LANSING - Michigan becoming a right-to-work state is either a positive development for the state's workers, businesses and families, or an attack on workers wrought by extremist legislators bent on vengeance for Republican losses at the November polls, the position one accepts being dependent on where one stands on the political and business divide. Businesses
LANSING - Calling it an "important day in Michigan" to assure "workplace fairness and equality," Governor Rick Snyder said Thursday he was endorsing legislation to enact a right-to-work law in the state affecting all private and public workers, except for police and firefighters, as the best course for the state both in terms of worker
LANSING - Once the decision was made to address the issue, both chambers of the Legislature deliberately, and relatively quickly on Thursday, passed first-House bills to end mandatory participation in union shops in Michigan. The action came after Governor Rick Snyder announced his support for right-to-work laws, and during a day of ongoing protests. Though
DETROIT - Flextronics has acquired Rochester Hills-based Saturn Electronics & Engineering, Inc., a supplier of electronics manufacturing services, solenoids and wiring for the automotive, appliance, consumer, energy and industrial markets. Terms were not disclosed. Saturn Electronics & Engineering most recently reported more than $300 million in annual revenue, but no guidance on profitability. "Flextronics is
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University has named Michael R. Bowers, Ph.D., as Dean of the Donald W. Maine College of Business. He will begin in his new role on Jan. 7, 2013. Previously, Bowers was Academic Director for the Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., where he served as Professor
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic, a supplier of logistics systems for the factory, warehouse and distribution center, is rolling out a new technology to enable customers to manage their businesses remotely. The company recently introduced the Dematic Mobile Monitor, a software application for monitoring and controlling warehouse and distribution operations from a smart phone or tablet.
WATERFORD - Kors Engineering announced the installation of an access control system at Marwood Metal Fabrication which meets Homeland Security requirements. Marwood Metal Fabrication, an automotive stamping and assembly company based in Canada, was seeking a solution that would secure each of its facilities with access control that would meet the U.S. Homeland Securities? Customs-Trade
SAN FRANCISCO - The insurance company reports a hack from October that compromises the personal information of 1.1 million people. Hackers broke into insurance company Nationwide's network in early October, stealing the personal information of more than a million customers across the country, the insurance company recently revealed by CNET New.Com. The company said the
TRAVERSE CITY - Ninety-four percent of healthcare organizations surveyed suffered at least one data breach during the past two years, while 45 percent of organizations experienced more than five data breaches, a new study shows. This information comes from the Third Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security by Ponemon Institute, sponsored by
DETROIT ? A crowd funding site aimed at buying Hostess company back from liquidaters has raised $2 million in pledges since it was launched at Thanksgiving. Once the SEC releases its final rules for Title II crowdfunding, DoughforHostess will begin legal pursuit of turning those pledges into actual dollars. "These early results show that not