DETROIT - Techtown will be offering some special training in logistics, including the opportunities that exist for current business owners that want to enter new markets. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
DETROIT - The MIT Enterprise Forum will host a seminar Oct. 30 at TechTown to teach business owners and managers how to close sales. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
AUBURN HILLS - Late Monday night, Dassault Systemes, which has an automotive office and its DELMIA brand headquarters in Auburn Hills, announced its intent to purchase IBM's PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) group for $600 Million. The deal brings 700 new employees to Dassualt and 1,000 named accounts including companies such as Ford and Chrysler. The
DETROIT - Michigan business leaders will come together on Nov. 7 at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology's annual signature event - a fundraiser to support the non-profit group's Foundation. The top auction prize - diner with top Michigan CIOs. The MCWT Foundation's mission is to encourage
DETROIT - Four months after exiting a U.S.-funded bankruptcy reorganization, Chrysler Group LLC is about to unveil a product roadmap that relies heavily on vehicles from Italian partner Fiat SpA while abandoning many of the U.S. car maker's own models. The plan, due to be revealed Nov. 4, involves the reintroduction of Fiat's premium, sporty
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration is proposing increases in the size definitions for three broad commercial sectors. The proposed increases cover size standards for 71 different types of businesses, two-thirds of them in retail trade sectors. The rest are in accommodations and food services, and other services. The changes, if adopted, will expand
SOUTHFIELD - The Automotive Industry Action Group, one of the industry's largest trade associations, has selected AutoCom Associates as its public relations agency of record. AIAG is a globally recognized organization founded in 1982 by Chrysler, Ford and General Motors. The organization provides an open forum for members to cooperate in developing programs to benefit
KALAMAZOO - An open house on Nov. 5 will help launch the third edition of the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Automotive Academy for which applications are still being accepted. Just like the high-tech vehicles that it trains prospective mechanics to maintain, the academy format is being fine-tuned. It will be shorter in duration, smaller in
DETROIT - For plug-in electric cars, it's no longer a question of if. It's a question of when and how. After many years of buildup, plug-in vehicles aimed at mainstream buyers are set to come to the market starting next year, reported CNET News.Com. But even with the momentum around plug-ins, many questions remain unanswered
WARREN - The deadline to enter Corp! magazine's Going Green Awards Program is Nov. 6. Self nominations are accepted. This annual program honors those companies and organizations that are leading the way in Michigan�??s green sector. Corp! is Michigan�??s premier business magazine. These awards are cosponsored by MITechNews.Com. Self-nominations are accepted. Nomination deadline is Nov.