DETROIT - Walter Bryzik, former chief scientist for the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center in Warren, has been named the new chair of mechanical engineering at Wayne State University. ?Bryzik brings great passion for his new job and the opportunity to influence talented young people who have decided to go into
GRAND RAPIDS ? Keith Brophy, president of NuSoft Solutions, will offer his annual technology forecast Feb. 20 at DeVos Place. The program is hosted by aimWest. Each February, aimWest, the former GLIMAWest, provides business professionals with a look ahead at technology trends that will impact community, business, and lives. Brophy leads this interactive event that
ADA ? Quixtar.Com on Friday finally released more details for its fiscal 2007 sales - $1.072 billion, down from $1.12 billion in fiscal 2006. The Alticor eCommerce web site cracked the billion-dollar sales mark for the fifth year in a row. No net income figures were reported. Results were affected minimally by actions the company
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Medical device maker Cervilenz and business-to-business sales system maker iStatus will pitch their companies to potential investors Feb. 28 during the next meeting of Great Lakes Angels. The deadline for registration is February 25th. Cervilenzinc.Com is a manufacturer and marketer of a patented, FDA cleared medical device for determining preterm birth risk
TROY ? Today is the deadline for members of ConnecTech, the successor organization to the GLIMA Network, to join a members-only technology mentoring program to partner with some of the state's top chief information officers. Eligible mentees include current ConnecTech members in information technology; the $50 application fee and first round of applicant materials (resume,
LANSING - Changes to the Michigan Business Tax that could cost the state anywhere from $550 million to $850 million this fiscal year passed the Senate on straight party line votes on Thursday. Supporters said the four bills - SB 1038 , SB 1053 , SB 1054 and SB 1058 - would correct some issues
LANSING - Private property rights advocates in the Ohio Senate and Wisconsin Assembly pressured Great Lakes states Wednesday to revise a proposed multi-state agreement that would limit major diversions of water from the basin. Ohio Senate President Bill Harris (R-Ashland) joined Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Michael Huebsch (R-West Salem) in announcing both chambers would move expeditiously
LANSING ? Michigan legislation to allow foreign residents living legally, but temporarily, in the United States to get a driver's license was signed into law on Friday by Governor Jennifer Granholm. An official with the Department of State said that by the middle of next week the state should be able to take applications for
WASHINGTON DC - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday signaled further rate cuts may be in the offing because the economy continues to be buffeted by slow growth in housing, employment and credit markets. But he appeared more upbeat on the economy's prospects for later this year and next when the combination of fiscal
LANSING - Charging that rules denying driver's licenses to temporary legal residents of Michigan are unconstitutional as well as a misinterpretation of law, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Terri Land in Ingham Circuit Court on Wednesday seeking an injunction against the rules implemented last month that barred temporary