WARREN - As part of an ongoing advertising campaign touting Detroit as a conference and convention destination, the Detroit Metro Visitors and Convention Bureau tapped the Army?s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center at the U.S. Army Garrison - Detroit Arsenal for both a location and personality to feature in its latest print ad
TROY - Billhighway announced the expansion of its growth team with three strategic hires. Each team member will contribute to the technology developer's sales efforts, helping Billhighway elevate its market presence within the nonprofit sector. Carolyn Nowaske joins the team as Growth Consultant, bringing sales leadership in IT and business-to-business sales, account management and business
NORTHVILLE - Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America has completed construction of a testing lab in Northville R&D center for the growing start-stop micro-hybrid systems market. In the new lab, Mitsubishi Electric will be able to test as many as 10 engines simultaneously, ranging from one liter to 15 liters, for both automotive and heavy-duty/off-road applications. The
LANSING - Davenport University announced a $10 million project to create a new campus in downtown Lansing. Davenport has purchased the Grand View Center on the corner of Grand Avenue and Allegan Street, along with adjacent and nearby parking lots. Working with the Boji Group, renovations are scheduled to begin this fall, with project completion
OXFORD - Relume Technologies, a leading manufacturer of light-emitting diode products and smart grid control systems for outdoor lighting applications, announced that its marketing binder is a recipient of the 2012 Graphics Excellence Award by the Great Lakes Graphics Association. The binder and its contents were produced by Fey Printing of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. and
LANSING - Storm On Demand, the cloud hosting arm of managed hosting provider Liquid Web, has recently announced that it has launched Virtual Private Network solutions for its users to take advantage of this VPN as an entry level security and networking solution that does not require dedicated hardware. Storm On Demand also simultaneously performs
DETROIT ? Travelers passing through Detroit Metropolitan Airport this fall will be able to connect to the Internet wirelessly at no cost, thanks to a decision Wednesday by the Wayne County Airport Authority Board. The board approved an agreement with the Los Angeles, Calif.-based airport technology provider Boingo Wireless Inc. that will enable the airport
ANN ARBOR - EDUCAUSE and Internet2 are implementing a new series of pilot efforts to evaluate technologies and business models in the fast evolving migration from traditional textbooks to electronic content. For the fall 2012 term, the pilot is being conducted in partnership with McGraw-Hill Education and Courseload, through which more than 25 colleges and
ANN ARBOR - The Charles Reinhart Company Realtors have improved online search feature at its web site. According to the National Association of Realtors, 89 percent of buyers begin their search for a home online. Search Enhancements at ReinhartRealtors.Com Include: Active or Under Contract ?Under Contract? now displays on listings to indicate if a sale
SALINE - Servant Systems has added three software specialists to the franchise software development company's team. They are; Adrian Forbes, B.A. in Computer Science, University of Iowa, with web experience in the pharmaceutical and transportation industries, as Senior Software Engineer developing web-based applications including mobile apps; Ben Carpenter, B.S.E. in Computer Engineering, University of Michigan,