ROCKFORD - North Kent Community Services connects people to the resources they need, which includes a store that is opening soon! It’s also one of the reasons its name is changing to North Kent Connect. “People had difficulty remembering the name North Kent Community Services since it was so long,” explained Claire Guisfredi, executive director
ANN ARBOR - Jonathan Massey, dean of architecture and professor at California College of the Arts, will serve as the next dean of the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. His appointment, approved Thursday by the U-M Board of Regents, is effective Aug. 1 and runs through June 30, 2022. Massey
NORTHVILLE – DataFactZ, a business analytics company, continued to expand, adding new clients, announcing new partnerships and hiring 15 new employees in the first quarter of 2017. In February, DataFactZ announced a partnership with Neo4j, a leading graph database solutions provider, to provide enhanced big data analytics services using graph technology. The partnership allows DataFactZ
SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan State Court Administrative Office has chosen ImageSoft’s eFiling and electronic document management system for the 242 trail courts statewide. The selected solution will feature TrueFiling, ImageSoft’s eFiling platform which has been successfully deployed for courts nationwide, including several Michigan installations. ImageSoft will also implement OnBase by Hyland, a market-leading, enterprise information
SEATTLE - Amazon on Tuesday revealed its newest device, the Echo Show, its first smart speaker with a built-in touchscreen. The new device was announced just weeks after Amazon presented the Echo Look, its first Echo with a built-in camera. While Echo devices have been all about using your voice so far, this new gadget
PHILADELPHIA – Comcast has launched Xfinity xFi, a personalized Wi-Fi experience that provides a simple digital dashboard for customers to set up their home Wi-Fi network, find their password, see what devices are connected, troubleshoot issues, set parental controls and even pause Wi-Fi access on their home network during dinner or bedtime. The xFi experience
GRANDVILLE - Managed Service Provider Trivalent Group has hired three new employees and promoted another. Those appointments include: Aaron Darland has been appointed Account Manager for Trivalent’s Mid-Michigan Branch currently located in Mt. Pleasant. Aaron previously served as Trivalent’s Team Lead for Inside Sales and has been with the company for 15 years. He lives
AUBURN HILLS - John Tews has joined The Millerschin Group as a vice president. His focus will be on transportation, alternative energy, and life sciences industries. “We’re excited to have John on board,” said TMG president Erin Millerschin. “He’s a PR professional with a proven record of success in all facets of communications. His experience
ANN ARBOR - Oakland County roared out of the recession with a job growth rate of 2.4 percent per year from 2009 to 2016—outpacing both the nation's and Michigan's job growth in the same period. Job growth for the next three years is forecast to average 2 percent per year or an increase of more
ZEELAND – Organizers of the Advanced Manufacturing Expo will be holding this year’s event in metro Detroit (AME-East), as well as Grand Rapids (AME-West). In response to last year’s record attendance showcasing technology solutions to improve productivity and profitability, a new Hall of Metalworking has been added in Grand Rapids. Sponsored by Creston Industrial Sales,
