ANN ARBOR - International business transactions attorney Joseph W. Kimmell has joined Butzel Long as a shareholder in the firm?s Ann Arbor office. He will concentrate on the firm's China and India practices. He also has significant experience working with state and local economic development entities on complex public/private development projects. He served eight years
DETROIT - Walter Bryzik, former chief scientist for the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center in Warren, has been named the new chair of mechanical engineering at Wayne State University. ?Bryzik brings great passion for his new job and the opportunity to influence talented young people who have decided to go into
CHICAGO - XM announced that the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, unveiled Wednesday at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, will be the first Chevrolet vehicle to offer XM NavTraffic as a factory-installed feature. XM NavTraffic, XM?s real-time traffic information service, will be available on Traverse vehicles equipped with navigation. XM Radio will be standard on the 2009
BOSTON ? A team of MBA students from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business have won the $40,000 Braun case study competition that challenged the country's brightest business school students to create a marketing plan for its electric shaver business. The students on the U-M team include Emily Hoffman, Karima Holland, Mihira Patel
GRAND RAPIDS - The Product Development and Management Association West Michigan Chapter will host Grand Rapids native Fred Keller, chairman and CEO of Cascade Engineering, at its February 18 event, where he will discuss his vision on how products can be developed to meet customer needs while contributing to the restoration of the environment. The
GRAND RAPIDS - NuSoft Solutions Friday announced it has formed a new line of business focused on the design, implementation, training and support of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 ? which offers advanced features such as global language and currency capabilities, business intelligence, workflow and collaboration that blends in seamlessly with other leading Microsoft desktop and
WATERLOO, Ontario - Research In Motion has leapt into the retail consumer market with products such as its pink BlackBerry Pearl, a candy bar-shaped e-mail phone stuffed with multimedia goodies, exposing itself to shoppers' fickle tastes and competition from Apple's iPhone. Its devices now include more "lifestyle" features, such as television, music players, cameras, and
GRAND RAPIDS - IT services and consulting firm NuSoft Solutions has hired Matthew Matlosz as Account Executive. Matlosz is responsible for sales, project leadership and management of NuSoft's local and national accounts. Matlosz is based at NuSoft?s Michigan?s office and will serve clients throughout the region. Matlosz joins NuSoft from Kforce, where he worked as
KALAMAZOO ? BlueGranite has signed an agreement with Microsoft to serve as a Business Intelligence Virtual Technical Specialist, which means employees of the IT consulting company can serve as virtual Microsoft employees with some clients. Matthew Mace, president and CEO of BlueGranite, which has sold and supported Microsoft products since the company was founded in
GRAND HAVEN ? Corporate training solutions provider Media1 has won four awards from the Society for Technical Communication's Effective Communication Competition, including Best of Show. The Best of Show awards was given for its work on the Meijer Effective Selling course. The Western Michigan Chapter will sponsor sending this course on to the STC International