WASHINGTON DC - Teri Takai will be leaving her post as the Defense Department's chief information officer May 3. She submitted her resignation to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Monday. A replacement hasn't yet been named. Takai has served as the DoD's CIO since November 2010. While in that position, she was the principal
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index for April, though down from March, still suggests economic growth.
GRAND RAPIDS - Here are some fundamentals I?ve learned from my experiences in business consulting Okay let?s step off the main road of my usual Blog topics for a moment. Usually I focus on topics of business and technology. But today, let?s tackle a different question. Lately I?ve been approached for the same question. Advice
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced the feature film ISRA 88 has been approved for a film incentive from the state. The project will film in Oxford and Romeo, Michigan and is a sci-fi thriller that reaches to the ends of the universe. ?ISRA 88 will showcase Michigan locations, while harnessing technology that producer
GRAND RAPIDS - The Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy is a hands-on, interactive camp for West Michigan high school students to learn how to launch a business. Deadline application is May 16. Our theme this year is Farm Agriculture. Academy participants will be exposed to the importance of networking (with students and professionals), target market research
TROY - Automation Alley is headed to the United Kingdom this summer for a trade mission to the Farnborough International Airshow, the world?s largest aerospace and defense exhibition. Southeast Michigan companies interested in expanding their business into these high-growth industries are encouraged to apply for the mission by May 23. Farnborough is expected to attract
GRAND RAPIDS - Technology is something that every business today depends upon in one way or another. The Internet has opened up a new era of connectivity and communication for both our professional and personal lives. These great benefits & advancements, however, have also come with new risks & privacy concerns that are greater than
ANN ARBOR - Grupo Nutresa has selected LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru as the standard application for supply chain design throughout the company?s global enterprise. The company will also leverage LLamasoft Data Guru, a tool that simplifies the creation of datasets for use in business intelligence, ERP and modeling systems. LLamasoft solutions will enable Grupo Nutresa
ANN ARBOR - VI-grade announced that Driver-in-Motion, the new motion platform developed by VI-grade and Saginomiya, has been awarded Development Tool of the Year 2014 by the Vehicle Dynamics International magazine. VI-grade?s US office is lead by System Level Simulation in Ann Arbor. The award has been assigned to DiM out of a short list
ANN ARBOR - MichBio is still accepting panel submissions for the September 30-October 1 MichBio Expo, which will be held at the Motor City Casino in Detroit. Any organization from or affiliated with Michigan's bio-industry may submit a proposal for a 60-75 minute panel in one of five tracks. To register, click on MichBio.Org