LANSING - Michigan's outstanding, award-winning small businesses will be honored April 30 at the Lansing Center as the state's major business organizations and agencies collaborate for the fifth annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business event. The deadline to order tickets is April 10. Michigan Celebrates Small Business, which names the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch, Innovation
AUBURN HILLS - e-Business solutions provider Osiris Innovations Group has promoted Anthony Bear to senior vice president of business development and operations. The company also has hired Caroline Sessine as director of procurement services. In his new role, Bear is responsible for developing new client partnerships, as well as managing organic opportunities with existing clients.
SOUTHFIELD - Forensics and Anti-Forensic Techniques will be the topic Feb. 19 when the Motor City Chapter of ISSA holds its monthly membership meeting. RSVP deadline is Feb. 16. The presentation - at Cisco Systems, Southfield Office, 2000 Tower, Suite 405, 4th floor, Southfield Town Center - will be made by Justin Peltier, Senior Security
WATERFORD - Kors Engineering is expanding its capabilities by obtaining Developer Certification for Tridium Niagara AX - a software framework and development environment that solves challenges associated with building Internet-enabled products, device-to-enterprise applications and distributed Internet-enabled automation systems. While already providing industry leading capabilities using Tridium systems, Kors Engineering is extending its service offerings with
DETROIT - Compuware said this week that its fiscal third-quarter profit fell to $35 million from $35.6 million last year. On a per-share basis, earnings rose to 14 cents from 13 cents in the year-ago period, as shares outstanding fell to 246.8 million from 282.5 million last year. Excluding one-time items, the information technology company
LANSING - The first bill introduced and passed by a legislative chamber in the 95th Legislature is a tax cut, as the Senate on Thursday gave 25-11 approval to SB 1 phasing out the nearly 22 percent surcharge on the Michigan Business Tax. The measure passed after Senate members debated the proposal for more than
LANSING - The threshold for penalizing companies for underestimating their Michigan Business Tax liability would change under legislation unanimously reported out of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. As substituted, SB 98 would essentially exempt a company from state penalties if it paid 80 percent of its MBT in quarterly payments for the 2008 tax
DETROIT - Detroit Micro-Enterprise Fund is looking for some business start ups to loan money or provide grants to take them to the next level. The Fund also is working with Wayne State University's TechTown to offer grants and loans to tech-based companies. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR - LegalEase Solutions, a business process outsourcing for legal services and advice, was named the winner of the fall 2008 Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-plan writing contest. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR - GiftZip.Com, a vitural gift card kiosk developed by a Michigan State University student, was named the second place winner in the New Business Category of the fall 2008 Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-plan writing contest. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>