DETROIT – Grand Circus, a technology training provider with campuses in Detroit and Grand Rapids, announced the launch of the application process for the Facebook Bootcamp. The bootcamp will combine Grand Circus’ front-end curriculum with React, an open-source JavaScript platform. “Partnering with Facebook allows us to continue to position Grand Circus graduates as leaders in
LANSING - Proday CEO Sarah Kunst has been appointed to the board of directors at the Michigan State University Foundation. This newest addition to the organization’s Board reaffirms the MSU Foundation’s commitment to Michigan State University’s (MSU) continued leadership in entrepreneurship and innovation. Kunst, a Mt. Pleasant, Michigan native, graduated from MSU in 2008 with
NOVI - Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. announced the appointments of Jonathan P. Banas as executive vice president and chief financial officer and Peter C. Brusate as vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer, effective June 7. Banas replaces Matthew W. Hardt, age 49, who has resigned from his position as executive vice president and chief financial
ANN ARBOR - LLamasoft announced it will welcome supply chain practitioners and leaders from many of the world’s largest companies to the seventh annual SummerCon conference, June 12-16 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance. This year’s event will feature six tracks specifically dedicated to all areas of supply chain design technology and best practices, including case
DETROIT - The Wayne State University Board of Governors has approved a new executive master of science in automotive supply chain management to be offered through the Mike Ilitch School of Business. The program is slated to begin in fall 2017. The degree is focused on the automotive industry and other industries with complex manufacturing.
DETROIT - Registration is now open for attendees and exhibitors for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers advanced manufacturing technology event, THE BIG M, at the Cobo Center, June 2-4. SME?s THE BIG M offers expert keynotes, educational sessions and panels, as well an exhibit floor featuring new manufacturing technologies, hands-on experiences and experts from leading
STAMFORD, Conn. - Worldwide PC shipments declined 5.2 percent in the first quarter to 71.7 million units, from the same quarter a year before, according to preliminary results by Gartner, what the company predicts will be a slow steady decline over the next five years. "The PC industry received a boost in 2014 as many
DETROIT ? RadioShack, coming back from bankruptcy that forced it to close 1,700 stores nationwide, has come back from the dead as Sprint-RadioShack co-branded retail shops. Now 31 of those stores in Michigan will hire about 70 sales associates to eventually outfit the ?store-within-a-store? concept over the next few months. ?Sprint is excited for the
GRAND RAPIDS - Varnum attorney Matt Bower has been named to the Detroit Techweek 100, for the second year in a row. Techweek is a national technology conference and festival with a mission of building a better world through tech entrepreneurship. This year's Detroit Techweek is scheduled for April 13 ? 19 at Ford Field.
GRAND RAPIDS - Are you a new to a leadership role, but not sure where to begin in this new position? The Emerging Leader Workshop at Grand Valley State University Seidman School of Business on May 5 will teach you the essentials of becoming an effective new leader. This one-day workshop will provide prospective leaders
