LANSING - Legislation that would allow Michigan to join an interstate compact to suspend the operation of the controversial federal health care act was sent to the full Senate by the Health Policy Committee on Thursday. The panel reported SB 973 on a 6-1 vote with Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) the only committee member
ANN ARBOR - Internet2 President and CEO Dave Lambert announced that Shelton Waggener, Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, University California, Berkeley, has joined Internet2 as Senior Vice President, effective May 19. Waggener will provide senior executive leadership for Internet2 NET+ Services after his current role at the University of California,
ANN ARBOR ? Ingenex has hired Lindsay Blackwell as Social Media Director and Jasmine Moeller as Project Manager. Blackwell will implement social media campaigns for digital users. Blackwell will also direct Ingenex's internal social media strategy to continue to build the digital agency's brand. Blackwell holds a BA in English and Linguistics from the University
DETROIT - Matt Hovey, Innovation Architect and Principal Mobile Technologist at General Motors, will be giving this year's Keynote Speech at MobiDevDay Detroit on Saturday May 19 at the restored Madison building. Hovey has led telematics and mobile technology teams in both Engineering and IT domains, including OnStar's Advanced System Architecture team and GM's Mobile
SAN FRANCISCO ? A malware package delivered from China targets U.S. government and military personnel monitoring the escalation in tensions with Iran as an enticement to open a tainted Word document. "The latest targeted attack comes in the form of a browser exploitation spread through a Word (.doc) document bundled with spam mail. The English-language
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems Inc., provider of Plex Online, Cloud ERP for manufacturers, is hosting a webinar for the manufacturing industry on March 29 that looks at what big data means for small to medium manufacturers. Led by manufacturing supply chain expert David Turbide, the webinar will address what Big Data means and what
DETROIT ? Challenge Detroit has extended the deadline to apply for its one-year entrepreneur internship until March 25 to give college students on spring break time to apply. So far, Challenge Detroit has received 700 applications from Michigan and several other states, as well as some foreign countries, said executive director Deirdre Greene. The original
DETROIT -Dow Chemical Company and the University of Michigan will bring together 300 students from all areas of study to help solve some of the world's most pressing sustainability challenges in a new $10 million fellowship program. Andrew Liveris, chairman and chief executive officer of The Dow Chemical Company and U-M President Mary Sue Coleman
GRAND RAPIDS ? Four Western Michigan residents are the richest people in the state, according to Forbes magazine, amassing some $12.5 billion on total wealth during 2011. Amway Co-Founder Richard DeVos, 86, is Michigan?s richest man, at $5 billion in net worth (No. 205), Hank and Doug Meijer are worth $4.9 billion (No. 216) and
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Michigan Israel Business Bridge President Chuck Newman announced members of the newly formed MIBB Advisory Council, composed of leaders from Michigan and Israel who will serve as ambassadors and counselors for the organization. The group was chosen for their ability to assist the MIBB in its mission to promote business development between