FERNDALE - One of the first low profit limited liability corporations in Michigan, ardentCause, has received a cash infusion from Mission Throttle L3C and the Detroit Development Fund. The amount was not announced. But spokesman Kathleen Norton-Schock said the donation was high five figures. ardentCause has deployed its cloud-based software solution (CauseEffectz) at over 70
MIDLAND ? The Mid Michigan Innovation Center is hosting the fourth annual Heading for the Big Leagues event showcasing the entrepreneurial enterprises that are reinventing the Michigan economy on May 31 in Midland. Event participants will explore new business proposals, network with economic influencers, and learn how they can turn today's ideas into tomorrow's innovations.
LANSING ? Facebook may have started out as a digital way for Harvard men to meet coeds, but it certainly is business main street now. Case in point, the Pure Michigan now is offering a Facebook app that allows fans to include images from the advertising campaign on their Facebook timeline. The app also lets
ANN ARBOR - North America's largest display of vision and imaging components and systems will be on display May 8-10 during The Vision Show at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston sponsored by AIA, the world's largest machine vision trade association. Show hours run 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on May 8 and May 9
BATTLE CREEK - The State of Michigan's Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Veterans? Services Division are teaming up with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Health Administration and Kellogg Community College to offer a one-day resources fair for military veterans and their families May 8 at Kellogg Community College in Battle
SAN FRANCISCO - Malware targeted to Android devices is getting delivered through compromised Web sites, a first in the mobile world, says security firm Lookout. Android users are now facing another malware twist. A new Android Trojan dubbed "NotCompatible" is being spread through compromised Web sites, CNET News.Com reported. Though the threat seems to be
SAN FRANCSICO - While most Silicon Valley companies are keeping quiet about their thoughts on the cybersecurity bill, Mozilla has come out against the legislation. Other big name tech companies - Facebook, Microsoft, and Oracle - supporting the controversial Internet surveillance bill that passed in the House last week. "While we wholeheartedly support a more
LANSING - Critics of increasing enrollment in cyberschools pushed the idea Wednesday that the way SB 619 was amended at the last minute could actually allow for five times the number of students than supporters insisted it would, but the bill's backers and the administration say the 2 percent cap will be strictly enforced. Late
SALINE ? Automotive Components Holdings has reached a deal that will keep the ACH facility in Saline open for the foreseeable future. Faurecia will acquire the Saline business, which generates $1.1 billion annual sales [euro 835 million] supplying cockpit modules, instrument panels, door panels and center consoles for 12 vehicle programs assembled at eight Ford
LANSING - States across the country are largely showing continued improvement in their overall fiscal condition for the current 2011-12 fiscal year, a report from the National Conference of State Legislatures shows, with Michigan reporting a bit of a mixed picture on its performance. According to the report, Michigan is saying income tax collections are