GRAND RAPIDS ? Network backbone provider US Signal has added a new data center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, to serve its metro Chicago network. US Signal?s Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) optical backbone is based on Cisco technology. ?Providing services in carrier-neutral data centers is an important component of US Signal?s strategy in the
GRAND RAPIDS ? Jerry Brown, current president of Lawrence Productions, a West Michigan video production company, has purchased the company from founder John Lawrence. Terms were not announced. ?We?ll continue to provide the same excellent service and quality our clients have come to expect,? Brown said. The company was started in Battle Creek by Lawrence
EAST LANSING - In the first MSU presidential election survey of its type, students selected Sen. Barack Obama as their first choice for president. The web survey was conducted by the Office for Survey Research in the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at MSU. Among MSU students, Democrat Obama claimed 34 percent of
SOUTHFIELD ? More than 1,200 students, their teachers and engineering mentors will compete on Jan. 22 at the Rock Financial Showplace in the Michigan Regional Future City Competition Project. The winner will participate in the national competition in Washington DC. Some examples of the Future Cities envisioned in the Michigan regional competition include: A city
DETROIT - The law firm of Butzel Long has named Charlotte Garry Carne, William Kliffel and Dawn Ward as senior attorneys. Previously, they were associate attorneys. Based in Butzel Long?s Detroit office, Charlotte Garry Carne?s practice includes all areas of labor and employment law. She routinely provides counseling and advice to management on employment law
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company's Microsoft produced SYNC entertainment system is selling about 10,000 units each month and on track, the auto maker says, to reach one million sales in early 2009. Ford SYNC connects people and their favorite portable devices while in the vehicle, including media players and Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. It is a
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Susan Johnson has been elected to a director?s position with the Environmental Management Association. Her term begins in January 2008 and runs through December 2009. Johnson is an environmental attorney in Michigan. Her principal areas of practice include all aspects of environmental law with an emphasis on
DES MOINES, Iowa - AT&T and Rock the Vote will announce plans to use mobile technology throughout 2008 as part of Rock the Vote?s national campaign to register and engage two million young adults. The announcement comes amidst Rock the Vote?s Iowa Rock the Caucus program, which is designed to build on recent increases in
TRAVERSE CITY - Verizon Wireless said Monday it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless network across the rest of its Traverse City and Petoskey coverage area. The multi-million dollar expansion includes the installation of high-tech wireless hardware and software in wireless transmission sites throughout the area. That means the following cities, towns
AUBURN HILLS - Farmington Hills resident Doug Rossman has joined Osiris Innovations Group as vice president of procurement services. Rossman is responsible for the development and execution of procurement strategies for the Osiris customer base. ?Doug?s extensive knowledge of the purchasing and automotive supplier industry will bring tremendous value to our customers by providing them