DETROIT - The digital shopping landscape is the focus of a new study from Deloitte Digital, which showed interactions influence 36 cents of every dollar spent in the retail store, or approximately $1.1 trillion. By the end of 2014, that number will climb to 50 percent, or $1.5 trillion of total store sales. The study,
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech has been recognized as one of the 20 Most Promising Enterprise Security Companies in the country by CIO Review. Winners of this award were selected by a blue ribbon judging panel that included the CIOs and CEOs of public companies, industry analysts from respected research firms, and the editorial board
NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average closed at a record high Wednesday after the Fed cut another $10 billion from its monthly stimulus payments. The Dow is now positive for the year after rising 45.47 points, or 0.3 percent, to 16,580.84. It was the Dow's first record close of the year, beating its
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic, a supplier of logistics systems for the factory, warehouse and distribution center, has opened a new engineering center in Seattle, Washington, and has added more engineering staff to the Western Region ? expanding Dematic?s ability to support companies in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho and Montana. Furthermore, project management, customer
LANSING - A package of bills that would change both how transportation agencies in the state get funds and how they use them saw more discussions Tuesday in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The key funding part of the package (HB 5477 ) would repeal the current fuel taxes and replace them with a
LANSING - Manufacturers using larger amounts of power could all see new electric rates under legislation under discussion in the House Energy and Technology Committee. The bill (HB 5476 ) is designed to replace the E1 rate currently provided to Hemlock Semiconductor with a new rate-setting system that recognizes the lower cost of providing power
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ANN ARBOR - Blaze Medical Devices, a startup medical device company, has been selected to present at the Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum taking place May 5-7 New York, NY. The Forum helps family offices and foundations develop and implement their individual pro-social impact investing, grant-giving, and philanthropy programs within health and the life sciences.
FLINT - Individuals interested in pursuing an education in a technical field while earning a paycheck from a participating employer in the Flint area are invited to attend a placement event that will allow them to apply and get qualified for the Michigan Advanced Technician Training program offered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. ?The
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp., the nation?s largest independent electricity transmission company, has donated $250,000 to Lawrence Technological University to establish the ITC Power Engineering Endowed Scholarship in LTU?s College of Engineering. It will provide a fulltime student with half tuition each year. ITC will also offer a paid internship each year to the student