DETROIT - Global retail consulting company Urban Science has promoted two employees to vice presidents - Kathi Mehall to VP of technology and Sharif Farhat to VP of expert analytical services. Mehall will lead technical development and information services and Farhat will oversee the company�??s expert analytical services organization. "Urban Science will expand its technology
ANN ARBOR - With more than 100,000 people converging on Ann Arbor during Football Saturdays, Verizon Wireless has activated a Cell on Light Truck that doubles capacity in and around Michigan Stadium. This temporary site is a fully functional mobile cell site that enhances wireless capacity. The COLT enables more Verizon Wireless customers to use
WARREN - Two U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center projects -HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer and the HMMWV Monster Garage Program - won 2008 Army Research and Development Achievement (RDA) Awards. TARDEC engineers from each project include: Kenneth Essig, Michael Krause, Peter Pfister and James Revello, who worked on the HEAT project -
SOUTHFIELD - L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive, on Oct. 1 will provide his viewpoint on the present situation in Michigan; identify the impediments preventing development and growth in the region and discuss various programs to help businesses grow and succeed at the Engineering Society of Detroit monthly meeting. Attendees will gain a better understanding
HOLLAND ? Crayon Interface, which provides mobile monitoring and control, has partnered with door-lock maker Schlage to provide homeowners the power to remotely control and monitor access to their home 24/7 with any web-enabled mobile phone or computer. Crayon Interface?s remote access platform, called Moshi, provides networking capabilities to devices in both home and small
ADA - About half the adults in Michigan say they struggle to make everyday choices to be healthy and live well, far below the national average of 93 percent. The two main barriers preventing them from doing so are lack of time and the cost associated with eating a balanced diet, contends the Amway Global
WIXOM - Puritan, a one-stop solution for product assembly and development testing, announced it has become an Alliance Partner for National Instruments. As an Alliance Partner, Puritan incorporates NI software and components into testing, measurement and automation equipment. Puritan has proven its ability to use National Instruments hardware and LabVIEW in several systems, including high-speed,
TROY - Business Intelligence dashboard software developer iDashboards has released iDashboards 6.0, which features enhanced capabilities for next generation BI. With this enterprise dashboard application, users can identify trends at a glance and drill down into data sets to view more detailed information, facilitating quick, easy and well-informed decision making. The increasingly complex and expensive
BENTON HARBOR ? Whirlpool Tuesday announced the retirement of Mark Brown, senior vice president, Global Strategic Sourcing, effective November 1. He will be replaced by John Miller, most recently with Nissan North America, who joined the company on September 9. The two will work together during the transition. "During his 35 year tenure with Whirlpool,
SOUTHFIELD ? Certified pubic accounting firm Plante & Moran on Wednesday announced it has opened an office in Monterrey, Mexico - joining Plante & Moran?s Shanghai, China, office abroad. Plante & Moran?s global reach also extends to more than 70 countries via Praxity, an alliance of more than 100 professional accounting and auditing firms worldwide.