Stardock today released a beta version of its "Start8" utility that restores a Start button to the desktop of Windows 8. The beta follows a series of preview versions that kicked off in March from Plymouth, Mich.-based Stardock, best ...
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Ford Motor says it will spend more than $773 million on expanding its manufacturing facilities and create 2,350 new jobs in its home state of Michigan as part of a plan to invest $6.2 billion and add 12,000 new positions by 2015. "Even as ...
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American apparel maker The Otter Company announced plans to exhibit at the 60th PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 24-26, 2013, at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Fla. “We’re pleased to again join the industry to ...
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Lighthouse and Panasonic have cooperated to complete the installation of Lighthouse Impact 16 LED displays and two sets of LED video fascia at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., home of Michigan State Spartans football. The project ...
AT&T said it added four new LTE wireless markets on Monday, for a total of 113 markets nationwide. The four new markets are mid-sized cities: Auburn, Ala., Grand Rapids, Mich., Nashua, N.H., and Wilkes-Barre, Pa. AT&T previously lit up ...
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Hills, Mich., December 10, 2012 – Guardian Industries Corp. announced that it reached a production launch milestone at its Krasny Sulin (Rostov region), Russia float glass manufacturing plant. The initial “ribbon pull” ...
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Art Van Furniture Chairman Art Van Elslander, third from right, meets with officials including Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and Detroit Fire Commissioner Don Austin as the retailer presents mattresses to city firefighters. WARREN, Mich. ...
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A group that monitors IT help wanted advertisements claims that there are many job ads specifically designed to recruit visa holders and not U.S. workers, a practice it charges is discriminatory. These IT companies often express in the ...
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Verizon Wireless said Tuesday it will launch faster LTE wireless service in 21 cities on Oct. 18, reaching a total of 417 markets two months ahead of schedule. The carrier also announced it will soon reach another milestone: Putting a ...
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Start8 restores a Start button and Windows 7-style Start menu to the Windows 8 desktop. Stardock yesterday started selling the $5 Start8, a tool that restores a Start button to the desktop of Windows 8. The newest beta, version 0.95, is ...
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The Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Michigan awarded Vos Glass Inc. in Grand Rapids, Mich., with two 2012 Award of Excellence honors in glazing. Vos Glass was recognized for work on the Calvin College Fine Arts Center, ...
Guardian Industries, based in Auburn Hills, Mich., announced today that it has signed a land purchase agreement in Malaysia. Guardian Industries Malaysia Sdn Bhd will purchase a 24-hectare (59.3-acre) patch of land in Mukim, Jasin, from ...
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Auburn Hills, Mich. – November 12, 2012 – Architects looking for glass innovations that maximize the efficiency and performance of their commercial building projects need look no further than Guardian Industries’ SunGuard ...
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MONROE, Mich. — Furnishings importer and manufacturer La-Z-Boy will receive a $3 million Michigan Business Development Program incentive to keep and build its new headquarters here. Michigan was chosen over a competing site in ...
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WARREN, Mich. — Art Van Furniture is donating $10,000 in furniture to help make a Detroit couple's wish for homeownership come true. The McQueen family of Detroit will receive a fully furnished home as part of Project: Welcome Home, ...
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