LANSING - Nearly a third of small business owners in a recent Small Business Association of Michigan Barometer survey said they hired more workers in the past six months, up from three years ago when only 12 percent said they increased hiring. Thirty-seven percent plan to hire more employees in the coming six months, compared
TRAVERSE CITY - Researchers at Volkswagen Group?s Electronics Research Laboratory are developing intuitive forms of communications between driver, car and the external environment, leveraging three elements crucial for connected driving - the car, mobile devices and cloud. ?The end-to-end user experience is the key success factor to providing more connected intelligence services to our customers,?
ANN ARBOR - Fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. during July fell just shy of the all-time high, reports researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks, vans and SUVs purchased last month was 25.6 mpg, just off the record-high of 25.7
TROY - Automation Alley welcomed 15 new member organizations in July. Since its founding in 1999, Automation Alley has expanded to include nearly 1,000 businesses, educational institutions and government entities from the city of Detroit and the surrounding eight-county region. ?I would like to personally welcome our 15 new member organizations to Automation Alley. It
LANSING - The Michigan Restaurant Association has added Jennifer Szewc and Ted Behen to its Board of Directors. Szewc is a joint venture partner with Outback Steakhouse and was voted to the MRA Board of Directors at the April meeting. Prior to recently relocating back to Michigan, Szewc spent four and a half years managing
CUPTERTINO - Apple is expected to hold an event to introduce its new iPhones on Sept. 9, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The timing of Apple?s announcement would fall in line with its recent track record of announcing the new phones in early- to mid-September and then starting sales a few weeks later. The
LANSING - Steve Arwood, the former director of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, will now be the chief operating officer for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Governor Rick Snyder announced Monday. LARA Chief Deputy Director Mike Zimmer will serve as acting director for the department. Both appointments are effective immediately. "Steve's track record
MARSHALL - The Dark Horse Brewing Company, in conjunction with The Green Brewery Project and CBSi Solar, will begin installing the largest solar electric farm of any brewery in the United States east of the Mississippi River. Contractors Building Supply-Solar is located in Copemish, MI, and has been in the solar business for nearly 40
BIRMINGHAM - According to a report in Foreign Policy, former NSA head Keith Alexander has ideas. Ideas he wants to patent and turn into a business. Admittedly, Alexander has had exposure to countering network borne attacks. In particular, he was in charge of the team at NSA that detected the presence of the Agent.btz worm
DETROIT ? Toyota Motor North America has joined a long-list of major corporations and foundations to support the so-called ?Grand Bargain? by pledging $1 million towards the Detroit Institute of Arts commitment to raise $100 million to protect the museum?s art collection, while supporting the city?s pensioners. ?Detroit and the surrounding areas are vitally important