GRAND RAPIDS ? A veteran journalist has teamed with a social media whiz to create F7Studios, an audio and video podcasting production company that is working with established content providers to create channels to offer unique news, information and educational programming on the Internet. Mike Brennan, Editor & Publisher of MITechNews.Com, a veteran business technology
LANSING - Michigan already has strong relationships with a number of Japanese companies and is ready to expand on those, as well as build new ones, Governor Rick Snyder said Monday at the 2013 Midwest U.S.-Japan Association Conference in Tokyo. In addition to Michigan's strong presence of foreign companies, recent tax changes and other reforms
TROY ? Susan Anthony, an attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, will keynote a day-long event Sept. 20 that will tell you how to protect your intellectual property in the global marketplace. The registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, morning and afternoon breaks as well as a copy of the Basic Guide to
ANN ARBOR - Toyota Technical announced Wednesday it is investing more than $28 million to expand its powertrain operations at two facilities in Ann Arbor. The new growth will support powertrain development capability, specifically in the areas of design, evaluation and calibration on new engine and transmission projects. Toyota has been in Ann Arbor for
WARREN - The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have a dramatically negative impact on small businesses, according to a survey by the Michigan Business and Professional Association, but the majority of respondents plan to continue to offer health care insurance separate from the federal exchange regardless. "In recent years, our members have
SOUTHFIELD - Chrysler is the latest company to join the growing list of exhibitors at The Engineering Society of Detroit Engineering and Technology Job Fair September 9 from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. So far more than 40 companies and almost 2,000 jobs will be available in a
DETROIT - Ten percent of Detroit-area technology executives recently surveyed expect to expand their IT teams in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to 11 percent in the previous quarter, a new survey shows. In addition, 64 percent plan to hire only for open IT roles in the upcoming quarter, 20 percent plan to put
LANSING - Adding tourism to his latest trade mission to Asia is one of several tracks Governor Rick Snyder said will be part of the mission that will go to China and Japan. Along with tourism, Snyder said the state will promote its agricultural commodities, as well as bring executives from more than 20 companies
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder formally announced the creation of the Automotive Industry Office with Nigel Francis, a longtime executive in the automotive and technology structures, serving as the administration's adviser on the industry. The position and the office are housed in the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. "Nigel's expertise and leadership will be instrumental in
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Tuesday that Nokia's Stephen Elop is a candidate to replace him. "Stephen will go from external [candidate] to internal," Ballmer told the Seattle Times, though he also said the Microsoft board will evaluate all candidates. Elop led Microsoft's Microsoft Office division until he left to become