ANN ARBOR - At its annual meeting Thursday, Ann Arbor SPARK, the Washtenaw County economic development group elected Stephen Forrest, vice president for research at University of Michigan, as the new board chair, succeeding Rick Snyder who served as chairman since SPARK's formation. Jonathan S. Newpol, executive vice president, Thomson Reuters was elected to the
ROYAL OAK - Riddell, the Official Football Helmet of the National Football League, commissioned iwerk Software Development to create an interactive tool that gives their sales staff the ability to customize the style and design of their Revolution Speed Helmet in front of the customer. This interactive stand-alone application, developed with Adobe Air, allows the
ROYAL OAK - Long Point Capital is looking for a Chief Financial Officer for an Albany, NY portfolio company. The company began providing professional engineering services in 1952 and is today considered a leader in its markets. The company has grown into a full service engineering firm providing a broad range of planning and design
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on ITC common stock of $0.305 per share payable on June 15, 2009, to shareholders of record on June 1, 2009. ITC invests in the electricity transmission grid to improve electric reliability, improve access to markets, and lower
ANN ARBOR �?? HandyLab has signed an exclusive agreement to co-market its molecular assays on BD Diagnostics's new Max system, an automated molecular diasgnostic testing platform in development using HandyLab's recently launched Jaguar instrument. BD will focus initially on its BD GeneOhm line of molecular assays to detect major pathogens associated with healthcare-associated infections. "This
ANN ARBOR - Calling all Techies, Geeks, Scientists, Engineers, Innovators, Entrepreneurs and anyone interested in local tech, biotech, nanotech, green tech, information tech and industrial tech! Bring your team, family and friends to the Local Tech Night at the Museum at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum May 30. What will the evening include? Live music
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Carol Romej recently was a featured speaker at a Document Retention and Destruction seminar in Southfield. Her topic was: Modern Concepts in Data and Records Management. Based in Butzel Long�??s Bloomfield Hills office, Romej co-chairs the firm�??s Electronic Records and Discovery Practice Group and the firm�??s Technology
ANN ARBOR �?? Fry has launched two new Web sites for The Thompson Group, a direct-to-consumer multi-channel merchant selling products ranging from premium cigars to designer linens and women's apparel. Fry delivered a multi-site e-commerce solution for The Thompson Group's two brand sites, CasualLivingUSA.Com and ThompsonCigar.Com uses the Fry Open Commerce Platform. "A multi-site solution
ANN ARBOR - ERT Systems, which provides automated resource tracking systems for first responders, announced that the Rumson, New Jersey fire department has selected OnSite ERT as its primary accountability solution. Rumson FD currently has 50 volunteer firefighters who serve a population of 7,200 across 5.2 square miles. The department will use OnSite ERT to
AUBURN HILLS - Mark Symonds, CEO of Plex Systems, provides a glimpse of what Plex users can learn if they attend the Plex User Conference this summer in Cleveland. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>