ANN ARBOR - Total machine vision sales in North America rose 3 percent compared to the second quarter of 2011, according to new statistics from AIA, the industry?s trade group. Total machine vision sales include sales of machine vision systems and components. Sales of machine vision systems, the largest category, rose two percent year-over-year while
DETROIT - TiE Detroit is embarking on its second year for the TYE Program that targets a very motivated high school students (grades 9-12) teaching them the basics of entrepreneurship through an intensive mentoring program. The application deadline is Sept. 23. TYE accomplishes this objective by offering training and mentoring programs to selected high school
LANSING ? The Small Business Association of Michigan announced that Mike Marzano has been named Grassroots Coordinator and Policy Advisor in the Government Relations Department, and Scott Lyon, formerly Vice President for Small Business Services, Senior Vice President. ?This new position reflects SBAM?s commitment to focusing the power of local small businesses across the state
FLINT - The NSF Great Lakes Energy Education Forum will bring top industry and academic experts together to share their knowledge on alternative energy with a focus on the progress of fuel cell development. The event on Oct. 5 is hosted by Kettering University at Mott Community College. This 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. forum
FARMINGTON HILLS - AMI Strategies has moved from its headquarters from Farmington Hills to Livonia to prepare for growth. ?As more businesses? are taking telecommunication and utility invoice management to the cloud to reduce both processing costs and hard dollars, we find demand for our services increasing rapidly,? said Jane Sydlowski, founder and CEO of
LANSING - In a new effort to cut down on government requirements that hamper state worker efficiency, Governor Rick Snyder on Wednesday announced a program called Bureaucracy Busters that will encourage workers to provide direct input on innovative ideas for enhancing efficiency, customer service and their workplace. Since taking office, Snyder has had regular meetings
LANSING - The legal and bureaucratic wrangling over a slew of ballot proposals is finally over after the Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for all but one of them, notably approving the one addressing collective bargaining rights, to appear on the November ballot. Only the proposal to add eight new casinos failed to win
BIRMINGHAM - Great Lakes Angels is celebrating its 10th year as an investor group and 1st Angel Group in Michigan on Sept. 17 opening the event to accredited angel investors that may not be members of the group. The event also includes elevator pitches from four companies: Are You a Human - http://areyouahuman.com Game-based replacement
EAST LANSING - Great Lakes Health Information Exchange has signed a partnership agreement with Eaton Rapids Medical Center that will allow the hospital to safely and securely share patient electronic medical records with its physicians, labs, other allied health facilities, and other hospitals and health care systems through a health information exchange system in the
WARREN - The Michigan Business and Professional Association and its sister organization the Michigan Food and Beverage Association are calling on the State House of Representatives to appropriate the $9.8 million federal planning grant that is critical to laying the groundwork for a health care exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of