VANCOUVER, British Columbia ? Two Michigan companies were ranked in the 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned companies in North America. The Michigan businesses are: Vendor Managed Solutions Inc., an Integrated Materials Management. VMS manages approximately $650 million in MRO spend on behalf of their customers across over 4,000 locations in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
ANN ARBOR - Bank of Ann Arbor announced that Satish B. Jasti has joined its team as Vice President and Senior Loan Officer for the Plymouth office. Jasti brings 28 years of experience in business lending, credit analysis and management to his role at Bank of Ann Arbor. He began his career in banking as
WARREN - As consumers continue to move both their conversations and business transactions online, companies must select the customer service and support tools appropriate for the customer experience. With so much Web-based opportunity, there is tremendous value for businesses to improve customer service and increase sales within the online environment. To enhance the online customer
CHICAGO ? With the nation's employers finally beginning to ramp up hiring, this year's crop of nearly 1.7 million college graduates should enjoy the most welcoming entry-level job market in the past three years. However, finding a position will by no means be easy and many spring graduates may have to settle for less money
WARREN - For more than a century steam has been flowing beneath the streets of Detroit ? as it has many other cities (albeit more recently) including Washington D.C., New York, Boston and others. Steam or chilled water or some other heat transfer system has been saving building owners the added expense of having their
ROCHESTER - The Green Living Festival will bring to downtown Rochester tens of thousands of people eager to learn about green living and wellness, and seeking healthy, eco-friendly products, services and programs. This high-profile community event will highlight the commitment of hundreds of local businesses, non-profit organizations and government programs to a brighter, greener future.
AUTOMATION ALLEY - Join Automation Alley May 18 to go beyond your profile on LinkedIn! Attend Automation Alley's in-depth series, Social Media: A Deep Dive for Business Owners and Marketers, as experts cover the latest and greatest, giving participants a way to learn, engage, debate and understand how to most effectively use social media marketing.
TROY - The East Michigan District Export Council will host a day-long seminar on May 25 to look at trade opportunities in South Korea. The event will take place at the Management Education Center in Troy. Registration Fee: $60 Includes Breakfast & Lunch. Agenda: 8:30-9:30 Registration and Networking Breakfast 9:30-9:45 Welcome Terry Kalley, Chairman, E.
SAN DIEGO - Sony Corp. said computer hackers breached security for a second online service, gaining access to personal information for 24.6 million customer accounts as part of a broader attack on the company that has compromised data for more than 100 million accounts. Sony Online Entertainment, a San Diego-based subsidiary that makes multiplayer games
ANN ARBOR - Digital marketing agency Ingenex was chosen by AnnArbor.com to manage Google AdWords campaigns for select advertisers as part of an enhanced Internet advertising option. Ingenex is tasked with driving traffic to AnnArbor.com advertisers business profiles on AnnArbor.com, thus increasing the reach of the advertisers campaigns and engagement with their web properties. ?This