WASHINGTON DC - In an op-ed piece published on Wired.com Wednesday, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission laid out his proposal to treat both wired and wireless data services as public utilities under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. If Wheeler's rules pass, broadband providers - like Verizon and AT&T - will
TROY - Altair IS accepting nominations for the 2015 Altair Enlighten Award, the automotive industry?s only award program solely dedicated to innovation in vehicle lightweighting. Now in its third year, the annual award will be presented in collaboration with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) at the 50th annual CAR Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse
ANN ARBOR - Are you a company in early R&D or an individual involved in translational planning? Join MichBio U on Feb. 9 for this informative webinar, presented by SRI International. The 1:30 pm webinar also will cover key development questions and considerations for companies in the early R&D stages that affect the likelihood of
DEARBORN - The Detroit Chapters of the IIA and ISACA are proud to co-sponsor the 16th Annual Spring Conference held March 9-11 at The University of Michigan - Dearborn Fairlane Center North. If you are responsible for your company's internal auditing, information systems security and integrity, accounting, finance, Sarbanes Oxley compliance or other regulatory matters,
WASHINGTON DC - Tom Wheeler, chairman of the FCC, wants to reclassify broadband as a utility in order to protect the open Internet. Wheeler confirmed Wednesday that he intends to bring wired and wireless broadband services under utility-style rules based on Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. He said Title II would bring
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company has recently teamed up with NextEnergy to launch a technology innovation challenge for industry suppliers to help advance state-of-the-art automotive lighting. Innovation drives every part of our business at Ford, and lighting is no different. The global design engineering team I lead is always challenged to find new and innovative
GRAND RAPIDS - The Center for Leadership is featuring the Leading High Performance Teams Program on Feb. 25 where participants learn the core competencies that come together to produce effective teams and how to foster them in your organization. At this program attendees will learn how to identify opportunities and challenges of team building in
FRASER ? Faurecia announced that its interior systems manufacturing facility in Fraser has been awarded Q1 certification from Ford Motor Company, complying with very tough standards. The 793 employee facility, which opened in 2006, manufactures the door panel, center console and other interior components for the Ford Focus. To achieve Q1 certification, Ford suppliers must
LANSING - If voters approve the sales tax increase in May, Detroit would see $12 million more in road funding, according to a document distributed by the Department of Transportation showing how the formula would divvy up the $1.2 billion expected for roads. The Gongwer.Com shows estimated additional funding for all 83 counties, as well
LANSING - Long-anticipated funding to pay for the customs plaza on the U.S. side of the new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, may finally be coming together. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told The Detroit News on Tuesday that an agreement on a funding mechanism is close. U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) also