Events/Announcements

Six Hot IT And Creative Jobs Should Be Hot In 2013 In SE Michigan

SOUTHFIELD ? Six hot IT and creative jobs should see substantial employment and salary growth in great Detroit in 2013. The news comes from Robert Half Technology and The Creative Group, IT and interactive design recruiting subsidiaries of Robert Half International Inc. Mobile applications developers ? As companies strive to reach consumers on smartphones, tablets

By |2012-12-11T00:00:00-05:00December 11th, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Nonprofit Arts And Cultural Organizations Win Grants From MCACA

LANSING - The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs has approved nearly $5.7 million in the form of 312 grants to outstanding nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, educational institutions and municipalities in 47 counties to support their efforts to produce high quality arts programming. MCACA received 401 applications requesting $8.9 million in support. The

By |2012-12-11T00:00:00-05:00December 11th, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Trivalent Group Narrows Finalist For CompassionIT To Five

GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group launched the final round of voting in CompassionIT, a philanthropic initiative that will provide $30,000 in free technology equipment and services to a Michigan nonprofit. Five finalists are vying for the prize, including Gilda's Club Grand Rapids, Greater Hopes Family Services, Degage Ministries, Family Network and Catherine?s Health Center. The public

By |2012-12-11T00:00:00-05:00December 11th, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Reactions To Right To Work ? Right Happy, Left Not So Much

LANSING - Michigan becoming a right-to-work state is either a positive development for the state's workers, businesses and families, or an attack on workers wrought by extremist legislators bent on vengeance for Republican losses at the November polls, the position one accepts being dependent on where one stands on the political and business divide. Businesses

By |2012-12-07T00:00:00-05:00December 7th, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan Legislature Passes Right-To-Work Laws

LANSING - Once the decision was made to address the issue, both chambers of the Legislature deliberately, and relatively quickly on Thursday, passed first-House bills to end mandatory participation in union shops in Michigan. The action came after Governor Rick Snyder announced his support for right-to-work laws, and during a day of ongoing protests. Though

By |2012-12-07T00:00:00-05:00December 7th, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|

California Attorney General Sues Delta Air Lines Over Smartphone App Privacy Policy

SACRAMENTO - California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed suit Thursday against Delta Air Lines in her first enforcement action since she promised to crack down on companies that don't inform consumers about their policies for handling personal data collected by smartphone apps and other online services. The action is part of a high-profile campaign that

By |2012-12-06T00:00:00-05:00December 6th, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Right To Work Is On The Agenda, Snyder Says, But Still Just For Discussion

LANSING - A right-to-work bill is "on the agenda" for "thoughtful discussion," Governor Rick Snyder told reporters Tuesday night as he emerged from a closed-door meeting with legislative leadership. While making the comments raised the likelihood that a right-to-work bill could be passed during the lame-duck session, Snyder still refused to commit to supporting such

By |2012-12-05T00:00:00-05:00December 5th, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|

FBI Says Chinese Hackers Targeted Computer Of Former Joint Chief Of Staff

WASHINGTON DC - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is pursuing Chinese hackers who targeted the computers of retired Adm. Mike Mullen, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the latest example of what current and former officials call a pattern of attacks on computers of former high-ranking U.S. officials. The hackers targeted

By |2012-12-05T00:00:00-05:00December 5th, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Chamber Calls For Right To Work Bill, Organized Labor Nervous

LANSING - A new, potentially significant development adds to speculation that a legislative effort to pass a right-to-work bill could take place, as the Michigan Chamber of Commerce announced late Monday that it now supported passage of a bill. Prior to the announcement, the chamber had taken a largely hands-off attitude on backing right-to-work, with

By |2012-12-03T00:00:00-05:00December 3rd, 2012|Archive, Events/Announcements|