LANSING — LAFCU is now accepting entries for its unique 2022 Write to Educate Essay Contest. The contest awards $10,000 in college scholarships and donates $2,000 to charities in the names of the winners. Four high school seniors will each receive a $2,500 scholarship to an accredited Michigan college or university. Each will also select
DETROIT – In honor of Black History Month, TechTown Detroit will host a free, one-day virtual conference to prepare Black-owned businesses in metro Detroit for success through the global pandemic and beyond. Individuals who run Black-owned businesses, who are part of the business service ecosystem or simply curious how to support Black-owned businesses in metro
EATON COUNTY – After more than four months of research, the Eaton County Broadband Communication council published a Technology Action Plan that’s focused on how to improve broadband across the county. “The citizen survey provided valuable information needed to locate problem areas to internet access,” said Jeremy Whittum, Chairman, Eaton County Board of Commissioners. “Increased
DETROIT - How to challenge Tesla's hegemony in electric vehicles? Most carmakers have been seeking to answer this question for two-three years now. After ups and downs, General Motors thinks it has figured it out, with its high-end Cadillac brand, the Cadillac Lyriq. Introduced in 2020, this SUV/crossover is important, even central, for the tens
DETROIT - A newly-discovered patent plan from Ford Motor Company could be a game-changer, as it takes away the clutch. Wait? Isn’t that an automatic car? Not exactly. This new Ford idea kills the physical connection between the pedal and the throw-out bearing. Basically, the car’s clutch would engage by an electronic control based on
SEATTLE - The cloud computing market has recorded tremendous growth to emerge as a billion-dollar industry in recent years. With consumers increasingly focusing on shifting towards the cloud, several service providers are striving to account for the highest share of the broad market. Data presented by Finbold indicates that Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts for the
ANN ARBOR - New Enterprise Forum announced the names of the five Michigan entrepreneurs who have won awards in recognition of their achievements during the past year. The awards will be presented to the winners at the NEF Annual Awards Event on February 17, 2022. The online event is open to the public with free
DETROIT - According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Oxford University, 42 percent of U.S. workers are at high risk of losing their jobs to automation. Why? Machines do not call out sick or spread disease and can replace workers to aid in social distancing. While some jobs and tasks, especially those
NOVI - The Shyft Group announced it will reveal its all-new electric delivery vehicle on their Class 3 EV chassis at the NTEA Work Truck Week trade show in Indianapolis from March 8-10. “Unable to find a viable EV chassis option in the market, we decided to build our own,” said Shyft Group CEO Daryl
BOSTON - Using a novel polymerization process, MIT chemical engineers have created a new material that is stronger than steel and as light as plastic, and can be easily manufactured in large quantities. The new material is a two-dimensional polymer that self-assembles into sheets, unlike all other polymers, which form one-dimensional, spaghetti-like chains. Until now, scientists had
