EAST LANSING - Michigan could lead the nation in economic growth if it can be the first state to properly connect education and careers, Governor Rick Snyder said on opening the 19th Governor's Education Summit on Thursday. The event, Snyder's fourth, was themed "Collaboration, Creation, Connection," promoting the idea that all levels of education and
MENLO PARK, Calif. - For technology professionals who work remotely, out of ?site? isn?t necessarily out of mind. In a new Robert Half Technology survey, nearly one-third (30 percent) of U.S. chief information officers interviewed said communication is their greatest challenge in managing a remote workforce. Productivity and technology challenges followed, each cited by 22
DETROIT ? Internet Advisor Podcast: Business makes Michigan tick and Michigan?s businesses are the primary concern of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Mike Finney, President and CEO of the MEDC joins the Internet Advisor to talk about the MEDC?s mission and the impact it is having on our economic future. Richard Stiennon talks Heartbleed worm;
CANTON - Sarah Colomina Goran has joined Markit Strategies and PR as a Creative and Digital Media Producer. She has extensive knowledge producing media-rich client engagements including live and animated video, web presence, interactive experiences, desktop and mobile applications, and games. She has a deep branding and marketing background and has driven many integrated branding,
SAN FRANCISCO - The Heartbleed Internet security flaw has proved so bad that it just might wind up doing some good. For two weeks now, IT experts around the world have scrambled -- with mixed success -- to come up with a fix before hackers exploited the bug to attack vulnerable servers. Corralling Heartbleed has
LANSING - Michigan Shifting Gears, an intensive career transition initiative sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, kicks off its next three-month cohort on June 17. Registration for the Summer 2014 session, taking place in Lansing, is open now through June 6. ?Michigan?s small businesses and entrepreneurs are growing and searching for qualified talent to
AUBURN HILLS - Comau?s Director of Advanced Materials and Process Technologies, Martin Kinsella, will be featured on a live webcast entitled ?Advanced Manufacturing: Preparing for the Future? on April 30 at 9:30 a.m. The webcast, broadcast on WJR News Radio 760 AM, is part of a series of webcasts put on by the Society of
HOLLAND - In Washington, D.C. Wednesday, Holland was announced as one of the more than 50 cities that have signed a letter of intent to compete for the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a national competition that aims to dramatically improve America?s energy standing by challenging communities across the U.S. to rethink their energy use. "Holland
LANSING - Immigrants are starting businesses in Michigan at a rate three times that of native-born residents, and are three times as likely to major in technical fields in college as are native-born students, which is just part of the reason the state is making a major push to encourage immigration to Michigan, officials said
DETROIT - A survey by Business Leaders for Michigan projects the state's and the country's economies will continue to grow during the next six to 18 months, but the state's economy will continue to outperform the national one. A statement said 54 percent of the 80 executives surveyed in the state believe the state's economy