AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler Group LLC Wednesday announced that it would invest $114 million in new equipment at its Trenton Engine Complex to support increased production of the Pentastar engine. The investment is estimated to create 268 new jobs. The investment will be used to repurpose about one-fifth or nearly 400,000-square feet of the Trenton
DETROIT - Verizon Wireless launches the world's first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution network in Lansing and Flint June 16). The new network offers speeds up to 10 times faster than the company's 3G network. In Lansing, the new network covers nearly 1,200 square miles and approximately 330,000 people and is bordered by the following
SALINE - Latitude Learning announced that Learning Designs Inc. has joined the community of training company partners using LatitudeLearning.com to serve its customers. Latitude Learning hosts training programs on behalf of partner companies at LatitudeLearning.com. Initially built for global Fortune 50 companies, the Latitude Learning LMS is an adaptable and affordable learning management system that
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech announced today that it has achieved SSAE 16 Type II certification for its Ann Arbor and Mid-Michigan data centers. SSAE 16 is the 2nd generation data center audit standard that is replacing the older SAS 70 audit standard. UHY LLP has completed its SSAE 16 audit on both data centers
GRAND RAPIDS - The Grand Rapids Junior Chamber walked away from a national conference, held June 8‐12 with some top national honors. Matt Sernau was awarded the 2010 Charles Kulp Jr Memorial Award Winner (Outstanding Local President for 2010). Matt was one of 10 to receive this award. Lisa Kludy, 2010 management vice president, and
GRAND RAPIDS - US Signal has announced that its Managed Data Center, an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), cloud offering, is now available. US Signal's Managed Data Center is built with dedicated resource pools designed to rapidly provision and host Virtual Private Servers accessible through US Signal provided Wide Area Networks (WAN). Adding Managed Data
AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler Group LLC appointed Fred Diaz President and CEO of Chrysler de Mexico, which includes responsibility for Latin America. Diaz continues in his current role as the President and CEO of the Ram Truck Brand. Reid Bigland is named President and CEO of the Dodge Car Brand and head of U.S. Sales.
GRAND RAPIDS - Lawrence Productions announced it won seven national awards for its recent video work. The 2011 Hermes Creative Awards honored them with three awards. Their work with the Kalamazoo Nature Center won ?Best Non-Profit Video? for their 50th anniversary program ?Golden Past, Green Future.? ?Best Television Spot? was awarded for their work with
DETROIT ? Strategic Staffing Solutions Tuesday opened a second floor of operations for its Detroit Development Center at the Penobscot Building. The DDC now occupies the 25th and 26th floors. The DDC opened in spring 2010 to service its first anchor customer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), which made the strategic decision to
TROY - LMS North America has announced the final agenda for its LMS Americas Automotive Conference to be held at the Dearborn Hyatt Regency on June 14th and 15th. The conference will feature 30+ presentations including technology updates and customer application cases. These will be presented in 3 parallel tracks focusing on physical testing, virtual