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A truck took down a power pole on northbound Gratiot Avenue at 23 Mile -- knocking out power to the surrounding area.
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A truck took down a power pole on northbound Gratiot Avenue at 23 Mile -- knocking out power to the surrounding area.
A terrifying new 'game' that's already caused deaths in Syracuse, St. Louis and New Jersey is sweeping the nation, and it preys upon unsuspecting people walking the streets, anywhere.
MIKE JENNINGS is CEO of Secure-24 in Southfield. Secure-24 provides managed IT operations, enterprise resource planning application hosting, and cloud computing services with data centers in Michigan, Nevada, and Arizona. With more than 25 years of experience in information systems, business development, finance, and manufacturing, Jennings has led the firm's growth to more than 170 clients in a variety of industries, including government and education. During the past year, Secure-24's work force has grown 71 percent to more than 340 employees, mostly in Michigan. The company plans to implement numerous IT training certifications for its employees after receiving the Challenge Fund Award through Automation Alley's technical talent development program. Secure-24 gives back to the community through monthly fundraisers, blood drives, charity dinners, and other events to groups such as Gleaners, Angels of Hope, and the American Red Cross. The company has been designated by Computerworld as one of the 2013 Best Places to Work in IT. Last year, it was named one of Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For. Secure-24 also is on CRN's 500 Top Solution Provider list. Previously, Jennings was the co-founder, chief technology officer, and senior vice president of business development at Appshop. He also founded the IT services company InfoSolutions and was a principal at Simplify, an Oracle ERP consulting company. Jennings' experience includes positions with El Dorado Ventures, United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney, and SimulTrans. He also has held senior finance positions as a CFO and controller. He studied network management and engineering at the University of California Santa Cruz. Read the complete profile at www.ltu.edu/leaders.
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Some immediate fixes can address problems that are becoming evident as provisions of the new law take effect.
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Online job postings in the nine-county metro Detroit area in the third quarter nearly doubled from the second quarter, according to a report released Monday by the Workforce Intelligence Network.
A new collaboration of five Upper Peninsula manufacturing technology companies, along with the Houghton tech business accelerator MTEC SmartZone and Michigan Technological University, is pitching its expertise to the aerospace and defense industries.
The Consumer Electronics Association announced that a record nine automotive manufacturers will exhibit at the 2014 International CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas, in 140,000 square feet of show space, up 25 percent from the 2013 event.
All across metro Detroit there is storm damage, and that means there are scammers looking to make an easy buck.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer spelled out details of his plan outside a Detroit business that is already paying its employees more than the going-rate.
The state of Michigan is easing some financial oversight of Detroit's public schools.
"When he touched it, he started shaking .... so I thought he was playing until I saw smoke coming off his hand."