AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems is not just an ERP system for auto OEMs and parts makers. The Software As A Service provider also is working with medical device manufacturers in the health care industry. To learn more, listen to this Plex Systems edition of Newsmaker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
DETROIT - IDEACore's software lets companies match customer requirements - things like wanting more head room in a vehicle or making a product easier to use - to the technical actions that will meet those needs. It also helps prioritize requirements in order to focus on the changes that will have the greatest impact. Now
LANSING - Officials in the office of Gov. Jennifer Granholm are refusing to comment on reports she has suggested an increase in the state's beer tax, and possibly the tobacco tax, as one way of helping resolve the 2009-10 budget. The state's beer tax has not been raised in more than 40 years and reports
LANSING - Schools across the country are struggling to meet student needs. But overall, Michigan schools could be the worst off of all, according to analysts reached by Gongwer News Service. Michigan's ongoing economic problems have dragged schools in the state down, and the reliance on the state as a funding source has given them
BIRMINGHAM - In today's shifting and vibrant business environment, the emergence of mobile technologies has transformed the marketplace into a dynamic intersection of networks, devices, applications and users, all traversing a highway of possibilities. On Aug. 20 at the Townsend Hotel, ConnecTech will host an event that will examine the core components driving the mobile
TROY - How are companies growing in today's challenging economy? To hear the answers to this and more, Automation Alley's Business Growth Committee will host the third event in the Survive and Thrive Series "Breakthrough Sales Strategies" August 25. Speakers included Scott Goemmel, co-founder and partner of PMV Technologies and Lorne Zalesin, CEO of My
TROY - Tickets are now on sale for Automation Alley's 9th Annual Awards Gala on Friday, September 25 at the Roostertail in Detroit. The evening will celebrate Automation Alley's 10th anniversary and its many successes, as well as honoring Southeast Michigan's best and brightest technology leaders and companies. The evening will be emceed by Paul
CLARKSTON ? Veteran public relations specialist Dan Jankowski has been named as Decus Communications Vice President/Chief Operating Officer. Jankowski has more than 20 years experience in a broad range of communications disciplines including media and analyst relations, marketing and crisis communications, public affairs and speechwriting, most recently as a Senior Vice President with Weber Shandwick
WARREN - Statewide business magazine Corp! magazine has extended the deadline for nominations for its annual Diversity Awards issue until Aug. 7. Businesses and community organizations throughout Michigan are invited to submit nominations by clicking on CorpMagazine.Com Honorees will be selected in three categories: Diversity Focused Companies Diversity Champions Diversity Business Leaders Honorees will be
GRAND RAPIDS ? Lambert, Edwards & Associates, a West Michigan public and investor relations firm, has acquired John Bailey & Associates, a Metro Detroit PR agency, creating Michigan's first coast-to-coast public relations agency. Terms of the deal was not announced. But Lambert, Edwards Managing Partner Jeff Lambert said both entities will retain their brands, since