ANN ARBOR - Customer satisfaction with the eCommerce sector hit an all-time high, outperforming all other service industries. The results were contained in the American Customer Satisfaction Index, released Tuesday by the University of Michigan with e-commerce partner ForeSee Results. E-commerce in aggregate rises to a score of 81.6 on the ACSI's 100-point scale, a
AUBURN HILLS - Plexus Systems, provider of Plexus Online on-demand software for the manufacturing enterprise, said Tuesday it has maintained its coveted Gold Certification Partner status with the Microsoft Corporation. Membership in the program is awarded to companies that have proven their expertise through certification and customer references when delivering Microsoft technologies to enterprise customers.
NEW YORK - AT&T, the biggest U.S. mobile service, said Tuesday it would offer unlimited mobile phone calls for a flat rate of $99.99 a month, hours after Verizon Wireless announced a similar plan. AT&T said the new fee option would be available on February 22 and that existing customers could sign up without having
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative is accepting exhibitor applications from life science companies for the fourth annual Life Science Business Showcase, Night at the Museum, April 17. The deadline to register is March 27. Night at the Museum is seeking regional exhibitors from across the life science spectrum, ranging from
ONEKAMA ? It's not too late to submit a proposal to present a workshop session at the 2008 Michigan Energy Fair to be held in June. The deadline for workshop proposals is 5 p.m. Feb. 29. The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association is currently seeking proposals for workshop sessions to be presented at the 3rd
ANN ARBOR - MichBio, the Michigan life science trade association, will host Joseph Papa, chairman and chief executive officer of Perrigo Company, as the keynote speaker for its April 22 Annual Meeting in Ann Arbor. Papa's topic will be Meeting the World's Growing Need for Quality, Affordable Healthcare Products. Perrigo, based in Allegan, is a
ANN ARBOR - International business transactions attorney Joseph W. Kimmell has joined Butzel Long as a shareholder in the firm?s Ann Arbor office. He will concentrate on the firm's China and India practices. He also has significant experience working with state and local economic development entities on complex public/private development projects. He served eight years
KALAMAZOO ? The deadline to apply for the FastTrac TechVenture training program scheduled at Southwest Michigan First is Friday Feb. 22 ? the first time Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest has offered this intensive business-plan training program on the West side of the state. The program was launched last year, but only offered training in Ann
SHANGHAI, China - Shanghai General Motors has unveiled China's first mass-produced hybrid model in the mid- to high-class segment, a green friendly vehicle that will cut fuel consumption more than 15 percent. The LaCross Eco-Hybrid, which is expected to hit the market in July, will reduce gas consumption from 9.8 liters to 8.3 liters for
SOUTHFIELD - If you are looking for an engineering or technology job, you won?t want to miss the Engineering Society of Detroit?s 2008 Engineering & Technology Job Fair Feb. 19 presented by the ESD Young Engineers Council and the ESD Job Bank. The job fair will showcase some of Michigan?s largest engineering, technology, and management