LANSING - Outside the Detroit International Bridge Company, a majority of business owners in the state appear to be supporting construction of the New International Trade Crossing, but that support is not moving its way down the ladder, Lt. Governor Brian Calley and Roy Norton, the Canadian counsel to Detroit, told those at a Lansing
AUBURN HILLS ? Plex Systems, which provides Plex Online, cloud ERP for manufacturers, reported a 24 percent increase in revenue for the second quarter ? proceeded by a 30.6 percent revenue increase in the first quarter. CEO Mark Symonds said his company?s financial performance keeps it on track for a possible Initial Public Offering in
YPSILANTI ? The Michigan Cyber Range, announced in October 2011 by Gov. Rick Snyder, has selected Eastern Michigan University as the site for its first "cyber firing range" where cyber security professionals can detect, prevent and thwart cyber-attacks in a real-world setting ? the first of its kind in the nation. Merit Network is collaborating
ANN ARBOR ? Aug. 15 is the deadline to submit your business plan to the $1 million Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition open to any early stage business from anywhere in the world. Top prize is $500,000 in cash. Eligibility Technology Note: These are not rigid criteria, they're guidlines. Innovative and proven (past proof of concept)
GRAND RAPIDS - The Iserv Co., one of the largest independent internet service providers in the Midwest, has been acquired by Boston-based 382 Communications. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. 382 Communications offers voice, data, and network services to communications service providers and enterprise clients in the U.S. and internationally. The company said the
WASHINGTON DC - A Democrat-sponsored cybersecurity measure that the Obama administration calls necessary to protect the nation's infrastructure was blocked by Republicans opposed to what they considered to be undue regulation. The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 needed 60 votes to move to a vote by the full Senate, thanks to a Republican filibuster of the
LANSING - On the school report cards issued Thursday by the Department of Education, 286 schools ranked as Reward Schools, but 146 were Priority Schools and 358 were Focus Schools needing some level of intervention. The report also showed adequate yearly progress measures took the hit officials expected they would. Changes to the cut scores
LANSING - From the files of strange but true: Michigan's economy is improving so strongly that the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs is laying off more than 400 workers from the unit that handles calls from the jobless with questions about unemployment benefits. The layoffs involve 177 temporary workers and up to 225 permanent
MOUNT CLEMENS - Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel announced his plan to build an $11 million, 25,000-square-foot operations and communications center that he said will be the first of its kind in Michigan. The center will combine communication between several Macomb County departments such as the Sheriff?s Office dispatch, the Roads Department Traffic Operations Center,
DETROIT ? The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is hosting its Mobile Moves Michigan mobile wireless technology conference at Motor City Casino on July 30th and 31st. Attend WIPJam to: ? Connect with mobile development experts from across North America. ? Discover new APIs, Tools, SDKs for app development. ? Get a crash course in