TROY ? Billhighway has been named a finalist in the 7th Annual Stevie Awards in the Innovation in Customer Service category. Winners will be announced at the awards banquet on February 25th at the Paris Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. ?We?re grateful for this recognition from the Stevie Awards, acknowledging the value our team brings
MIDLAND ? Dow Corning and IBM scientists Monday unveiled what they said was a major step in photonics, using a new type of polymer material to transmit light instead of electrical signals within supercomputers and other data systems. The company said the new silicone-based material to transmit light instead of electrical signals within supercomputers and
CHARLEVOIX - A new fiber-optic infrastructure agreement with Merit Network will help Charlevoix-area organizations connect to Merit's high-speed Internet service statewide. Merit is leasing strands of fiber within the community from Charlevoix Public Schools and the City of Charlevoix. Due to a lack of critical infrastructure, broadband availability has been sparse in Northern Lower Michigan,
ANN ARBOR - Bank of Ann Arbor has opened an office in Saline, its seventh banking center. Longtime Saline resident, Walt Byers has been named Saline District President. Shelley Rankin, an active community supporter, has been selected as Branch Manager. Bank of Ann Arbor completely gutted and remodeled a former Bank of America building at
LANSING - The e-commerce website Swimtown Pool Supplies is offering an Educational Scholarship worth $1,000, to a student with an interest in technology or intention to study technology in college. Swimtown Pool Supplies hopes the scholarship will encourage students to develop skills in areas such as e-commerce, online marketing, and information technology. Opportunities in these
TROY - David Girodat, President and CEO of Fifth Third Bank, Eastern Michigan, has been elected to the Walsh College Board of Trustees. Girodat is responsible for the growth and strategic direction of the four lines of business including: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending and Investment Advisors for the affiliate. A Clinton Township resident,
LANSING - Foreclosures in Michigan during 2012 fell by 23.4 percent from 2011, a national tracking firm said. But the state still had more than 76,000 foreclosures during the year and an overall foreclosure rate of 1.69 percent, meaning Michigan was still among the 10 states with the highest rate of foreclosures. According to RealtyTrac,
ANN ARBOR - The 17th Annual Charles Reinhart Company Realtors Coat Drive collected 1,540 new and gently used winter coats through early January 1,540 and donated them to more than 20 local agencies. Capitol Cleaners, Chelsea Cleaners, and Gold Bond Cleaners generously donated their services to professionally clean the coats before they are distributed to
DETROIT ? A new report shows Michigan's University Research Corridor member schools worked on more than 1,400 auto-related research projects over the past five years, with a total expenditure at the schools of more than $300 million. The reports also said URC schools - Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University
STAMFORD - Worldwide mobile advertising revenue is forecast to reach $11.4 billion in 2013, up from $9.6 billion in 2012, according to Gartner Inc. Worldwide revenue will reach $24.5 billion in 2016 with mobile advertising revenue creating new opportunities for app developers, ad networks, mobile platform providers, specialty agencies and even communications service providers in