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Dematic Offers Warehouse Logistics Conference In Ohio GRAND RAPIDS – Dematic is offering a series of Warehouse Logistics Conferences focused on the operation and maintenance of material handling systems in the warehouse and distribution center.

Verizon Boosts Wireless Service At Big House For Football Games ANN ARBOR - Verizon Wireless has activated three temporary cell sites in Ann Arbor and upgraded equipment on its existing cell sites in the area that provide coverage in and around Michigan Stadium.

Apple Computer Co Founder Wozniak At Macomb Cultural Center CLINTON TOWNSHIP – Apple Computer co founder Steve Wozniak will share his insight and discuss the importance of creativity and innovation during a visit to the American Ingenuity: Embracing the Freedom to Dream program series this fall at Macomb Community College's Lorenzo Cultural Center.

Accessibility Summit Online Conference At UM Sept. 30 ANN ARBOR - Accessibility Summit Online Conference, Sept. 30 at the University of Michigan, is a full-day online conference featuring leaders in accessibility as they share their tips and advice for creating accessible websites and applications.

Mercedes Upgrades mBrace Telematics Platform To Connect To iPhones MONTVALE - As consumers increasingly turn to mobile devices to manage their lives from wherever they are, Mercedes-Benz USA has introduced an upgraded version of its mbrace telematics platform that connects the in-car navigation system in its vehicles with drivers' iPhones.

US Signal Announces Major Expansion In Illinois, St. Louis GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Rapids-based US Signal announced that it is significantly expanding its long-haul fiber network in Southern and Central Illinois., St. Louis, Mo. and Southern Indiana. The expansion includes central offices in seven cities.

Plex Systems Sponsor Roundtable At Precision Metalforming Event AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, provider of the No. 1 rated manufacturing ERP software, announced Tuesday its sponsorship at the Precision Metalforming Association's Educational Foundation Roundtable focusing on the trends and issues in the information technology industry on September 9 in Cleveland.

Trivalent Hosts Free Workshop Sept. 16 On Automation GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group will host a free workshop for business owners and IT decision makers that want to learn how to automate and reduce their technology burden.

Flint Baker College President Wins Distinguished Leadership Award FLINT - Julianne Princinsky, president of Baker College of Flint, has won the 2010 Distinguished Leadership Award from the Leadership Michigan program created by the Michigan Chamber of Commerce.

eBiz Provider Osiris Partners With Online Tech For Software As A Service ANN ARBOR - Osiris Innovations Group, an e-business solutions provider and expert in supply chain management and supplier enablement, has partnered with Online Tech to exclusively host their Software as a Service offerings.

Facebook Places: One Check-In To Rule Them All SAN FRANCSICO - There was something very much in the vein of Utopian science-fiction fantasies to Facebook's announcement of "Places," its location-based "check-in" product that it launched on Wednesday night. In short, Facebook not only wants to be the digital sovereignty toward which all other geolocation apps direct their figurative roads, it also wants to be the Web's own omniscient historian.

Plex Sponsors Precision Metalforming Marketing, Sales Conference AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems announced its sponsorship at the Precision Metalforming Association's inaugural Marketing and Sales conference, August 26-27 in Chicago.

Myron Zucker CEO Named To 2010 US Manufacturing Council STERLING HEIGHTS - Donna Zobel, president and CEO of Myron Zucker, has been appointed to the 2010 U.S. Manufacturing Council by Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.

Dynamic Advisory Solutions To Open Ann Arbor Office TROY - Dynamic Advisory Solutions will open its second office in Ann Arbor with Rob Marshall serving as managing director.

Michigan Tourism Takes Over No. 1 Spot In Social Media LANSING - After sharing the top spot last quarter in the 'How Social Is Your State DMO?' study, Michigan has pulled away with the No. 1 ranking for the period April through June 2010.

Former Ford Finance Exec Named Interim President Of Wayne State LANSING - Allan Gilmour, once the top financial executive at Ford Motor Company, was named the interim president of Wayne State University by a unanimous vote of the school's Board of Governors.

ATS Engineering Names Sante North American National Sales Manager PLYMOUTH - ATS Engineering designers and manufacturers of a comprehensive product line of AC motors for use by specialty equipment manufacturers has named Tim Sante as North American National Sales Manager.

Merit's Don Welch Named Vice Chair of Internet2 Advisory Council ANN ARBOR - Merit Network President/CEO Don Welch has been named the Vice Chair of Internet2's External Relations Advisory Council, which is responsible for advising Internet2's Board and management on matters of policy, standards, and strategies in the context of industry, government, and international relations.

C/D/H Wins Microsoft Centeral Region Partner Award GRAND RAPIDS - Technology consulting firm C/D/H has been recognized as the winner of the Microsoft's Central Region FY10 Customer Experience Partner Award.

Ohio Consortium Partner Awarded $30 Million For Broadband Stimulus Grant COLUMBUS, Ohio - Com Net, a founding member of the Ohio Middle Mile Consortium, has been awarded federal stimulus funding that will add almost 700 new miles of broadband fiber to rural and underserved communities throughout western Ohio.