LANSING - Cyber jobs are a hot topic right now for most age groups in America. Over the past year, I?ve received many calls from parents with 16 - 18-year-old young adults heading off to community colleges or universities asking for general guidance on cybersecurity careers. I also get contacted via a social media websites
LANSING - All state purchasing will now officially be done by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget under an executive directive issued Thursday by Governor Rick Snyder. While purchasing operations have been conducted through DTMB for some time, each department had its own purchasing officer for the items and services it needed. Under Executive
DETROIT - DTE Energy has issued a Request for Proposal for a package of energy-efficiency programs that includes home energy consultations, energy-efficiency assistance, home energy surveys, a multifamily program and a school program. The scope of work includes distribution and installation of low-cost energy-efficiency measures, and outreach events with the goal of teaching customers about
KALAMAZOO - Ken Miller was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Michigan Restaurant Association at its board meeting on January 26. Miller is the CEO of Millennium Restaurant Group in Kalamazoo, which includes Martell?s, Epic Bistro, Central City Tap House, The Union Cabaret and Grille, Fieldstone Grill, The Wine Loft, Panini Express,
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Emissions Analytics has selected AutoCom Associates as its North American public relations agency of record. Based in the UK, Emissions Analytics is a specialized automotive data-acquisition firm that helps companies throughout the world analyze fuel-economy and emissions data. Automotive manufacturers, suppliers and fleet managers use EA test results to assist in reducing
ANN ARBOR - The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business on Wednesday announced that eight teams have been named semi-finalists of the annual University-wide Michigan Business Challenge and four have advanced to the competition's Social Impact track finals. More than 80 teams
ANN ARBOR - Advanced Photonix announces the introduction of the T-Gauge SPG (single-point gauge), an addition to the T-Ray 5000 product family, handheld accessories targeted at measuring material thickness for quality control in the aerospace and nondestructive testing markets. The T-Gauge SPG is designed for at-line manufacturing environments and makes use of terahertz properties to
JACKSON - Consumers Energy on Thursday announced four leadership moves, partly driven by the retirement of several top executives. The planned leadership moves announced today occur in light of pending retirements of Ronn Rasmussen, vice president of strategy and research and a 37-year employee, and Jack Hanson, senior vice president of energy resources and a
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan recently took another step forward in its push for innovating teaching as the school launched its first U-M-only massive open online course -- a health-related class open to all levels of students across all three U-M campuses. The course is titled "Understanding and Improving U.S. Healthcare: Special U-M
LANSING - A change in Michigan's vehicle registration tax will mean Michigan motorists no longer can deduct the cost of their annual registration from their federal income tax, according to an analysis released Wednesday. But the Michigan Department of Treasury disputed the analysis, saying it still anticipated vehicle registration taxes would be deductible for federal