HOLLAND ? More than 90 percent of both professional services and computer consulting companies in West Michigan expect to hire information technology staffers in the first half of 2014. Only a third of health care companies are adding staff, fewer than in the past several years. Perhaps they had to do their hiring earlier to
DEARBORN - The state and a network of Michigan community colleges announced this week the launch of the Career Jump Start Program to promote training opportunities for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers to Michigan high school students. Through a network of Michigan?s community colleges, Michigan Works! agencies, employers, trade unions, Chambers and other
NOVI - Mississippi utility regulators have rejected a merger proposal by Entergy Corp. and ITC Holdings Corp., saying the deal could've meant a $300 million rate increase for Mississippi customers over 30 years. "We respect Entergy's desire to improve its organizational effectiveness, but the commission was not persuaded the transfer of ownership would be in
DETROIT ? A new report contends 12 percent of Detroit-area chief information officers surveyed plan to expand their IT teams in the first half of 2014, up 2 points compared to projections from the previous six-month period June-December 2013. Another 68 percent plan to hire only for open IT roles, 17 percent plan to put
DETROIT ? Computer software and services giant Compuware Corp. on Tuesday gave five bold technology predictions for 2014 that include AppOps, Big Data Buzz subsiding, and Advanced Power Management Emerging as a modern IT framework. Prediction 1: A new practice will emerge ? AppOps. To accelerate application innovation through tighter IT-Business alignment, AppOps will surface.
LANSING - The state's 15 public universities are responsible for more than 120,000 jobs and $23.9 billion in economic activity in the state, a report released Tuesday by the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan said. Among the economic benefits of the universities are wages for staff and other spending by the institutions, but also
DETROIT - Michigan has the potential to grow up to 100,000 new jobs in the state's important automotive sector by becoming a center of excellence in advanced powertrain, lightweight and smart and connected transportation technologies contends Business Leaders for Michigan, the state?s business roundtable. The BLM plan was developed with a coalition of top industry
DETROIT - Manpower says employers in the Detroit area plan to hire at a steady pace in the first quarter of 2014, with the net employment outlook up 7 percent. A year ago the forecast was down 11 percent. From January to March, 18 percent of companies plan to add staff, while 11 percent plan
LANSING - The Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police and the Michigan Sheriffs' Association said on Monday they oppose a bill that would streamline the process allowing phone companies to end landline services, saying cell phones and voice over Internet protocol services are not completely reliable. SB 636 passed the Senate last week and is
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan industrial economy continues to grow slowly. New orders remained virtually unchanged at plus 16, up from plus 15. The production index remained the same at plus13, and the employment index resumed its pattern of modest growth and rose to plus 9 from zero. The West Michigan Purchasing Managers Index