MIDLAND - The chaos resulting from the economic disaster in our financial system and the ensuing rush to spend money to stimulate economic growth has left information assurance and IT security side-lined. Most organizations are trying to understand the new business conditions before they allocate budgets for IT. At the same time, an increased focus
TROY - Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association, has launched its year-long 10th year anniversary celebration. Automation Alley was founded in 1999 by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson after learning from local business associates that there was a shortage of technical workers in the area. He commissioned a study and discovered that there
ALLEGAN - Shares of Perrigo Co. dropped to an annual low Tuesday after the drugmaker reported a smaller profit than analysts expected and cut its fiscal 2009 expectations. Perrigo said its profit fell 27 percent, to $25 million, or 27 cents per share, from $34.3 million, or 36 cents per share, a year earlier. That
BATTLE CREEK - corePHP Wednesday announced its expansion into Print Design Services, which will provide customers a full range of corporate identity, web development, electronic communications and printed products. The new print division offers an extensive range of products and services, such as logo creation, graphic design, photography, brochures, business presentations, annual reports, catalogs, trade
ROCHESTER HILLS - Energy Conversion Devices, the leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced that Dr. Subhendu Guha, Senior Vice President of ECD and Chairman of United Solar Ovonic, a wholly owned subsidiary of ECD, has been named the winner of the PVSEC
GRAND RAPIDS - Creative Byline and Plumstone, both clients of the West Michigan Science & Technology initiative, have received funding from the Grand Angels. How much they received was not disclosed. Creative Byline, an online service company that connects writers to book publishers seeking content, received second-round funding, while Plumstone, a garden products company, first-round
LANSING - A somber vision of a Michigan future that is less auto-reliant and home to new jobs in the energy sector was painted by Governor Jennifer Granholm in her seventh State of the State address. But the governor also pointed to successes even as the state endures the nation's longest and deepest recession, notably
LIVONIA ? The Michigan Usability Association will host its Introduction to Usability: An Interactive Discussion February 10 at Quicken Loans in Livonia. Food and networking start at 6 pm, with the program at 7 pm. If you are interested in learning the basics and benefits of user centered design and how to introduce it into
TROY - Automation Alley, southeast Michigan's largest technology business consortium, has improved its online job board that is available to help more than 1,000 of its member organizations find and hire some of the best talent in the state. Job seekers can use this site to search for jobs at Automation Alley member companies, create
SOUTHFIELD - For the first time in its 114-year history The Engineering Society of Detroit is solidifying its role in Michigan by launching the ESD Institute - a conduit for communication and ideas designed to bring together some of Michigan's most formidable leaders to launch technical and business initiatives addressing private and public policies. The