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Plex Offers Fixed Asset Tracking for Improved Accuracy, Decision Making

AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, which provides Plex Online software for the manufacturing enterprise, announced its latest winkle, the availability of automated fixed asset tracking capabilities. The Plex Online integrated ERP system delivered as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution lets manufacturers easily track the useful life of office equipment, computer equipment, vehicles and

By |2009-04-21T00:00:00-04:00April 21st, 2009|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Granholm Christens Wind Turbine Manufacturing Plant In Manistee

MANISTEE - Gov. Jennifer Granholm helped Mariah Power open its first high-volume manufacturing plant in Manistee. The retrofitted auto parts plant will employ up to 120 former auto workers in a rural region of Michigan best known for its Indian casino. The manufacturing site begins operations with 30 new employees and will produce 100 Windspire

By |2009-04-21T00:00:00-04:00April 21st, 2009|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Kalamazoo Valley CC To Train Wind-Energy Technicians

KALAMAZOO - Kalamazoo Valley Community College will launch its program to train the coming generation of wind-energy technicians in the fall, with students able to get a jumpstart by enrolling in pre-requisite courses during the summer semester. To earn a one-year certificate in the emerging field, students will complete 35 credit hours of classroom instructions

By |2009-04-21T00:00:00-04:00April 21st, 2009|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Tougher Michigan CO2 Regulations Are Not Imminent

LANSING - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found that greenhouse gases are hazardous, the first step toward regulating them but that does not mean state, or federal, regulation of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases are imminent, Department of Environmental Quality Director Steven Chester told Gongwer News Service. "This is a huge action on

By |2009-04-21T00:00:00-04:00April 21st, 2009|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Michigan Legislature Looks To Close $785 Million Budget Deficit

LANSING - With the state's fiscal year now more than half-over, legislative leaders and their caucuses are working as quickly as they can to develop proposals to bring to Governor Jennifer Granholm later this week to solve an estimated $785 million budget deficit. Officials are also hopeful Granholm will soon issue a budget-cutting executive order

By |2009-04-21T00:00:00-04:00April 21st, 2009|Archive, Politics/Government|

Fourth Friday Focus On IT Tools For Business, Manufacturing

GRAND RAPIDS ? Mark Shurr, a 25-year veteran with experience in the development of business and manufacturing systems, will talk about IT tools in the business environment April 24 during the Fourth Friday Technology Forum. Marks consulting practice, Ada Business Technology Inc., was founded to provide superior Information Technology and Business Management Consulting specializing in

By |2009-04-21T00:00:00-04:00April 21st, 2009|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

TechTown’s Entrepreneurial Mentor Program

DETROIT - TechTown, Wayne State University's business incubator also has a facet of its accelerator program that pairs up experienced entrepreneurs with first-time or inexperienced entrepreneurs to get them and their businesses up to speed more quickly. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>

By |2009-04-21T00:00:00-04:00April 21st, 2009|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

New Military Command To Focus On Cybersecurity

WASHINGTON DC - The Obama administration plans to create a new military command to coordinate the defense of Pentagon computer networks and improve U.S. offensive capabilities in cyberwarfare, according to current and former officials familiar with the plans. The initiative will reshape the military's efforts to protect its networks from attacks by hackers, especially those

By |2009-04-21T00:00:00-04:00April 21st, 2009|Archive, Cyber Defense|