DETROIT - Compuware,which makes computer testing, development and management software, on Monday announced it has promoted Robert Paul to President and Chief Operating Officer, effective April 1. Paul currently is President of Compuware Covisint. He will continue to report to Compuware Chairman and CEO Peter Karmanos Jr. Paul will lead the company's worldwide products and
SOUTHFIELD ? IT services company TechTeam Global on Monday announced that Gary Cotshott, a 33-year veteran of Dell and NCR Corporation, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director effective immediately. In accordance with the previously announced succession plan, Cotshott succeeds William (Chris) Brown. Brown will remain with TechTeam though the end
DETROIT ? A new study warns that unless Michigan starts creating or attracting more knowledge-based workers ? and vibrant metropolitan areas for them to live ? the economic future of the state could be bleak indeed. In its first report card on Michigan's progress in developing a knowledge-based economy, Michigan Future Inc. said the state
SAN FRANSISCO - As reported earlier, Yahoo Inc.'s board rejected Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited $44.6 billion offer to acquire the Web giant, in a letter sent to Microsoft on Monday. After a series of meetings over the past week, Yahoo's board determined that the $31 per share offer "massively undervalues" Yahoo. The price also doesn't account
LANSING - Individuals who can establish a legal presence in Michigan, regardless of how long they plan on staying here, could receive a state identification card or driver's license under legislation overwhelmingly approved by the House Thursday ? which goes counter to what the Senate approved Wednesday and bucks the requirements of the federal Real
LANSING - A restrained 2008-09 Michigan budget proposal that still makes some key additions in areas such as education, job training and social services, went before lawmakers from Governor Jennifer Granholm on Thursday and for the first time in several years the administration's proposal was not greeted with outright hostility. Which is not to say
KALAMAZOO ? Entrepreneurs in the greater Western Michigan region listen up. For the first time, Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest is offering its very popular FastTrac TechVenture training program in Kalamazoo. FastTrac can help you make your company more attractive to outside investors. The program was launched last year, but only offered training in Ann Arbor,
AUBURN HILLS ? Brian Gillespie has been promoted from Business Development Manager to Director of Sales at demand manufacturing software provider, Plexus Online. He is responsible for continuing the growth of North American sales. Gillespie and Plexus Systems' growing sales team will pursue new business among manufacturers in the medical device, aerospace and defense industries,
WASHINGTON - Congress approved a $168 billion bill to boost the economy, paving the way for more than 135 million households to receive rebate checks for up to $1,200 this spring. The measure passed the Senate, 81-16, after Democrats dropped demands for billions in extra spending and tax breaks opposed by most Republicans, The Wall
WASHINGTON DC ? Congress on Wednesday gave its final approval to a bill that would prohibit automatic removal of phone numbers from the national Do-Not-Call registry, which is designed to allow consumers to opt out of receiving unsolicited sales calls. The bill, called the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007, now goes to the White House