GRAND RAPIDS - The aimWest 5:01 is a great time to take a break, grab a drink & some tasty food, and reconnect with everyone. This informal but upscale event aims to provide a fun and energetic networking event after the holidays to start out the new year. This event is free to all. Feel
TROY - Automation Alley will host its Technology Industry Outlook Feb. 12 at the Colony Club Detroit where it will release its 2014 Technology Industry Report that will include an economic forecast the showcases the region?s innovation and high-tech job creation. Pre-registration closes Feb. 9 at close of business. With data compiled by Lansing-based Anderson
LANSING - The state buys a lot of things, and it is working to think differently about how it makes those purchases, Technology, Management and Budget Director David Behen told Gongwer News Service in a recent interview. The department is revising its overall purchasing system to ensure it gets the best price on the goods
LANSING - Though the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has seen some big successes in job creation, exports and tourism, the state could still stand to grow foreign direct development and talent, MEDC President and CEO Michael Finney said in a recent interview with Gongwer News Service. Finney said Michigan is targeting eight countries and regions,
LANSING - Both food growing and processing is expanding in the state, and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will be working in the next year to ensure that trend continues, Director Jamie Clover Adams told Gongwer News Service in a recent interview. The agency will also be working to ensure the food is
DETROIT- Reflecting a sustained economic upswing, the Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index surpassed November?s PMI of 56.8 to record a strong year-end finish of 64.2 for December. A PMI value above 50 generally suggests economic growth. ?Contributing factors that lead to December?s increase include a number of indices,? said Timothy Butler, associate professor of supply
SOUTHFIELD - BullsEye announced Wednesday the appointment of Douglas Black, who joins the executive team as Vice President of Operations. With 24 years of experience in the telecom and tech industries, Black?s new role will focus on operational and performance-driven improvement. Working closely with both the Deployment and Provisioning departments, Black?s new role will cultivate
DETROIT - Michigan is for makers, makers who aren?t afraid of pushing the boundaries while they create. At Michipreneur, we uncover many of these makers and their new products developed. Last year we covered hundreds of businesses, events large and small, and watched over 143 startups populate our growing Michigan Startup Directory. All of this
DETROIT ? Internet Advisor on WJR hosted Teri Takai, a U of M grad, former CIO of Michigan, CTO of the State of California and until recently as CIO for the US Defense Department. Teri has returned home to take the CTO job at Meridian Health Care. Kendall Perez from Gift Card Granny joins us
DETROIT ? ITInTheD posts its last podcast of 2014 and announces its first casual networking event of 2015 January 15 at the back room of the Blackfinn in Royal Oak. 5pm start time, no cover charge to get in, no sales pitches, no agendas, no nonsense. Just good, solid opportunities to get to know some