TROY ? The deadline to nominate Michigan web sites for the Troy Chamber of Commerce ITroy eighth annual Helen eWards is Sept. 7. Any Michigan web site is eligible. Deadline is Friday, September 7. Winners will be announced and honored at a Troy Chamber Luncheon on October 18. New this year: A panel of 27
BOSTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff defended a federal move toward a secure driver's license identification system Wednesday before state legislators who are actively opposing the proposal on both financial and philosophical grounds. Two hours after Chertoff's speech at the National Conference of State Legislatures, delegates called for repeal of the law unless
BOSTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff defended a federal move toward a secure driver's license identification system Wednesday before state legislators who are actively opposing the proposal on both financial and philosophical grounds. Two hours after Chertoff's speech at the National Conference of State Legislatures, delegates called for repeal of the law unless
LANSING - Business leaders on Wednesday implored members of the House Tax Committee to pass what they called a technical fix to the Michigan Business Tax that, if left unchecked, could cost state corporations millions. Meanwhile, Ann Marsden, CEO of the Michigan League for Human Services, said that the proposed change businesses ask for is
TRAVERSE CITY - Opening the Monday session on manufacturing in the era of Discontinuous Change, CAR CEO Dr. Jay Baron quoted from Thomas Freidman's book, "The World Is Flat." Freidman claims globalization "is good for everyone." Not everyone in the audience appeared to agree, however. Joseph R. Hinrichs, Ford's V-P for North America Manufacturing, and
TRAVERSE CITY - Tuesday?s Designing for Customization briefing was chaired by John Waraniak, vice president of the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association. This marked the first major participation in CAR's annual international conference by automotive aftermarket forces. It's a multi-billion dollar market that's getting bigger as the Generation Z population climbs toward 100 million. SEMA's big
DETROIT ? Compuware, one of Michigan's largest software developers, needs a makeover, contends Tom Taulli, author of The Complete M&A Handbook, in an article he wrote for The Motley Fool.Com blog. Taulli wrote: Back in early July, enterprise software company Compuware gave Wall Street a jolt. The stock price plunged 20% on a weak sales
FAREHAM, United Kingdom - On June 29, the European Union published EC Regulation No. 715/2007, which introduced the next two levels of emissions limit reductions, known as Euro 5 and Euro 6, for light duty vehicles - passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles and light trucks. This new Regulation also introduced a requirement for vehicle manufacturers
GRAND RAPIDS - MITechNews.Com Editor & Publisher Mike Brennan has taken the KVEST Technology challenge in an attempt to break 100 during his second year as a golfer. He interviews his instructor, Scott Seifferlein, a PGA golf teaching pro at The Mines golf course near downtown Grand Rapids. Seifferlein describes a new golf technology, called
SOUTHFIELD - R. L. Polk & Co. on Tuesday launched Polk's On-Line Media Reports-a new tool providing on-line access to interactive reports to provide automotive industry insight to media companies so they can better consult with automotive advertising buyers. The information in these reports helps media personnel quickly understand automotive buying trends, market share and