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Movellus Circuits Wins $25,000 First Prize At GLEQ Biz Plan Competition

YPSILANTI ? Movellus Circuits, the first truly all-digital clock generator technology for the semiconductor market, on Tuesday won the $25,000 first prize in the Emerging Company category of the GLEQ Business Plan Competition Awards. For the first time, the GLEQ awards were held during the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, which brings hundreds of investors from

By |2014-06-17T00:00:00-04:00June 17th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan, Israel Sign R&D Pact To Foster Technology Collaboration

LANSING ? Michigan and Israel signed a bilateral cooperation agreement Monday to promote joint industrial research and development projects and to develop request for proposals from business collaborations between Michigan and Israeli companies. ?This is a breakthrough opportunity between Michigan and Israel, two centers of global leadership in technology research and development, in a moment

By |2014-06-17T00:00:00-04:00June 17th, 2014|Archive, Politics/Government|

P.F. Chang’s Latest Data Breach Victim

SAN FRANCISCO - Restaurant chain P.F. Chang's confirmed that customer data and debit card information was stolen in a data breach at its store locations. The Asian-food chain, which announced earlier this week it was investigating a possible theft of customer data, offered few details of the intrusion but said in a statement it was

By |2014-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2014|Archive, Cyber Defense|

ESD To Launch Education Marshall Plan In Hamtramck

SOUTHFIELD - The winner of The Engineering Society of Detroit's highest honor announced on June 18 ESD's "Marshall Plan" to reverse Michigan's downward spiral in reading and mathematics proficiency. The winner of ESD's Horace H. Rackham Humanitarian Award, Christopher J. Webb, made the announcement at ESD's Annual Benefit Dinner at Cobo Hall. Drawing from its

By |2014-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Deloitte, LLamasoft Announce Alliance To Supply Strategic Supply Chain Risk Management

ANN ARBOR - Deloitte and LLamasoft have forged an alliance to provide systems to help organizations model and visualize their supply chain networks, improve visibility and foster major improvements in cost, service, sustainability, and supplier risk mitigation. The alliance combines Deloitte?s third-party risk management experience with LLamasoft?s supply chain analytics, design and modeling software platform,

By |2014-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Automation Alley To Lead Trade Mission To U.K.?s Farnborough International Airshow

TROY - Automation Alley is leading a trade mission to the U.K.?s Farnborough International Airshow July 12-17 and will be joined by seven Southeast Michigan companies and two local economic development organizations. Their focus will be on expanding Southeast Michigan business into the high-growth aerospace and defense industries. The Farnborough International Airshow is the world?s

By |2014-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

June Meeting: Ford’s Path to Sustainability

GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present a luncheon program featuring one of the nation?s leading sustainability practitioners June 23 at the University Club in Grand Rapids. The forum is presented by Warner Norcross & Judd. John Viera, the global director of sustainability at Ford Motor Co. has helped to bring a

By |2014-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2014|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Donohue Talks Regrouping On Roads

LANSING - While backers of more funding for the state's roads sort out what went wrong this week when the Senate proved incapable of passing a major increase in funding for roads, Denise Donohue, director of the County Road Association of Michigan, said proponents may have to look for ways to get the public more

By |2014-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2014|Archive, Politics/Government|