DETROIT ? MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan and Internet Advisor Co-Host Gary Baker were on this week?s ITinTheD podcast to announce a new partnership with the ITinTHED boys that will feature the very popular Internet radio show?s podcasts at both programs respective web sites, plus in their co-branded eNewsletter. To listen to the show, and read
LIVONIA - The tight talent market in Michigan is driving employers to increase variable compensation programs - better known as incentive pay - in order to compete for and retain high-performing employees, a recent survey contends. The survey shows in 2014, by the American Society of Employers, with 73 percent of employers offering bonuses to
GRAND RAPIDS - The "Open Government" movement has encouraged governments around the world to open up their data to the public to view, analyze, and utilize in ways that will benefit us all. It also will be the focus of an aimWest panel discussion Dec. 10 in Grand Rapids. One recent local example of Open
STAMFORD, Conn. - Video calling is growing into a key mainstream activity on smartphones, with high adoption rates in some markets, according to a survey by Gartner Inc. The survey results showed adoption is markedly skewed toward the younger demographic, with video calling in the 18 to 24 age group reaching 53.5 percent in the
EAST LANSING - Michigan State University?s newest department has received a $500,000 gift to attract some of the country?s most talented graduate students in biomedical engineering. Jack and Dottie Withrow of Naples, Fla., who are longtime supporters of the MSU College of Engineering, have established the Withrow Endowed Graduate Fellowship in the Department of Biomedical
LIVONIA ? The December meeting of ISACA Detroit will offer up two presentations: One called Cloud Computing Demystified and the other an Overview of Cyber Security Risks at the ERP Level. Pre Dinner Topic: Cloud Computing Demystified Juman Doleh Alomary CISA, CISM, CRISC, ISO27001 Lead Auditor After Dinner Topic: Overview of Key Cyber Security Risks
ANN ARBOR - Meadowlark Builders will be conducting tours of a custom, resource-efficient home under construction in Dexter, the next installment in Meadowlark?s Behind The Drywall Tour Series. Attendees will get a rare glimpse of the technology and building techniques that go into constructing a resource-efficient home ? all before the drywall is placed on
LANSING ? Michigan House Speaker-elect Kevin Cotter said Monday if the gasoline tax is going to be "greatly" increased, then the sales tax should be taken off of fuel, and he believes it can all be accomplished during the next three weeks. Cotter (R-Mount Pleasant) said if the House is going to approve a dramatic
DETROIT ? THE Detroit-based theater company A Host of People Tuesday announced the launch of a new crowdfunding campaign to fund a site-specific, innovative dramatic theater piece set in the city?s community gardens. The crowdfunding campaign through Patronicity is part of Michigan Economic Development Corp?s Public Spaces Community Places initiative. ?Michigan is a beacon in
LANSING - Following a series of meetings over the weekend with a variety of business and government officials, Governor Rick Snyder on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese Council for the Promotion of International Trade's automotive unit. While Snyder promoted Michigan throughout all his stops as a place to do business, visit