GRANDVILLE ? Trivalent Group will host BIASurvivor, a no-cost disaster recovery workshop for the business community, July 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Grandville headquarters. Disaster recovery experts from Trivalent Group will share strategies to increase an organization?s survivability by building an effective business continuity plan. A University of Texas study of
LANSING - An annual electric rate increase for customers of Northern States Power Company of $839,000 has been approved by the Public Service Commission. The settlement agreement will affect customers of the Wisconsin-based utility in two counties in the Upper Peninsula bordering Wisconsin. The settlement should end the utility request filing that was initially made
YPSILANTI - Integrated Sensing Systems announced that the U.S. Patent Office has granted it a utility patent for mounting and packaging ISSYS' sensors integrated with large ducts and piping networks. The Patent is US 7 823,445 - System and Method of Assessing a Property of a Flowing Fluid. ?These sensor chips are used by ISSYS
LANSING - The Great Lakes Compact has received has worked in some cases, not so in others, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Wildlife Federation on the initiative's overall progress and effectiveness. Michigan received high marks for the Department of Environmental Quality's on-line Water Withdrawal Assessment tool, which is used to predict
PLYMOUTH ? The all-new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle features front and rear exterior lighting from Hella, including headlamps, fog lamps, front side markers, tail lamps, rear reflex reflectors and a center high-mounted LED stop lamp. Introduced earlier this year at the New York Auto Show, the U.S. version of the new Beetle underlines Hella?s position as
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network is pleased to congratulate Mike Richardson of REMC No. 1 (Regional Education Media Center No. 1) for being recognized as an Internet2 K20 Initiative Innovator. Internet2's Anchor Innovators Program highlights individuals from within the Internet2 K20 Initiative community who have exhibited excellence in technology support of community anchor institutions such
DETROIT - Mark Juzych, M.D., M.H.S.A., of Bloomfield Township, has been appointed chair of the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology and director of the Kresge Eye Institute. The appointment is effective Aug. 1. "Dr. Juzych has been deeply involved in all aspects of the ophthalmology department and has demonstrated tremendous commitment
WASHINGTON DC - Find out what business owners learned after nearly losing their companies to small scale disasters like a sprinkler system malfunction or catastrophic events like widespread flooding during a free webinar on July 19 hosted by Agility Recovery Solutions and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Agility Recovery CEO Bob Boyd will share real
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech will host a three-part series of free educational webinars on modern security standards starting July 19 at 2pm ET. The educational webinar series will focus on HIPAA compliance, network and application security, and new solutions for cloud computing security. ?Protecting sensitive information is becoming increasingly important for companies, especially with
LANSING - While the economy remains tough across the state, a growing number of Michigan's small-and mid-sized business owners believe things are beginning to move in the right direction, according to a recent survey. The survey further indicated that Michigan business owners are expressing less concern over the challenges they have been facing that impact