LANSING - The latest State of the Great Lakes report, released Thursday, includes the kinds of data the state will be using to develop a new water strategy, Office of the Great Lakes Director Jon Allan said in the report. The 2013 report highlights such issues as water levels, the "blue economy" and invasive species.
LANSING - Road projects announced Thursday by the Department of Transportation and legislators as part of a special pool of funds largely went to roads situated in districts held by Republican members of the Senate and the House. As part of the 2013-14 fiscal year budget, the Legislature and Governor Rick Snyder set aside $115
LANSING - Though he did not give specific recommendations, Governor Rick Snyder received mostly praise from various energy policy interests around the state and region on Thursday after hosting a roundtable in Detroit, saying he hopes to have a comprehensive plan by 2015 on the state's energy policy for goals spanning a decade. Snyder stressed
TENAFLY, N.J. - The establishment of the Mobile App Security Working Group, was announced at the Amphion Forum in San Francisco last week. Member companies will collaborate to develop security standards for mobile applications that interact with each other. The MAS charter members are Mocana, SAP, FireEye, McAfee and Wind River. The rise of connectivity
DETROIT - At least 50 global concept and production vehicles will be unveiled during the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center. The NAIAS opens to the public from Jan. 18-26. The Press Preview is Jan. 13-14, Industry Preview is Jan. 15-16 and the Charity Preview is Jan. 17. Tickets to the 2014 public
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan Women's Foundation is strengthening its statewide reach through the appointment of Judith Welch as the Executive Director of West Michigan, in its Grand Rapid?s office, effective January 2, 2014. ?The board and I are delighted to welcome Judith Welch to our executive team, said Foundation President and CEO Carolyn Cassin. ?Her
BIRMINGHAM ? Cyber security expert Richard Stiennon and his new podcast update, Stiennon on Security, have joined the F7Studios podcast network. Stiennon in his Weekly updates will provide commentary and opinion, plus news analysis and news summaries to his large audience. Stiennon is the most followed IT security analyst on Twitter. He is author of
ANN ARBOR - Nicholas Lumsden has been hired by Online Tech as the company's Director of Infrastructure and Judson Pitt joined the team as an Enterprise Architect. Both have extensive experience in the healthcare IT field and bring an expert understanding of HIPAA compliance to Online Tech?s range of hosting options. Lumsden was previously the
NORTHVILLE ? In the spirit of this Holiday season, DataFactZ donated new toys to the Ennis Center for Children, a non-profit that works with abused and neglected children in Pontiac and four other Southeastern Michigan locations. The toys will help provide 300 children in their care with three to five presents and a holiday party
SAN FRANCISCO - On smartphones, Facebook-owned Instagram proved more popular than its social-networking rival and would-be acquirer Twitter, according to new data published by analytics firm Nielsen. The firm ranked Instagram seventh on its Top 10 list of smartphone apps and counted an average monthly audience of roughly 32 million people, CNET News.Com reported. Instagram