting Tuesday that the success of its programs