LANSING - A planned state oil and gas lease will go forward next month, but the lease documents could put limits on the use of hydraulic fracturing to extract the materials after hours of public testimony urged the lease sale be postponed. Natural Resources Director Keith Creagh said after the Natural Resources Commission meeting Thursday
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems Inc., provider of Plex Online FSMS, the leading Food Safety Management System, announced the upcoming Food Processing Thought Leadership webinar, Four Steps to Improving Food Tracing, on Sept. 27. Former FDA Associate Commissioner of Foods Dr. David Acheson and Leavitt Partners Senior Director Dr. Jennifer McEntire will outline the four
ANN ARBOR - Nominations are open until Oct. 12 for the Ann Arbor SPARK 2012 FastTrack business awards. FastTrack is an annual program sponsored by Ann Arbor SPARK that recognizes companies in Washtenaw County for outstanding business success. FastTrack awards are presented to companies that had at least $100,000 gross revenue in 2008, with an
LIVONIA ? Motor City ISSA is hosting its Sept. meeting on Sept. 20 by exploring ways attackers can hide their traffic using steganography and covert channels. The event is hosted by Schoolcraft College. RSVP by Sept. 18. The speaker is J Wolfgang Goerlich the information systems and security manager for a Michigan-based financial institution. He
FENTON - As part of their free educational webinar series, the digital marketing experts at 3Sixty Interactive will host Behind the Screen: Gain Insight Through Analytics on September 26 at 2 p.m. The upcoming webinar will offer attendees the chance to learn about what analytical reports are available, how to find those reports, and how
CLARKSTON - We Build Character has partnered with the Michigan Council of Women in Technology to provide its Elevate Leadership Mentoring Program as part of MCWT's annual mentoring program. The MCWT mentoring program is a benefit to all current members. We Build Character will complement it with an experiential model of leadership development, networking opportunities
ANN ARBOR - Intellectual property law firm Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione announced that Detroit-based SurClean, a start-up that produces laser tools for removing coatings in an environmentally safe and energy-efficient manner, has won the 4th Annual Brinks Innovation Competition. The Brinks Innovation Competition is an annual juried contest that helps emerging and venture-ready clean
ANN ARBOR - Internet2 announced two new network agreements to support the deployment of advanced health information technologies in communities in New England and North Carolina. Internet2?s agreements with the New England Telehealth Consortium and the North Carolina TeleHealth Network, with the help of regional operating networks, the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN)
GRAND RAPIDS - For the third consecutive year, Davenport University has been awarded the designation of a Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs. The 2013 Military Friendly Schools list will honor the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America?s military service members and veterans as
MENLO PARK, CA - Chief information officers plan a modest increase in IT staffing activity in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the just-released Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report. In the latest quarterly survey, 9 percent of CIOs said they expect to expand their IT departments, and 6 percent anticipate