DETROIT - Nicole Christian, the former opinion page editor at the Detroit Free Press, is the new voice of Wayne State University's TechTown. Christian talks about how she wants to bring the TechTown buzz to all of its communications channels in this special TechTown edition of Newsmaker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, a robust ERP solution for the manufacturing enterprise, covers everything from the shop floor to the top floor with 360 individual modules in the Plex Online package. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
TORONTO - The datacenter is increasingly being viewed as a critical business priority. Even in the poor economy, datacenters are receiving ongoing investments so they can be improved in performance and reliability, finds a new survey commissioned by CommScope found. The "Global Data Center Survey," found that 32 percent of all organizations surveyed worldwide are
DETROIT - Autoline Daily has learned that the American auto industry faces a steel shortage that could hurt automakers just as they plan to boost production. When automakers began cutting production late last year steel demand plummeted and many steel mills slowly closed down, and now there's a shortage. It can take an integrated steel
TROY - Automation Alley announced Monday the finalists for its Ninth Annual Awards Gala, scheduled for September 25 at the Roostertail in Detroit. "Automation Alley is proud to recognize and honor those who have made, and continue to make, a significant impact in the technology community," said Executive Director Ken Rogers. "Each exemplifies the outstanding
DETROIT - Well, we're not exactly signing "Happy Days Are Here Again" but we might be humming a few bars in the near future. A number of automakers are boosting car production, hiring back workers, and adding overtime to the production schedule. Ford, Chrysler and Toyota are cranking-up the assembly lines to provide dealers with
LANSING - Proposals to raise the cigarette tax and tax entertainment tickets are far less likely to be sources of new revenue than the elimination of tax exemptions and restricting of tax credits, sources said Friday. News reports this week said Gov. Jennifer Granholm is proposing a 25-cent per pack increase in the cigarette tax
LANSING - The Michigan Chamber of Commerce has created a litigation center aimed at helping win cases that affect businesses in the state, and the first case the center may be involved in is a U.S. Supreme Court case involving the state's campaign finance law. The Michigan Chamber Litigation Center is "another tool in the
LANSING - Wednesday was the day for groups to get their comments into House Speaker Andy Dillon (D-Redford Twp.) regarding his proposal to pool all public employees under one insurance plan, and the leader said he would use the input into crafting his final proposal in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, some groups submitting comments continued
LANSING - Michigan may have the nation's highest unemployment rate and has been mired in a recession for eight years, but at least it isn't Nevada, or Florida, or Oregon. Those three states ranked one, two and three in terms of total economic stress by the Kaiser Family Foundation statehealthfacts.org, while Michigan was ranked 10th