SOUTHFIELD - The State Court Administrative Office has selected ImageSoft TrueFiling platform as the Electronic Filing Manager for a statewide eFiling initiative in Michigan. The decision means that a central Electronic Filing Manager platform will soon be available to all courts throughout the State, including District, Circuit, Probate, Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.
TROY - Automation Alley has made a $100,000 investment through the Automation Alley Pre-Seed Fund in Buz FM Inc., an Orion Township-based Internet and software company specializing in social media, digital marketing and advertising technologies. ?Automation Alley continues to drive the growth of Southeast Michigan?s economy,? said Executive Director Ken Rogers. ?Buz.fm has created a
TROY ? Billhighway has created an app that brings together data integration, branding, campaign tracking and motivational tools for nonprofit organizations. The app is available at the App Store. Billhighway allows fundraisers to take credit and debit card payments using their smartphone and a card reader. Give is currently available on the iOS platform and
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan economy continued modest growth during February, according to the Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index. The February index value was 51.7, a small decline from the January index of 55.3. Southeast Michigan PMI values have ranged between 50 and 55 for seven consecutive months. A PMI value above 50 generally suggests
LANSING - Benefit from the expertise of the GE-CERT team as they provide a fun and meaningful scenario focusing on incident response. The scenario, exercises, instructional assistance, and summary will be provided by two highly seasoned and time tested IT security experts from GE-CERT. The venue this year is the amazing Technical Training Center at
BATTLE CREEK - NextUP is a specialized leadership development program for high-potential women two to five years in their careers. The program is designed to help women overcome traditional roadblocks and achieve early and enduring success in a new assignment or job. Deadline to apply is March 15. Participants come to appreciate that getting ahead
DETROIT ? Stik, a social media company that moved to Detroit from San Francisco four months ago, announced Monday it has closed a $2.3 million Series A financing round co-led by North Coast Technology Ventures and Detroit Venture Partners. Draper Associates, First Step Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and Automation Alley also participated in
LANSING - A proposal to raise $1.2 billion in revenue for roads whose key pieces are raising the gasoline tax, ending the sales tax on fuel and increasing the sales tax from 6 to 7 percent has the momentum, for now, in the Legislature. Those involved in the discussions said no deal has been struck.
LANSING - The Public Service Commission on Thursday approved a settlement agreement authorizing The Detroit Edison Company to refund $9.3 million to customers, or a credit of just shy of $2 for residential customers using 500 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month. Customers should see the credit in April, the PSC said, but the commission also
LANSING - Bills overhauling Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan were passed Thursday by the House without language regarding abortion insurance coverage. The vote was 92-18 for both SB 61 and SB 62, which will now head to the Senate for a concurrence vote. The bills would turn Blue Cross into a nonprofit mutual company,