DETROIT - Ned Staebler, who has served as vice president of economic development at Wayne State University received a new title Monday when he was named President and CEO of TechTown, replacing Leslie Smith, who took a similar job in Memphis. Staebler?s apointement was confirmed by the Univesity board on Monday. He remains in his
LANSING - Three projects expected to generate nearly 100 jobs and more than $3.7 million in the state have been approved for film incentives by the Michigan Film Office, and all three projects will be produced by Exxodus Pictures Studio in downtown Detroit. "The announcement of a Detroit-based production company making a series of feature
DETROIT - Governor Rick Snyder pushed for more emphasis on career and technical education as he launched the first merger of the Governor's Education Summit and the Governor's Economic Summit. Noting that the education and economic development people had tended to segregate themselves in the room, he urged participants for the remainder of Monday's events
GRAND RAPIDS ? It?s official. Open Systems Technologies (OST) Chief Operating Officer Meredith Bronk has been promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer on April 1. The announcement was made Monday by founding CEO Dan Behm, who is retiring. Bronk assumes the top job at the $100 million plus revenue company one years after getting
SAN FRANCISO - Uber announced that one of its databases was possibly breached last year, which could have put up to 50,000 former and current Uber drivers' personal information at risk. The breach was first discovered on September 17 of last year and Uber believes it was a onetime incident that happened on May 13,
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WASHINGTON DC ? On Thursday, as expected, the Federal Communications Commission adopted Net neutrality regulations based on a new definition of broadband that will let the government regulate Internet infrastructure just like the old Ma Bell. At the FCC's monthly meeting, the agency reinstated open Internet rules in a 3-2 vote split along party lines.
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech has appointed Bill Frohriep, Jr. as the company?s new Senior Director of Sales. He comes from CenturyLink/Savvis, where he was Area Vice President of the Midwest Region. Frohriep will be responsible for Online Tech?s sales organization as the company continues its rapid Midwestern U.S. expansion. His career at CenturyLink/Savvis spanned
CUPERTINO - Apple announced Thursday it will hold a special event March 9 that many analysts figure will be the debut of the Apple Watch. Apple has said the watch will go on sale in April. Apple unveiled the Apple Watch in September when it also showed off its new iPhones and Apple Pay its