Alta buys New York competitor
LIVONIA—Officials at Alta Equipment Group Inc. (NYSE: ALTG) announced an agreement to acquire Hilo Equipment & Services, a privately held distributor of material handling equipment with three branches in the …
Lakeside Software gets new investment
ANN ARBOR—Lakeside Software, the Ann Arbor developer of digital experience monitoring software, announced an equity investment by the New York City-based venture capital and private equity firm. The amount and …
Novi firm’s tech drives NYC connected vehicle project
NOVI—Novi-based Danlaw Inc. says its AutoLink aftermarket safety devices are being used by the New York City Department of Transportation’s Connected Vehicle Project. Danlaw develops connected city hardware and software …
Crain Communications acquires online genomics news firm
DETROIT—Crain Communications Inc., the Detroit-based business and industry media company, has acquired GenomeWeb LLC, a New York City-based online news organization serving the global community of scientists, technology professionals and …
OptimizeRx buying health care software firm with operations in New York, Israel
ROCHESTER–OptimizeRx Corp. (NASDAQ: OPRX), the provider of digital customer communication services to the pharmaceutical industry, announced plans to require RMDY Health, a New York City-based digital therapeutics software-as-a-service platform, for $16 million in cash …
Detroit-based online plant store Bloomscape raises $7.5M in VC
DETROIT—Bloomscape, a direct-to-consumer plant company based in downtown Detroit, announced $7.5 million in Series A funding. Washington, D.C.-based Revolution Ventures led the round with participation from New York City-based Endeavor …
NYC firm invests in Ann Arbor’s ProQuest
ANN ARBOR—The New York City-based privately held company Atairos has made an investment of undisclosed extent in ProQuest, the Ann Arbor-based privately held information and content provider. ProQuest officials said …
Holland robotics firm sold to Hitachi for $1.425 billion
HOLLAND–The New York City-based private equity firm Crestview Partners announced the sale of Holland-based JR Automation Technologies LLC for $1.425 billion in cash to Hitachi, Ltd. Established in 1980, JR …
Huge solar farm approved in Shiawassee County
CORUNNA — Construction of a $250 million, 1,200-acre solar power farm in mid-Michigan’s Shiawassee County is predicted to begin later this year after the project proposed by New York City-based …
Airfoil PR Adding New York City Office
SOUTHFIELD — Airfoil, a Southfield-based marketing and public relations firm that concentrates on high-tech and innovation companies, announced plans Tuesday for a New York City office, and named Kristen Stippich, …