LANSING - Pure Michigan was recognized by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International Tuesday night with three Adrian Awards in the gold, silver and bronze categories. The awards received by Pure Michigan include the following: Pure Michigan Hidden Gems: Influencer Press Trip Influencer Marketing (Gold) Planet D: “6 Surprisingly Caribbean Water Adventures to
DETROIT - Cobo Center has launched a newly redesigned exhibitor and conference services online ordering system that gives in-house and vendor event services a streamlined, transparent ordering process, which allows customer access to ordering history in Cobo from beginning to end. “For our customers across the globe, this new software creates an online order system
ANN ARBOR - As the computing industry struggles to maintain its historically rapid pace of innovation, a new, $32 million center based at the University of Michigan aims to streamline and democratize the design and manufacturing of next-generation computing systems. The Center for Applications Driving Architectures, or ADA, will develop a transformative, "plug-and-play" ecosystem to
GRAND RAPIDS - OST, a $160 million global technology and design company, has hired four associates in its Grand Rapids headquarters. OST also has offices in Detroit, Minneapolis, London, Hong Kong and Singapore. The new associates include: Derek Fricano, Senior UX Designer, OpenDigital Brandon Haney, End User Support Team, Managed Services Pat Pennington, Senior Consultant,
STAMFORD, Conn. - Worldwide PC shipments declined 2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, the 13th consecutive quarter of declining PC shipments, as well as the sixth year of annual declines, a new report says. In the fourth quarter, 71.6 million units, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. For the year, 2017 PC
TROY - The 2018 Enlighten Award, which recognizes achievements in weight education across the automotive industry, is now open for submissions. The award is presented jointly by Altair and Center for Automotive Research. The submission deadline for the Enlighten Award is May 25, with the final judging taking place in June. The winners will be
GRAND RAPIDS - Automated supply chain software marker Dematic has landed a new client, Nypro, which provides design and manufacturing services to the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. Nypro has selected Dematic’s Automatic Guided Vehicle system for the company's manufacturing facility in Gurnee, Illinois, near Chicago. The AGV system will transport raw materials packaging to manufacturing
ANN ARBOR - New investments through the Victors for Michigan fundraising campaign and a strong rate of return on investments pushed the market value of the University of Michigan endowment to $10.9 billion at the end of the 2017 fiscal year. A year ago, the endowment was valued at $9.7 billion. The return on investment
LONDON, England - A deeper look into the venture capital investments in Fintech suggests that the gradual increase witnessed since 2014 has now shown a spurt in 2017. In the first three quarters of 2017, 455 investment cases have been announced for bands above $5 million, marking a surge of 23 percent over the average
KALAMAZOO - Newell Brands is expanding its 40,000-square-foot design center in Western Michigan University’s Business Technology and Research Park, investing $7.3 million and creating 87 design jobs. So that means Newell is hiring. The company has recently acquired the consumer products company Jarden and needs to expand its design capabilities in order to accommodate the
