DETROIT - Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index grew in June, increasing 1.9 percentage points or 71 percent, above the index cyclical low of 74. The index, now at 126.8, averaged 117.4 points for all of 2014, three and one-third points above the index average for 2013. May's index reading was 124.9. "Our Michigan
STAMFORD, Conn. - In the second quarter of 2015, worldwide server shipments grew 8 percent year over year, while revenue increased 7.2 percent from the second quarter of 2014, Gartner reported Tuesday. "The second quarter year-over-year growth for 2015 slowed compared with the annual growth of the first quarter of the year," said Jeffrey
GRAND RAPIDS - CIOReview has chosen The KR Group for its 20 Most Promising Cisco Solution Providers 2015. The KR Group offers multiple communication services leveraging the Cisco ecosystem; including unified communications, virtualization, disaster recovery, data center and managed communication. The annual list of companies is selected by a panel of experts and members
EGHAM, UK - Gartner Inc. said worldwide smartphone sales recorded the slowest growth rate since 2013 in the second quarter of 2015, some 330 million units, an increase of just 13.5 percent over the same period in 2014, reflecting a quarterly decline in China, about a third of the world market. "While demand for
ANN ARBOR - If you want to work for a high-growth Michigan technology company, LLamasoft wants to hear from you. In fact the company has more than 20 IT job openings. If you want to find out more, supply chain management company is hosting a job mixer Wednesday from 4 to 7 pm. LLamasoft is
AUBURN HILLS - Grand Circus Detroit and the Macomb-OU INCubator are partnering to offer a free Introduction to Coding workshop on Sept. 15. This workshop is designed for folks who are curious about coding, but who have little to no experience. This workshop is the perfect time to learn the programming foundations needed to eventually
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - We're at a critical juncture in media history, one that is redefining the landscape so quickly that we've obviously reached a tipping point. Usage of online media has become ubiquitous and necessary, and usage of traditional media advertising has become niche and optional. It used to be the other way around. A
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. - At the rate we've seen digital advertising grow in 2014, and the rate Borrell Associates is forecasting for 2015, it may just be that the proverbial train has either left the station or is moving too fast for anybody else to hop aboard. Digital advertising at the local level will grow by
LANSING - Kyle Brow of Vassar has been selected as the 2015 Pure Michigan 400 Honorary Starter for the race Aug. 16, while Michael Harris, Executive Director of Paralyzed Veterans of America Michigan Chapter, has been named 2015 Pure Michigan 400 Grand Marshal. Brow, a 20-year-old with autism, developed a passion for NASCAR and racing
GRAND BLANC - Spud Software, a custom software development company, in partnership withDr. Mark Rittenger and Dr. Gregory Streff, of Michigan Lung and Critical Care Specialists, has created a new app aimed at testing for sleep apnea, a disorder that creates blockage of the airway during sleep. The app, which runs on Android phones, will