TROY - Qstride, an analytics solutions provider with headquarters at Automation Alley, has launched MicroStrategy Business Intelligence practice to help companies improve performance. Business Intelligence, which refers to a broad range of computer software applications and tools used to report, analyze, and present data in a range of formats, aims to support better business decision
SOUTHFIELD ? Managed services provider Secure-24 Inc. has invited the public to its Talent Fair Oct. 23, where job candidates can learn about the company and apply for more than 70 open positions. The Secure-24 Talent Fair is on Tuesday, Oct. 23 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the company?s headquarters, 26955 Northwestern Highway in
DETROIT ? Google is partnering with Women 2.0 to bring Founder Friday to Detroit on Nov. 16 in an effort to ignite local emerging businesses and technology. Women 2.0 is a media company offering content, community and conferences for aspiring and current women innovators in technology. Google and Women 2.0 will invest in activities that
DETROIT - The U.S. Small Business Administration Michigan District Office and AARP will participate in the first National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day October 2 at Wayne State's TechTown to match Encore Entrepreneurs, those over the age of 50 with successful business owners and community leaders for advice and assistance. Detroit?s event is one of many
LANSING - The Michigan Senate approved a six-bill package led by Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) that aims to improve private land management, among other environmental goals. "This package of bills seeks to improve private land management by making important changes to the qualified forest program and allows for a local delivery system to assist landowners,"
LANSING - Despite recent polls showing President Barack Obama with a growing lead in support among Michigan residents over Republican Mitt Romney, the chair of Romney's campaign in the state said the election would be a horse race with the former Massachusetts governor still having a good chance of winning in Michigan. "I'm absolutely certain
LANSING - Long-time Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan critic the Michigan Association of Health Plans on Thursday issued its most detailed critique to date of the legislation that would transition Blue Cross to a nonprofit mutual company with a slew of recommendations for the Senate Insurance Committee, which held its first official hearing on
ANN ARBOR ? The University of Michigan's research spending in fiscal 2011-12 reached an all time high of $1.27 billion, up $37.5 million from the year before. The National Science Foundation ranked U-M first in research development among public universities in the United States. The change represents a 3 percent increase and is roughly one-third
LANSING - The Citizens Research Council on Friday said the state is the least aggressive in its pursuit of renewable energy attainment, but also raised some questions as to the implementation of the proposal that would increase the Michigan's renewable energy standard to 25 percent by 2025. "Notwithstanding that 13 states have not adopted either
LANSING - Michigan residents are a little more concerned over the direction of the economy than they were earlier in the year, according to the latest State of the State Survey, but they still thought their personal financial situations were in the best shape they had been since 2005. The survey, conducted by the Institute