NOVI – ITC Holdings Corp. will join its parent company Fortis Inc. and other Fortis subsidiaries to donate approximately $100,000 to the American Red Cross in support of residents and communities afflicted by Hurricane Harvey. Fortis will contribute $50,000 while ITC and its employees will contribute $25,000 to the donation. Fortis subsidiaries UNS Energy Corporation,
DETROIT, MI – Mobile Monday Detroit will explore the use of connected technologies in healthcare for purposes of increasing efficiency, improving patient care and experiences and increasing access to healthcare by remote populations. The event takes place on Monday, September 11th, 5:30 p.m. at RIIS in Troy. Speakers for the event include: Chuck Marlin, Partner,
LANSING – Pure Michigan has won a Mercury Award for Best Broadcast Advertising: TV given by the U.S. Travel Association and the National Council of State Tourism Directors. The Pure Michigan brand was created by McCann Detroit, based in Birmingham. “In the past two years, we have made a significant effort to respond to a
PLYMOUTH – Parul Bansal has been hired by the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center as a Market Intelligence Consultant. She joins MMTC’s Research Services practice area. “Our experienced Research Services team uses a combination of both qualitative and quantitative methods to provide invaluable insight for our clients’ strategic business decisions,” said Mike Coast, President of The
DETROIT – This fall, the Michigan Science Center is celebrating the award-winning exhibition, 1001 Inventions: Untold Stories from a Golden Age of Innovation. It opens Saturday, October 7. The exhibition will return to the United States after an absence of five years, making Detroit the fourth U.S. location to host this experience. Previous U.S. locations
AUBURN HILLS - Long-time Fiat Chrysler Automobiles manager Michael Keegan has been named Head of Communications at FCA, assuming direct responsibility for communications in North America. In this newly created position, Keegan will assume responsibility for corporate and product communications for the Group, in close coordination with the regions and business sector communications teams. Keegan will
DETROIT - An educational event to show small to medium-sized businesses how to protect their clients’ data from cyberattack will be held Sept. 12 at Bamboo Detroit by Auxiom. And the best part is SMBS-101 is free. “Small and medium-sized businesses are extremely vulnerable to coming under attack,” said Auxiom CEO Matt Loria. “Especially because
LANSING – David DeVries, the former U.S. Office of Personnel Management Chief Information Officer, is the state’s new Department of Technology, Management and Budget director and chief information officer. “David’s efforts to modernize aging IT infrastructure and improve cyber security at the federal level highlight his wealth of skills and experience that make him an excellent
PONTIAC - Oakland County on Sept. 13 will join a program founded by the Kauffman Foundation to provide free, weekly networking that is aimed at supporting startups on a grassroots level. The 1 Million Cups program is based on the notion that entrepreneurs network and discover solutions over a million cups of coffee. Beginning September
ANN ARBOR - A $2.5 million National Science Foundation grant will launch oVert, a new initiative to "teleport" museum specimens from their shelves to the Internet by CT scanning 20,000 vertebrates and making these data-rich, 3-D images available to researchers, educators, students and the public. The University of Michigan is one of 16 research institutions
