LANSING — The American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/M) has announced Sean J. Kelley, PE, of The Mannik & Smith Group Inc. as its 2018-19 president. Kelley has been employed in the Michigan engineering consulting industry his entire 32-year career. He is a senior vice president and principal with the 300-plus-employee firm Mannik
ANN ARBOR - The 37th annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium ended this week, to be replaced next year by the Midwest Growth Capital Symposium. Same event, new name to reflect the event’s focus on the entire tech ecosystem of the Midwest, not just Michigan, so says founder David Brophy, professor of finance at the University
SOUTHFIELD — Metro Detroit is once again the global center of robotics competition this weekend, as 216 teams from across the United States and 11 other countries convene this week at Lawrence Technological University’s Ridler Field House for the 2018 Robofest World Championship. LTU Provost Maria Vaz addresses competitors at Robofest 2017. Competitors hail from
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - Facebook released its Community Standards Enforcement Report said the social network disabled about 583 million fake accounts during the first three months of this year -- the majority of which, it said, were blocked within minutes of registration. That's an average of over 6.5 million attempts to create a fake account every day
DETROIT – Plex Systems will introduce an app that works as a seamless extension of the Plex Manufacturing Cloud, enabling a manufacturer’s workforce to handle key business-critical shop floor and administrative responsibilities, as well as access and share relevant information real-time from mobile devices. Plex Systems develops cloud ERP and MES for manufacturing. Plex Mobile
LANSING - A Citizens Research Council of Michigan study claims the state's 1992 voter-initiated term-limits constitutional amendment has failed to broom out career politicians, increase diversity or make more elections competitive. However, term-limits leader Patrick Anderson said the term-limits amendment didn't advertise itself as a cure to many of the things the Wayne State University (WSU)
LANSING - Registration is open for the Small Business Association of Michigan 2018 Annual Summit June 21 that will feature a gubernatorial candidate forum. But that's not all you can expect! The Summit also includes: Expanded small business expo hall Informative business owner panel discussions on timely topics Ample networking opportunities Fabulous items in a
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase safety and security for airport passengers and visitors outside of Transportation Security Administration-screened areas. The Secure Airport Public Spaces Act allows airports to use existing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funds to update their security infrastructure to better protect public
FARMINGTON HILLS - The deadline to participate in PitchClub at Ann Arbor SPARK and get the opportunity to win a $50,000 investment plus mentoring from some of the top technology and business players in the state is May 27. Pitch Club is hosted by Kyyba Innovations and Bodman PLC. The event is scheduled for June
WARREN - Twenty local high school students will receive scholarships totaling $30,000 and 20 volunteer mentors will be recognized for their outstanding dedication and service at the Winning Futures Awards Celebration, June 7 at the Venetian Club in Madison Heights. Attendance is by invitation only. Winning Futures empowers youth to succeed through in-class mentoring, strategic
