TROY—As the coronavirus crisis continues to interrupt global supply chains, auto dealers are bracing for parts shortages that could undermine hard-fought gains made in customer satisfaction over the past few years, according to the Troy customer experience analysis firm J.D. Power. According to Power’s 2020 Customer Service Index (CSI) Study, overall satisfaction increased to 837
PLYMOUTH—Computer game developer Stardock Corp. has launched two new products—the final installment of its four-part expansion to its game Star Control: Origins, and the next-generation version of its Windows cursor customization application, CursorFX 4. The new game, Earth Rising Part 4: Earth Rises, introduces players to new adventures, including bar fights at Kapteyn’s Bar, the
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University’s commitment to the health and safety of its community has led the University to cancel all university-sponsored travel to countries the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies as Level 2 or 3 risks for coronavirus. Countries identified as Level 2 or 3 include Italy, Japan, Iran, South Korea and China.
GRAND RAPIDS—The Van Andel Institute for Education announced that it would host “Science on the Grand: A STEAM conference for inquiry-based instruction” for the third year, on July 13 and 14 in Grand Rapids. This conference equips K–12 educators with the skills, resources, confidence, and competence they need to create a classroom culture which supports
ANN ARBOR—Esperion Therapeutics Inc. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Nexlizet, a combination tablet of Esperion’s new non-staticholesterol reducing drug bempedoic acid and an earlier non-statin cholesterol-reducer, exetimibe. The new drug will be an oral, once-daily, non-statin medicine designed to reduce levels of LDL cholesterol, the so-called bad cholesterol, intended for people who
SOUTHFIELD—A new, comprehensive study from the Michigan Council of Women in Technology offers new insights into the state of girls and women in technology – what drives them, what challenges them and what makes them stay. MCWT interviewed nearly 500 people to produce “Explore, Focus and Grow: A Technology Career Journey in Michigan”—from students in
SOUTHFIELD—Women are making gains in corporate leadership, but still face obstacles, and meeting those challenges means building networks, continuing education, confidence, and not being afraid to challenge the status quo. That was the message Thursday in “A Crash Course: Women in Leadership,” part of the Leaders & Innovators business breakfast series presented by WWJ Newsradio
LANSING—Michigan state government has released a draft Adaptive Management Plan that will inform decisions and guide projects outlined in the Domestic Action Plan for Lake Erie, a targeted approach for improving water quality and reducing the amount of phosphorus entering the lake by 40 percent by 2025. Decreasing phosphorus inputs is intended to help reduce
LIVONIA—A study show consumers in Europe and the United States expect Battery Electric Vehicles to become viable alternative to internal combustion engines over the coming decade. Though 70 percent of Americans plan to buy a gasoline-powered car within the next year, just 37 percent expect to make that same purchase in five to 10 years.
TROY—Algo, a developer of supply chain software, announced that it received a $15 million investment from Los Angeles-based Integrity Growth Partners. Algo software is used by Fortune 500 enterprises to analyze, drive, predict, and prescribe critical business data and functions, including demand and inventory planning, sales forecasting, product lifecycle management, and category optimization. Algo’s customers
