ANN ARBOR - WriteSteps, an Ann Arbor-based K-5 writing program focused on innovative writing improvement programs for students, announced that it has incorporated the new Common Core State Standards into its programs, in an effort to prepare students for national writing tests that will begin with the 2014-2015 school year. Forty-five states have now embraced
LANSING - As retailers entered holiday shopping mode in October more than half expected higher sales than the year prior - 45 percent of them got their wish, according to the Michigan Retail Index. The index, a joint survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Michigan Retailers Association, found along with the 45
SAN FRANCISCO - Malware targeted toward Android devices continues to surge, says a new report from McAfee, pushing 2011 to become the busiest year in history for both mobile and general malware. The amount of malware infecting Android devices during the third quarter grew almost 37 percent from the second quarter, according to McAfee's Third-Quarter
NEW YORK - Spurred in part by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, surveillance has become a more important method of trying to protect people from terrorist activity, or to root out dissident activity. And there's no shortage of companies looking to supply the gear that can do those jobs. Some of the tech
NOVI - The state's Pure Michigan Business Connect program has more than doubled in less than six months with an additional $5 billion in loan access for Michigan-based companies offered through Fifth Third Bank, Gov. Rick Snyder announced. The governor also welcomed several new partners to the initiative. The bank?s commitment more than doubles the
SEATTLE - Through Nov. 28, Startup Weekend's Global Startup Battle is open for voting. The competition is designed to foster friendly competition and community awareness among the global Startup Weekend community. Forty-eight winning teams from Startup Weekend events that took place Nov. 11-14, 2011 and Nov. 18-20, 2011 have the chance to compete to become
DEARBORN - The Plug-In Ready Michigan Project Kickoff ? which supports the Clean Energy Coalition ? will be held at the SME building on the main campus of Henry Ford Community College Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon. The purpose of this meeting is to establish a community-based electric vehicle infrastructure readiness plan for
NOVI - Red Level Networks, the Novi IT products and services provider, said Monday that it has expanded the company by adding new offices in Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids. As part of Red Level Networks? initiative to support Michigan?s growing economy, this expansion helps relieve these cities of vacant office space while supporting local
LANSING - Voters hold former President George W. Bush and former Governor Jennifer Granholm responsible for the state of Michigan's economy, not President Barack Obama, nor Governor Rick Snyder, according to a Gongwer News Service poll. The poll showed that 40 percent blamed Granholm, 34 percent blamed Bush, 7 percent blamed Obama and just 5
DEARBORN ? Ypsilanti-based De Novo Sciences, a company developing an alternative to traditionally painful and invasive biopsies, won the $500,000 grand prize Thursday night at the $1 million Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Runner-up was Fusion Coolant Systems Inc., a company spun out of the University of Michigan that provides an advanced coolant and lubrication system