DETROIT - Richard G. David, has joined Butzel Long as its Chief Financial Officer. David will serve as a key member of the law firm's management team and oversee all of the accounting, financial and treasury functions. David is based in Butzel Long's Detroit office. David joins Butzel Long after a 30 year career in
GRAND RAPIDS ? Fiber optic service provider US Signal on Tuesday announced the addition of Toledo, Ohio, as a new metro market on its network, which adds 274 route miles to the company's Midwest network. US Signal's network now includes more than 700 miles of fiber optic metro rings in 14 markets, and more than
MADISON HEIGHTS - Outdoor retailer Moosejaw Mountaineering has hired Harvey Kanter, a veteran specialty retailer, as President and CEO, while previous CEO and founder, Robert Wolfe, has assumed the role of Chief Creative and Chairman Emeritus. "This is a great move for Moosejaw and me personally," said Wolfe. "Harvey brings a wealth of retail and
TROY - Are you looking for additional funds to support your technology-driven company? Do you have an innovative product or service that could form the basis of a new company? If so, then you may be eligible for seed funding from Automation Alley. Automation Alley recently received $1.5 million in funding from the Michigan Economic
SAN CARLOS - Tesla Motors Inc. will start selling its electric-powered Roadster - that can go zero-to-60 miles per hour in just 3.9 seconds - in Canada Tuesday, and the automaker will begin delivering cars to Canadian customers starting in the fourth quarter. The price has not yet been set, but in the US the
AUBURN HILLS - What's the role of technology in the medical device manufacturing sector? That's a question answered by Mark Symonds, CEO of Plex Systems, in this special edition of the Plex Systems podcasting channel. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
LANSING �?? Gov, Jennifer Granholm may want to double the tax rate on non-cigarette tobacco products in an effort to plug part of next year's budget hole with $45 million in expected revenue, but she is not alone. Several states have already introduced bills to increase the tax on other tobacco products and two Southern
ANN ARBOR - March 20 isn�??t just the day before spring. It�??s the day the funding tries up for SBIR and STTR grants used by innovative technology companies to provide early stage seed funding from the federal government. But Lisa Kurek Managing Partner of Biotechnology Business Consultants in Ann Arbor has been urging her clients
TRAVERSE CITY - SEEDS will present initial findings from their baseline assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions from Grand Traverse County residents, businesses and visitors including strategies for reducing emissions on March 5 at the Traverse Area District Library. With a clear picture of where our emissions are coming from we can develop targeted strategies
DETROIT - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, passed by Congress on February 13, 2009, makes significant changes to the COBRA continuation coverage rules. The most publicized change is the federal government subsidy of COBRA continuation coverage premiums for up to 9 months for certain individuals who are qualified beneficiaries due to a