Announcements/New Products

Cisco ACI Solves All Your Data Center Network Problems

SAN FRANCISCO - Cisco launched its Application Centric Infrastructure this week, prompting a whirlwind of competitor announcements and keeping industry watchers perched on the edges of their seats. Does the platform, built on Cisco subsidiary Insieme's architecture, live up to all the anticipation and revolutionize SDN? Well, the ACI strategy has strengths and weaknesses. Let's

By |2013-11-06T00:00:00-05:00November 6th, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Roges Donate $50 Million To U-M To Fund Medical Scholarships, China Center

ANN ARBOR - Investors Richard and Susan Roge have stepped up their already extraordinary commitment to the University of Michigan with a $50 million gift that will be used to fund scholarships and other programs. The gift - $30 million for scholarships at the U-M Medical School and $10 million in support for faculty, students

By |2013-11-06T00:00:00-05:00November 6th, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Coleman Foundation Awards Lawrence Tech $150,000 Grant For Entrepreneurial Education

SOUTHFIELD - The Chicago-based Coleman Foundation has awarded Lawrence Technological University a two-year, $150,000 grant to increase student participation in entrepreneurial education that is already occurring on campus. The Coleman Foundation is a private, independent grant-making organization that funds educational institutions that offer entrepreneurship training and support. This is the largest grant it has awarded

By |2013-11-06T00:00:00-05:00November 6th, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Fontijne Formitt Investing $2.6 million, Adding 31 New Jobs In Milton Township

LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation today announced Michigan Strategic Fund approval of a $300,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant for Fontijne Formitt to expand its operations and establish a new production line in Milton Township, a project that will generate approximately $2.6 million in capital investment and add up to 31 new

By |2013-11-06T00:00:00-05:00November 6th, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Altair Opens Offices In Greece, Israel

TROY - Altair, the Troy engineering services and software provider, announced the opening of two new offices, Altair Hellenic in Thessaloniki, Greece, and Altair Israel in Tel Aviv, Israel. The offices target manufacturers that can benefit from Altair?s HyperWorks suite of computer-aided engineering tools, in-house product design services, and cutting-edge business analytics technology. These locations

By |2013-11-06T00:00:00-05:00November 6th, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Report: Small Business Credit Quality Up In 3Q

COSTA MESA, CA. ? In a report from Experian, a rise in credit balances and a decrease in delinquency rates has significantly improved small-business credit quality in the third quarter. According to the most recent Experian/Moody?s Analytics report, the Small Business Credit Index rose 2.3 points to 118.5, up from 116.2 the previous quarter. This

By |2013-11-05T00:00:00-05:00November 5th, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

MEDC Partners With Tim Hortons For Michigan Talent Connect?s Virtual Job Fair

LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan Works! and Tim Hortons Cafe & Bake Shop are teaming up for a second time to host a live MiVirtualCareerFair event on Nov. 13 from 10 am ? 4 pm online and at participating restaurants around Michigan. ?The June career fair we held in partnership with Tim

By |2013-11-05T00:00:00-05:00November 5th, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Salvation Army Teams With Michigan Colleges For Donation Competition

SOUTHFIELD - The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit teamed up Nov. 1 with Southeast Michigan colleges and universities for its inaugural Online Red Kettle College Competition. Student-run organizations from each school have created their own Online Red Kettle and are encouraging students, staff, alumni and supporters to donate. Donors can view their school's fundraising goals

By |2013-11-04T00:00:00-05:00November 4th, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|