GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Institute won a Bronze 2008 Telly Award in the category of "Best Corporate Image TV" for its television commercial featuring Senior Scientific Investigator Nicholas Duesbery. The 29th Annual Telly Awards received 13,500 entries from all 50 states and numerous foreign countries. �??This is the highest standard in the industry,�?� said
LANSING - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm's new Invest Michigan initiative will include two funds using public employee pension money to attract new business to the state. The funds will be overseen by three professional capital management companies, as well as an 18-member board of state business leaders. The Growth Capital Fund, overseen by Beringea and
ROYAL OAK ? Information technology consultant C/D/H has hired James Wilbur as a technology consultant. Most recently, Wilbur worked as the Senior Technical Specialist for Novell where he provided consulting services for architecting, designing, and deploying Access and Identity Management solutions for Fortune 500 customers. Wilbur studied Computer Science at Washtenaw Community College, and is
DETROIT - Inventor Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology - has restructured his program in Michigan into 16 districts under the new entity called FIRST in Michigan in an effort to keep Michigan as once of the top engineering centers in the nation. Each district will run
DETROIT - AT&T announced its affiliate, AT&T Services, has joined The Green Grid, the global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems. AT&T also announced it will supply data center performance information to assist the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in developing a new ENERGY STAR rating for data center
AUBURN HILLS �?? e-Business Solutions Provider Osiris Innovations Group has been named to the 2008 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100. The annual list, created by Supply and Demand Chain Executive, recognizes innovative supply chain solution providers. "Our goal with this year's '100' is to highlight a broad range of solutions and services targeted at
CLINTON TOWNSHIP - Local information technology service provider, Logicorps has achieved Select Certification from Cisco. The Select Certification recognizes Cisco resale channel partners whose primary focus is on the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market with fewer than 250 employees. �??We are pleased to announce this advancement in our partnership status with Cisco,�?� said Bruce
ANN ARBOR - Bioscience trade association MichBio announced details for its 2008 Expo and Conference at the Rock Financial ShowPlace in Novi this November. "This year's Expo provides a robust schedule of offerings covering two full days for the first time," said MichBio Executive Director, Stephen Rapundalo, Ph.D. "We have a number of new programs
GRAND RAPIDS - Close to one-third (30 per cent) of chief financial officers (CFOs) surveyed said the most significant change in their roles over the past five years has been an increase in strategic planning. Eighteen per cent of respondents indicated they have taken on an expanded leadership or management role within the company. The
LANSING - The percentage of adults without health insurance in Michigan has increased slightly, but remains below the national average, a report issued by the Department of Community Health said. However, the report also showed that the number of uninsured children in Michigan fell and is far lower than the national average. The report reviewed