LANSING - One employee for the Department of State has resigned and another was fired Monday after they were charged in a scheme to provide fraudulent driver's licenses. Another person was also charged by the U.S. attorney in Detroit. Regjean Welch Harris, who worked at a branch office in Livonia, was terminated Monday after department
SAN FRANCISCO ? Two foreign nationals were arrested by the FBI on suspicion of unleashing a pair of computer worms, including last week's Zotob, which hit servers at DaimlerChrysler, ABC TV, The New York Times and CNN. Farid Essebar, age 18, a Moroccan national born in Russia, was arrested in Morocco, and 21-year-old Atilla Ekici,
ANN ARBOR ? Sensicore, which develops a lab-on-a-chip for water testing, has landed another $12 million from a group of venture capitalists lead by Ardesta. Sensicore was Ardesta?s first start up in 2001. The investment was a Series C round. Besides Ardesta, the investment syndicate includes Firelake Capital (Palo Alto, CA); NGEN Partners, LLC (Santa
LANSING ? Michigan House Republicans, without the support of Senate Republicans, have developed a compromise with Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and scheduled a vote for next Wednesday. For weeks, the Granholm administration and legislators from both parties have been negotiating over how best to cut business taxes and improve the Single Business Tax, Michigan's unique
LANSING - Top Michigan state officials meeting Thursday on the 2005-06 budget made some of the greatest progress they have to date both on setting targets and agreeing to a deadline for the budget to be completed, sources said. The officials, who included Budget Director Mary Lannoye, House Speaker Craig DeRoche (R-Novi), Senate Majority Leader
DETROIT - General Motors and DaimlerChrysler have signed their long-brewing deal to develop hybrid cars together, splitting hybrid development between the two companies. DaimlerChrysler will take the lead for rear-drive luxury cars, while GM will be responsible for developing the hybrid system to be used in trucks, SUVs, and front-drive cars and crossovers. The two-mode
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Iserv Technology Group has made its first acquisition outside Michigan with the purchase of Chicago-based ISP Caliber Connections Corp. Terms were not disclosed. The agreement provides Iserv with Caliber?s current customer base in Chicago and surrounding areas. Caliber Internet Services marks the eleventh ISP acquisition for ITG. The company most recently
TROY - Automation Alley announced Thursday the finalists for its Fifth Annual Awards Gala, scheduled for Sept. 23 at the Ford Conference and Event Center in Dearborn. Finalists for the Awards Gala represent the top technology leaders and organizations that have made significant contributions to technology advancements throughout Southeast Michigan. The finalists include: CEO of
SOUTHFIELD ? Lawrence Technological University will launch its Weekend Master of Business Administration program September 21 on the Schoolcraft College campus in Livonia. Classes will meet in the VisTaTech Center, a new $27 million building on the north side of Schoolcraft?s campus. ?We are pleased and delighted to welcome Lawrence Tech to Schoolcraft,? said Schoolcraft
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Butzel Long has formed an Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group in response to the significant growth in the law firm?s patent and trademark work. Several new attorneys will be assigned to the new group. Members of the practice group will work primarily out of the firm?s offices in Bloomfield Hills, Ann