LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder called on business leaders to hound members of Congress over a new customs plaza for New International Trade Crossing as he presented his administration's triumphs to a Detroit Regional Chamber luncheon last Friday. The address was what has become the governor's annual presentation to the Chamber after he presents his
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. announced that its board of directors has approved a 3 for 1 stock split in the form of a stock dividend . Shareholders of record as of February 18 will receive a distribution of two additional shares of ITC common stock for each share they hold. Upon completion of the
GROSSE POINT PARK - Lightmob LLC, a technology startup, has announced the availability of the 2nd generation of its patented data recovery software, GEEPS. Gen II improves upon the original by including built in storage on the same USB Flash drive that delivers the software. The all-in-one unit comes in the original two gigabyte format
ANN ARBOR - Rubicon Genomics announced the launch of its PicoPLEX DNA-seq Kits for use with Illumina next-generation sequencing platforms. PicoPLEx is used for single-cell DNA amplification for microarray and PCR-based pre-implantation genetic screening and diagnosis. PicoPLEX DNA-seq now enables researchers and clinicians to access PicoPLEX technology for analyses conducted on Illumina NGS systems. PicoPLEX
DETROIT ? Ourtunez, an iOS app soon to be released on Android, has launched a series of radio stations inspired by, and in tribute to numerous highly regarded musicians, starting with rock ?n roll Hall of Famer Steven Tyler. Named the Steven Tyler Jukebox, the station is dedicated to playing the music that has inspired
DETROIT - Huron Capital Partners LLC has partnered with veteran energy executive Phil Bomrad to form a holding company, Albireo Energy, that it will invest in and partner with regional and niche energy services providers. Companies that provide energy efficiency and grid services for commercial and institutional buildings are the target. The goal is to
LANSING ? The Michigan Technology Network last week announced the winners of an annual Fellowship program, awarding $2,500 to three very diverse recipients to use for technology-based educational programs. Winners this year include Teresa Roberts, a returning adult learner striving to refresh her technical skill set at Lansing Community College, and David LaGrave, a high
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will honor the three professionals and three students that demonstrate the most innovative and inspirational approach to promoting sustainability within their organizations, families or peer groups. These finalists of the forum?s Third Annual Essay Contest and Eighth Annual Scholarship Competition will have an opportunity to compete for
LONDON - Ready, Set, Grow, an Ersnt & Young competition created to help advise and grow small businesses entrepreneurs with young companies, announced they are now accepting applications for this year's 2014 program in Monaco. Application deadline is March 15. Created for talented and ambitious young CEO's and Presidents worldwide, finalists will get the chance
ROCHESTER - According to recent data from the American Society for Engineering Education, Oakland University is among national leaders in categories related to women faculty in engineering and the number of undergraduate computer science degrees awarded to students. The ASEE's latest "By the Numbers" survey ranked Oakland fourth out of 246 schools in the nation