GRAND RAPIDS - IT products and services company OST has promoted Meredith Bronk, its Chief Operating Officer, to President effective April 1. Bronk began her career at OST (Open Systems Technologies) as a Project Manager in 1998. Previously, she served as Vice President of Internal Operations. ?We take succession planning very seriously and have been
BIRMINGHAM - Bob Ackerman, a VC at Allegis Capital wrote what could be considered a self-serving piece on the security tech bubble published on VentureBeat. Of course an investor in security companies is going to stoke the flames of exuberance, especially in light of the ridiculous valuation of FireEye at IPO of $6 billion ($FEYE
TENAFLY, N.J. - The House Homeland Security Committee unanimously passed a substitute bill for the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 last week. The bill now heads to the full House for a floor vote. Broadly supported by both parties, the current version of HR 3696 gives the Department of Homeland Security
DETROIT - The world is paying attention to Detroit. During the past couple of years they?ve started to actually hear a few good things too. There are many other positive stories that fail to generate much buzz outside the metro area. On March 13, #313DLove Detroit will bring more than a dozen speakers to the
DETROIT - If you thought YouTube was just about dancing cats, self absorbed music or obnoxious twerking videos?.think again. YouTube has grown into a remarkably sophisticated resource for individuals and businesses.Sheri Kam is a talented and experienced social media expert who leads us through a two part course in YouTube.on this episode of Internet Advisor.
LANSING - On February 12, hundreds of professional women from many different fields came together for Under the Dome, a political get together that could evolve from a meet-and-greet to year-round networking between business and political women in Michigan. Sponsored by Inforum and Dome Magazine, the day-long event started at the Capitol and ended with
LANSING - Backers of a ballot proposal increasing Michigan's minimum wage start out in a strong position, according to a new poll released Thursday. The survey, conducted by the Lansing polling firm EPIC/MRA, showed 60 percent of likely voters would vote yes on increasing the minimum wage from $7.40 an hour to $10 an hour
LANSING - John Nixon, the director of the State Budget Office and the Department of Technology, Management and Budget, is returning to Utah and as a result David Behen, has been named DTMB Director. Snyder simultaneously announced the other replacement for Nixon, who held posts historically filled by two different people. The governor's deputy chief
ANN ARBOR ? Technological innovation is the most important factor in the future of the world economy and the connected vehicle will be one of the chief beneficiaries. That was the consensus of opinion Feb. 12 when the Michigan Israel Business Bridge convened its February meeting at Ann Arbor SPARK to hear a three-speaker panel
DETROIT - The Michigan Council for Women in Technology will co-host on March 19 its Girls are IT event, a one-day forum providing hands-on experience to encourage students to pursue technology careers. The event, a collaboration among the University of Michigan-Dearborn, University of Detroit Mercy, and Lawrence Technological University, will draw more than 300 girls