TRAVERSE CITY ? Jaguar Land Rover this week was named the winner of the 2014 Altair Enlighten Award, the second year the Troy software company has honored auto makers that achieve significant weight reductions in vehicles. Jaguar, one of 11 nominees, received the award this week during the Center for Automotive Research?s Management Briefing Seminars
SOUTHFIELD - Verizon Wireless has appointed Lauren Love-Wright as region president Michigan/Indiana/ Kentucky. Love-Wright will be responsible for all sales, marketing, operations, financial performance and customer service in the three states. She previously served as retail director for the company?s Illinois/Wisconsin Region. ?Lauren has a career history of high performance and brings to her new
TROY - Automation Alley welcomed 15 new member organizations in July. Since its founding in 1999, Automation Alley has expanded to include nearly 1,000 businesses, educational institutions and government entities from the city of Detroit and the surrounding eight-county region. ?I would like to personally welcome our 15 new member organizations to Automation Alley. It
DETROIT ? This week?s Internet Advisor podcast features IT in the D, a weekly, two hour podcast developed from the ground up by a group of Detroit IT warriors; Sam Harrell the Hackathon champ; Jason Johnson, producer for F7 Studios and the techie behind the IA podcast channel is joined by Mike Brennan, Editor of
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder and Democrat Mark Schauer remain in a virtual tie as the general election season has now begun, and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Gary Peters holds a slight lead over Republican candidate Terri Land according to polls released Wednesday. Two polls were released on the U.S. Senate race, one from Marketing
ANN ARBOR - Meadowlark Builders has purchased two electric hybrid vehicles to add to their existing fleet of fuel-efficient models. In addition ? five Meadowlark employees own electric, hybrid and fuel-efficient vehicles for their daily commutes to the Meadowlark offices on West Liberty Road. Doug Selby, Meadowlark President/CEO and Ford Focus EV owner says that
TRAVERSE CITY ? Gov. Rick Snyder told hundreds of auto industry executives this week that one key to continued economic prosperity not only in the state, but also in the auto sector is developing a comprehensive Career Technology Education program. Speaking at the Center for Automotive Research?s Management Briefing Seminar at the Grand Traverse Resort,
LANSING - The Michigan Restaurant Association has added Jennifer Szewc and Ted Behen to its Board of Directors. Szewc is a joint venture partner with Outback Steakhouse and was voted to the MRA Board of Directors at the April meeting. Prior to recently relocating back to Michigan, Szewc spent four and a half years managing
DETROIT - Strategic Staffing Solutions has named Laura Hughes the vice president of communications and community. In this role, Hughes will oversee communications and philanthropic activities for S3?s corporate headquarters in Detroit and the company?s 31 global branch locations. She replaces Marge Sorge who is retiring from S3, but will continue to publish the Bulldog,
DETROIT ? Toyota Motor North America has joined a long-list of major corporations and foundations to support the so-called ?Grand Bargain? by pledging $1 million towards the Detroit Institute of Arts commitment to raise $100 million to protect the museum?s art collection, while supporting the city?s pensioners. ?Detroit and the surrounding areas are vitally important