TROY - Altair, the Troy engineering services and software provider, announced the opening of two new offices, Altair Hellenic in Thessaloniki, Greece, and Altair Israel in Tel Aviv, Israel. The offices target manufacturers that can benefit from Altair?s HyperWorks suite of computer-aided engineering tools, in-house product design services, and cutting-edge business analytics technology. These locations
SAN FRANCISCO - Hundreds of protests around the world sparked up on Tuesday in what the hacking collective Anonymous called the "Million Mask March." Donning Guy Fawkes masks, the demonstrators' goal was to "defend humanity." The protests were scheduled for 450 cities and towns worldwide -- from Tampa, Fla., to Amsterdam to Mumbai, CNET News.Com
DETROIT? The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Oct. is 63.1, up from 59.9 in Sept., raising the three-month average for the economy to a robust 61.1. A PMI value above 50 generally suggests economic growth. ?Over the last fourteen months, the PMI has come in at 50 or above 13 times,? said Timothy
LANSING - Some 436,000 individuals could get federal tax subsidies to purchase health insurance on the federal exchange, a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation showed. The study showed that 436,000 was out of a potential market of 725,000 individuals who could avail themselves of health insurance through the federal exchange. Nationwide, the study said,
LANSING - Sen. Bruce Caswell said Wednesday that the health care industry is complicated, but he's hoping his bill allowing pharmacists to receive up to three national drug codes from pharmaceutical benefits managers could bring some clarity to the industry's drug pricing. "The core issue here was to create, for pharmacies across the state, the
Cyber Styletto Chapter Two Noon Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2013, Key West, Florida Yvonne banked her corporate jet east, towards the Key West runway. A line of dark clouds, heavy with moisture, loomed to the southeast. Radar had it moving towards the islands, due in an hour or so. It would be a race to pick
DETROIT ? The organizers of the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition announced both VMware?s newly appointed CIO, Tony Scott, along with Morgan Stanley Managing Director, Carla Harris, as the competition?s 2013 keynote speakers. Harris was recently appointed by President Obama to chair the National Women?s Business Council. The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is a global business
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Oct. is 63.1, up from 59.9 in Sept., raising the three-month average for the economy to a robust 61.1. A PMI value above 50 generally suggests economic growth. ?Over the last fourteen months, the PMI has come in at 50 or above 13 times,? said
TROY - The Business Improvement Team announced that Mark Symonds, formerly CEO of Plex Systems, will serve as the keynote speaker at "Business Performance Improvement 3.0 Series" on Tuesday December 10. In addition, there will be a panel of business experts from the Business Improvement Team to answer business questions. This will be an exciting
LIVONIA - The Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurs will be held January 30, 2014, at Burton Manor and anticipates more entrepreneurs and exhibits than ever before, and more new companies introduced via the popular ACE Elevator Pitch Competition. ACE?14 is an afternoon and evening event and is expected to be the best-attended ACE event in the