KALAMAZOO ? Secant Technologies, has qualified as an InfoComm International Diamond Audio Visual Solutions Provider. This designation recognizes that a percentage of the company's sales, customer service and technical staff have achieved and maintained individual InfoComm Certification and have completed relevant coursework from the InfoComm Academy. As a result, Secant is one of only five
COOPERSVILLE - IT Resource announced that it has completed the requirements necessary to offer Cisco WebEx collaboration solutions. The Cisco WebEx Authorized Program allows qualified Cisco partners to extend their collaboration offerings with the addition of on-demand solutions. Cisco WebEx solutions bring people and information together to speed the decision-making process and to accelerate innovation.
WASHINGTON DC - The Federal Communications Commission does not have the legal authority to slap Net neutrality regulations on Internet providers, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. A three-judge panel in Washington, D.C. unanimously tossed out the FCC's August 2008 cease and desist order against Comcast, which had taken measures to slow BitTorrent transfers before
WATERFORD - Oakland County Michigan's Medical Main Street life science initiative generated new investment of more than $9 million while creating almost 250 new jobs in its first full year. The initiative, which focuses on growing the life science industry in Oakland County and southeast Michigan, helped five life science companies expand their footprints. The
DETROIT ? Entrepreneurs now have a better way to get their business message in front of potential investors at a new web site called PitchCorner.Com, which will award $5000 for the top pitches posted. Each video-elevator pitch posted on PitchCorner.Com by June 30, 2010, is automatically entered in the contest. The judging starts with PitchCorner.Com
ROCHESTER ? If you're looking to get a booth at the Michigan Earth Day Fest April 23-25, you'd better hurry because exhibit space is very limited. Only a few exhibit areas are still open for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. "We're still looking for green living, wellness and food exhibitors," said Steve Rogge, a
KALAMAZOO - The third edition of Kalamazoo Valley Community College's academy to train personnel for the hospitality industry is scheduled to begin on May 10 in the M-TEC on The Groves Campus and run for seven weeks. Lesa Strausbaugh, director of career academies, reports that students will meet Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to
BATTLE CREEK - The Generation E Institute will bring its Student Business Showcase and Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour to Battle Creek May 18. The two events are open to everyone across the state, as an educational and skill enhancement program for children. Aspiring entrepreneurs and students are invited to attend and learn how they can become
DETROIT - A new resource for Metro Detroit residents, business leaders and communities looking for ideas on sustainability, green products and services is now available through GreeningDetroit.Com. Developers launched the site as a resource to help protect and prepare the environment for the next generation, a ?green? generation. GreeningDetroit.com is a unique resource to help
DETROIT ? Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, former Detroit Pistons basketball great and entrepreneur, will discuss his plans for making Detroit a better place for business on April 15 at a special monthly meeting for Talent, Ideas, Enterprise (TiE) at the Detroit Athletic Club. The event is hosted by the Detroit Regional Chamber and AT&T on