Events/Announcements

Award Nominations To Open Sept. 29 For Michigan Celebrates Small Business

LANSING - Nominations open Sept. 29 for the 2015 Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards program, a prestigious annual competition that recognizes successful growing businesses and their supporters. The winners will be honored at the 11th annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business event on May 7, 2015. Last year, nearly 1,000 people attended the state?s premier awards

By |2014-09-22T00:00:00-04:00September 22nd, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Report: Michigan Sales Tax Topped $7 Billion In FY 2013, Internet Sales Hurting Growth

LANSING - Michigan's sales tax revenues topped $7 billion for the first time in history during the 2012-13 fiscal year, a report from the Department of Treasury shows, but the tax base is "being eroded rapidly" by increasing retail sales through the Internet and mail order. So-called remote sales sapped an estimated $410 million from

By |2014-09-21T00:00:00-04:00September 21st, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Lawrence Tech Hosts Sept. 27 National Championships For World Robot Olympiad

SOUTHFIELD - The United States is joining an international student competition for robot design for the first time this year, and on Sept. 27, Lawrence Technological University will host the first-ever national championships to determine who will represent their country at the World Robot Olympiad. The competition will be held from 9 a.m. to 4

By |2014-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

54 Semifinalists Named By $1 Million Accelerate Michigan Innovation Contest

DETROIT ? After an intense review process by the judge?s panel, 54 semifinalists have been selected to compete for more than $1 million in cash and in-kind prizes in the fifth annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Businesses from as far as the United Kingdom, India and throughout the United States, applied this year?s competition. Applications

By |2014-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Compuware To Split Company – Mainframe Support, APM

DETROIT - Compuware Corp., Michigan?s largest pure play IT company, announced Wednesday that it plans to move its mainframe support business to a separate company that will operate under the Compuware name. Chris O?Malley will be the president of the new Compuware. O?Malley was named president of Mainframe Operations in July. Prior to joining Compuware,

By |2014-09-11T00:00:00-04:00September 11th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|