GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present a retrospective on 20 years of sustainable business in West Michigan on September 8 at the Grand Rapids Public Library Main Branch from to discuss how a diverse cross-section of industry and community initiatives coalesced to make the region a national hub for sustainable business.
SOUTHFIELD - Lear Corporation Wednesday announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Eagle Ottawa, the world's largest supplier of automotive leather for $850 million on a cash and debt free basis. Eagle Ottawa has an experienced management team, modern facilities, a low-cost footprint, diversified customers and a reputation for superior quality, product
LANSING - With the 2014 election some nine weeks away, a public opinion poll shows Democrat Mark Schauer slightly leading Governor Rick Snyder. The poll released Wednesday by the Lansing firm of EPIC/MRA shows Schauer supported by 45 percent of those asked, while Snyder is supported by 43 percent. The margin still means the race
EAST LANSING ? Michigan State University?s College of Engineering has recruited not only the largest incoming class of freshmen since 1986, but also the largest number of women to enroll in decades. Some 260 women make up 18 percent of the class, up from 225, or 16 percent, a year ago. The incoming class this
MANISTEE - Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy, a tuition-free online public school for students in Michigan, will begin the 2014-15 school year on September 2, marking the start of its second year as one of the fastest growing schools in Michigan. Students who enroll at MGLVA follow an academic program that includes engaging web-based lessons
ANN ARBOR ? Customer satisfaction with automakers is down for a second straight year, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index. In the latest ACSI report, automobiles and light vehicles fall 1.2 percent to 82 on a 100-point scale, as 16 of 21 measured nameplates exhibit declines in customer satisfaction ? only Chevrolet and Buick,
DETROIT - Rick Broida, the Gadget Guy, picks the best of the ?streamers,? digital devices that connects you to a world of entertainment on your TV over the Internet. Legendary Detroit Tech Commentator, Matt Roush, talks about his new job as head of PR and Communications for the Engineering Society of Detroit; Mike Brennan shares
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Monday directed that a panel of experts be convened to review the state's current standards for disposals of landfill wastes that are radioactive at low levels, but critics charged Snyder should take steps to ban the waste. Snyder took the action after stories last week revealed that as much
ANN ARBOR - LLamasoft announced its inclusion on the 2014 Inc. 5000, a list recognizing the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. LLamasoft is ranked 1,301 of 5,000. To be considered for inclusion, organizations must be privately held, must have been in operation for at least five years and must demonstrate greater revenue than
TROY - Billhighway, provider of cloud-based automation solutions for nonprofits, announced it has promoted Jill Garrity, Max Schmidt, and Suzy ElFishawy. Previously in the role of Business Analyst, Garrity has been named Software Development Lifecycle Champion (SDLC). In this position, she will concentrate on product domain knowledge, quality and velocity. Garrity is a graduate of