GRAND RAPIDS - On Tuesday, Van Andel Institute cut the ribbon on its eight-story, $178 million, 240,000 square foot Phase II expansion, increasing the number of laboratories from the current 18 to more than 50, and providing the capacity for another 550 high paying white collar jobs. The expanded facility creates economic and scientific opportunity
HOLLAND - Twice as many education and health care employers are planning to increase their information technology staff during the next six months as did during the last six months, reports a new survey by Paragon Recruiting. Manufacturing companies are least likely to be adding IT workers. Overall the hiring trends for the next half
DETROIT - The Michigan International Chamber of Commerce will honor 11 local business owners, corporations, and community leaders at its first Awards Night December 9. The following companies and individuals have been selected by their peers for their extraordinary dedication to their causes, their self-less devotion to supporting others, and for their community leadership within
SAN FRANCSICO - According to Sophos' Australian team, which conducted a study to see how likely Facebook users were to offer up personal information, 41 to 46 percent of the 100 people Sophos contacted "blindly accepted" friend requests from two fake Facebook users created by the security firm. After becoming friends with Sophos, the security
GRAND RAPIDS ? Van Andel Research Institute researchers have figured out how plants, on a molecular level, respond to drought and cold, which could help engeineer crops that not only thrive in harsh environments globally, but also combat global food shortages. The fine print on this discovery is VAI researchers have determined precisely how the
WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense has pulled a parental control product from its online store serving military families after learning that the company collects childrens' data, according to documents the Electronic Privacy Information Center obtained from the government agency. EPIC has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging that Echometrix, maker of
LANSING - Michigan has been shedding jobs for about a decade and economists see that continuing for at least another couple of years. But Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO Greg Main sees the turnaround coming as soon as next year. The MEDC has been working with a substantial number of companies over the past few
ANN ARBOR ? Internet marketing company Pure Visibility has been selected for the Yahoo! Web Analytics Consultant Network, an exclusive group of analytics service providers. Pure Visibility is one of two agencies globally to earn accreditation by all major search engines. To become part of the Yahoo! Web Analytics Consultant Network, Pure Visibility had to
WASHINGTON - The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the CIA, the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and three other government agencies this week for allegedly refusing to release information about how they are using social networks in surveillance and investigations. The non-profit Internet rights watchdog group formally asked more than a dozen agencies or
DETROIT - California will be the "lead market" for the Chevy Volt when the electric-powered car becomes available at the end of next year, General Motors said Wednesday. California was chosen because the state has the largest U.S. car market, and Californians are "known to be leaders in adopting groundbreaking new technologies," GM's vice president