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Cyber Crime Novella, Cyber Styletto, Available Now On Amazon Kindle Service

GRAND RAPIDS ? Cyber Styletto, a cyber crime novella that chronicles this life of a black hat hacker, is now available as an eBook on Amazon.Com's Kindle service. The book is co-authored by MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan. The novella is available for free for any Amazon Prime members, in Amazon?s electronic lending library. ?Cyber Styletto

By |2012-04-13T00:00:00-04:00April 13th, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|

MIBiz.Com Needs Full-Time Sales Rep For Potential Six-Figure Income

GRAND RAPIDS ? MiBiz.Com is looking for a full-time sales rep to help businesses in West and Southwest Michigan increase their sales and build awareness. The business magazine, in partnership with MITechNews.Com to create its Technology Section, and related digital properties are read by the region's top executives and business owners in Battle Creek, Kalamazoo,

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X-Rite To Be Acquired For $625 Million – Shareholder Lawsuit Hinted

KENTWOOD ? X-Rite announced Tuesday it would be acquired for $5.55 a share, or $468 million - $625 million including the assumption of debt - by Washington D.C.-based Danaher, a former real estate trust turned conglomerate. Danaher pays a valuation multiple of 2 times annual revenue and 10 times earnings for the technology company focusing

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Auto Industry Contributed $131.5 Billion In State, Federal Taxes During 2010

ANN ARBOR - In 2010, the production, sales, service and use of the automobile contributed $91.5 billion to state government tax revenues and at least $43 billion to federal government tax revenues contends a new study by the Center for Automotive Research. ?The automotive industry accounts for 13 percent of all state government tax revenues,?

By |2012-04-13T00:00:00-04:00April 13th, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Poll: Voters Favor Amendment For Full Replacement Of P.P.T. Revenue

LANSING - A poll released Thursday shows voters overwhelmingly oppose eliminating or significantly changing the personal property tax, and if the Legislature does so, a majority of voters would support a constitutional amendment to guarantee full replacement of the revenue it generates. EPIC-MRA conducted the poll on behalf of the Replace Don't Erase coalition, which

By |2012-04-12T00:00:00-04:00April 12th, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Study Shows $91.4 Billion Economic Impact From Michigan Agriculture

LANSING - Agriculture contributed $91.4 billion and 923,497 jobs to the state's economy in 2010, according to a report released Wednesday by the Michigan State University Product Center. But most of both the economic benefit and the jobs come after products leave the farm, the study showed. The overall numbers showed the sector is growing,

By |2012-04-12T00:00:00-04:00April 12th, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Study: Brazil, Russia, India, China Invest Heavily In Biz – G8 Not So Much

FARMINGTON HILLS - A new study says the Brazil, Russia, India and China nations have increased their lending to businesses by double digits since the collapse in 2008 of Lehman Brothers while the United States and many European economies have seen lending fall by double digits, threatening their economic recovery. Research from UHY, the international

By |2012-04-11T00:00:00-04:00April 11th, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 1.9 Percent In First Quarter

STAMFORD - Worldwide PC shipments totaled 89 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 1.9 percent increase from the first quarter of 2011, when shipments reached 87.3 million units, according to preliminary results by Gartner. These results exceed Gartner's earlier projections of a 1.2 percent decline for the quarter. "The results were mixed

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