Prizelogic to set up shop in Southfield, hire 110
Source: metro mode, 11/29/2007
Prizelogic, an online promotions company currently headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., announced plans this week to move to Southfield, into an 8,000-square foot facility at Telegraph and 10 Mile roads. Prizelogic will hire about 110 employees over the next 10 years - about 25 employees in the next year, adding 10 to 15 each year.
Aqaba to hire 5, nets big contracts
Source: metro mode, 11/29/2007
Aqaba Tech, which supplies multinational Web strategies and technology-based services, has been on a roll. Just this month, the company has announced two new contracts with Weik and Associates and Prime Time Testing Labs, and has launched two client Web sites.
Recently, the tech company hired a new project manager, and will hire five to six additional employees in 2008, Sweis says.
Ann Arbor's Llamasoft opens Singapore office
Source: metro mode, 11/29/2007
You know your business is doing well when you go multinational. Just ask the folks at Ann Arbor's Llamasoft, Inc., which recently announced the opening of a satellite office in sunny Singapore.
Local companies snag defense contracts
Source: metro mode, 11/29/2007
Detroit companies are giving new life to the nickname "arsenal of democracy" with a handful of defense contracts for hefty amounts - Sterling Heights-based General Dynamics Land Systems has scored an $89 million contract to upgrade the 240 M1A2 Abrams tanks, and Automation Alley has gotten two grants that to help match businesses with military needs.
Honigman grows Ann Arbor office, one attorney at a time
Source: metro mode, 11/29/2007
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP announced last week that Barbara Kaye has joined the expanding office's corporate and securities department. Before joining Honigman, Kaye worked at Dykema Gossett's Ann Arbor office.
The firm hopes to add six more lawyers in the next two years, though managing partner David Parsigian says things may move more quickly.
Octillion spinoff one step closer
Source: Great Lakes IT Report, 11/29/2007
Shareholders in the Auburn Hills-based Octillion Corp. will receive a special spin out as part of the spinoff of the company's wholly owned subsidiary, MicroChannel Technologies Corp.
Oakland County business investment nets 1,000+ local jobs
Source: Oakland County, 11/29/2007
A renewed focus on business investment by The Oakland County Economic Development Corporation (OCEDC) and the Oakland County Business Finance Corporation (OCBF) has helped fund $78 million in projects and has created 1,231 jobs.
Cleantech investment grows 13 percent from Q3 06
Source: metromode, 11/15/2007
Venture capitalists in North America and Europe sank a record $1.74 billion into cleantech during the third quarter of 2007, according to a report released by the Ann Arbor-based Cleantech Network - up 13 percent from the same time period in 2006.
Partnership shoots for $10m security investment
Source: metromode, 11/15/2007
Since 9/11, homeland security spending has accounted for a big chunk of the country’s economy. Now two Michigan groups are hoping to position the state to take in more of those security dollars.
Chrysler tips $150k to Next Energy
Source: metromode, 11/15/2007
With a $150,000 donation from the Chrysler Foundation, NextEnergy is one step closer to bringing alternative fuels to market.
Green Space: Let sleeping leaves lie
Source: metromode, 11/15/2007
Good news for lawn care slackers: the best thing you can do for your lawn right now is pretty much nothing. That's right, leave the leaves where they lie.
ePrize considers move to Detroit
Source: The Detroit Free Press, 11/15/2007
On the heels of Quicken Loans' decision to relocate from Livonia to downtown Detroit, Pleasant Ridge-based interactive promotions agency says its considering the same.