RESTON- U.S. retail e-commerce sales reached $186.2 billion, an increase of 15 percent ? the strongest annual growth rate since before the recession, comScore said in a report released Thursday. Q4 2012 sales grew 14 percent year-over-year to $56.8 billion, marking the first ever $50 billion quarter. It also represents the thirteenth consecutive quarter of
STERLING HEIGHTS - The Macomb-OU INCubator has been selected by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. to administer the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Federal Matching Program for the State of Michigan. DARPA was established in 1958 to maintain the technological superiority of the United States military. To accomplish this, DARPA supports revolutionary, high-payoff research, bridging
TROY - Southeast Michigan companies have made more than $220 million in export sales as a result of Automation Alley trade mission activities, Michigan's largest technology business association announced Thursday. These export sales have resulted in the creation or support of more than 1,200 manufacturing jobs. According to the International Trade Administration of the U.S.
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University is hosting the Business Professionals of America's State Competition for Michigan college students Feb. 9. More than 200 students from colleges and universities across the state will be on Davenport's W.A. Lettinga Campus competing in more than 50 different business and technology competitive events. ?Business Professionals of America is a
ANN ARBOR - Citizen satisfaction with e-government remains near an all-time high and continues to outperform the satisfaction with the federal government overall, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index E-Government Satisfaction Index. The E-Government Satisfaction Index dips slightly to a 75 on the study?s 100-point scale from 75.3, which is far above the overall
TROY ? Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations, is the keynote speaker at Business Strategies for Success March 14 at the Somerset Inn. The event is co-sponsored by the Business Improvement Team and Hennessey Capital, a division of Hitachi Capital America Corp. Sheridan is famous for the success behind his company, Menlo Innovations, in Ann
ANN ARBOR - Kalyspo LLC was awarded Best of Boot Camp and Pharma Form Solutions won the new Most Committed to the Business Model Canvas Process Award at the conclusion of Ann Arbor SPARK's 21st Entrepreneur Boot Camp. As chosen by a panel of investors who rated Boot Camp participants? pitches, Best of Boot Camp
LANSING - As bills that would convert Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to a mutual company continue their movement in the Legislature, the question that keeps coming up at every committee hearing is: What happens to Medigap coverage after the attorney general's rate freeze ends in July 2016. One of the biggest wins for
TROY ? Southeast Michigan is ranked at or near the top in technology employment, education and innovation according to a report issued Tuesday by Automation Alley. The report, "From Rust to Resurgence: Detroit's Regional Technology Economy," compares 15 regions across the country. The reported was compiled by Lansing-based Anderson Economic Group LLC. The Greater Detroit
TROY ? Billhighway has been named a finalist in the 7th Annual Stevie Awards in the Innovation in Customer Service category. Winners will be announced at the awards banquet on February 25th at the Paris Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. ?We?re grateful for this recognition from the Stevie Awards, acknowledging the value our team brings