LANSING - Michael Finney, president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. has also been named head of the new Economic Growth group, one of six executive groups created by Gov. Rick Snyder. The group also includes the Transportation and Energy, Labor and Economic Growth department, Ann Arbor.Com reported Friday. Other groups include: People:
LANSING ? Neogen has named Steven J. Quinlan as the Company's chief financial officer to replace the retiring Richard Current. Current will immediately relinquish his responsibilities as CFO, but will remain with Neogen through the end of the fiscal year, May 31. Quinlan joins Neogen following 19 years at Detrex Corporation, the last eight as
WASHINGTON DC - An e-mail sent to an unknown number of government employees and contractors two days before Christmas appeared to be a holiday greeting from the White House but instead hid malware that stole data. The innocent-looking holiday e-greeting prompted recipients to click to view the card, but when the file was opened, malware
LANSING ? Neogen has named Steven J. Quinlan as the Company's chief financial officer to replace the retiring Richard Current. Current will immediately relinquish his responsibilities as CFO, but will remain with Neogen through the end of the fiscal year, May 31. Quinlan joins Neogen following 19 years at Detrex Corporation, the last eight as
PLYMOUTH - Esperion Therapeutics, a privately held biotechnology company working to discover, develop and commercialize treatments for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, Thursday announced that it has initiated a Phase 2 clinical study for small molecule compound that has the potential to regulate cholesterol, triglycerides and other cardio risk factors. ETC-1002 is a novel small molecule
ANN ARBOR ? Kai Blum is the new director of Search Engine Marketing for Ingenex Digital, which develops pay-per-click management, search engine optimization and Google AdWords management tools. Blum brings his media monitoring, reputation measurement, pay-per-click management and search engine marketing experience for several Fortune 100 clients to the Ingenex Internet marketing team. Before joining
LANSING - Efforts in Washington to block a requirement that some Michigan companies pay interest on their unemployment taxes failed, and some 54,000 companies in the state will have to pay the additional tax beginning this year. Stephen Geskey, director of Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency, said in an interview he hoped the issue of eliminating
ROCHESTER HILLS - Bright Automotive is now hiring to fill 200 jobs in Southeast Michigan over the next year to bring its IDEA concept vehicle to market. The IDEA is an all-new, efficient, plug-in electric hybrid vehicle tailored to the needs of fleet vehicle customers. "Bright Automotive is building a team that is innovative, collaborative
ANN ARBOR ? Portable power fuel-cell developer Adaptive Materials, which has been awarded more than $45 million in US defense research contracts, has been acquired by United Kingdom-based Ultra Electronics Holdings for an undisclosed sum. In a press release, Adaptive Materials said it will continue to develop and manufacture its propane-powered fuel cell systems in
LAS VEGAS - Verizon Wireless will use this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as the coming out party for its 4G wireless network. While many people have been crossing their fingers for news of a Verizon iPhone at CES, the big news from Verizon will likely be the company's announcement of several new