SOUTHFIELD - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has elected three partners to serve on its Management Committee. Andrea J. Bernard, Homayune A. Ghaussi and William R. Jansen will each serve three-year terms on the law firm?s 10-member Management Committee. The committee, which is chaired by Managing Partner Douglas E. Wagner, is responsible for the strategic
LANSING - The executives of the state's three biggest counties, at a joint press conference Monday, urged Michigan legislators to reject proposed changes to the state's auto insurance system. Supporters of the changes said the three officials were out of their depth to weigh in on the plans. Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, Macomb County
SAN FRANCISCO - Results from TechTarget?s 2013 annual salary and careers survey, which looked at IT security professionals and IT personnel who spend their time on security, shows that total compensation (salaries, bonuses and commissions) is holding steady. More than half of those surveyed reported raises in 2013, and close to one-third received bonuses. The
LANSING - Rep. Mike Shirkey on Monday highlighted a report showing the state of Illinois saved $37 billion in consumer savings since switching to a more electric choice-style system, saying it is a prime example of why Michigan should get rid of its "monopoly-style" system. The joint report was issued by the separate entities of
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Great Lakes Angels has opened its March 26 Event to angel investors that may not be members of a group yet and would might like to join a group have not done so yet. Two interesting companies are presenting. Seat Side Service is a mobile app. enabling guests at entertainment venues to
DEARBORN ? ISACA Detroit will host a chapter meeting on March 19 that looks at how to Implement an IT Risk Management Methodology. RSVP by March 15. Panel Speakers include: Brenda Karl, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC, QSA Craig Kelley, MBA, CISA Jamshid Sadaghiyani CPA, CISA, CRISC David Flynn CPA, CISA The pre dinner topic is Career
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. personal income increased by 0.3 percent in January, driven by Increased government benefits from the Affordable Care Act and from cost-of-living increases, Comerica Bank said in a report issued Tuesday. The expiration of long-term unemployment benefits was a drag, as was the after-effect of the December boost in lump-sum social security
LANSING - Doubt is mounting among House Republicans about using the state's surplus funds for tax relief with momentum building to instead use the funds for road repairs as the pressure from constituents, especially after the first thaw of the year, builds to improve the state's crumbling roads. Rep. Tim Kelly (R-Saginaw Township), sponsor of
LANSING ? Two Michigan entrepreneurial groups became one last month when MIQuest was announced ? the merger of the Small Business of Michigan Foundation and the Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest. Now their combined mission is to make Michigan one of the top states for entrepreneurs in the country. SBAM President Rob Fowler said the Foundation
DETROIT - Michele Grimm, interim director of Wayne State University's Transfer Student Success Center and associate professor of biomedical engineering, just may be one of Michigan?s most active and successful science, technology, engineering and mathematics supporters and advocates. Her track record is like a guidebook for service to STEM fields; her work is paving the