LANSING - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released Monday its final rule on carbon emissions targets nationwide, welcomed with open arms by environmental activists and a bland, "still-in-review" reaction from those otherwise. Valerie Brader, executive director of the Michigan Agency for Energy, said in a statement that she will be working with legislators, stakeholders and
LANSING - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday released its long-awaited final rule on carbon emissions for all states, and an analysis from the EPA shows Michigan has one of the more moderate state goals compared to other states. The plan, named the Clean Power Plan, has been two years in the making and
LANSING - While Michigan must continue working to ensure adequate electric resources beyond 2016, the Public Service Commission officially declared Thursday that the projected shortfall in 2016 is likely not as big as previously implied by a regional survey. "Michigan's focus on making sure there is an adequate reserve of capacity revealed that efforts have
DEARBORN - Members of The Engineering Society of Detroit got an up-close look at the newest addition to Dearborn's magnificent historic attractions - the John D. Dingell Transit Center - in an exclusive, members-only tour Wednesday. http://technologycentury.com/2015/07/22/esd-tours-dearborns-award-winning-dingell-transit-center/
WARREN - Five early-stage businesses from Macomb, Oakland and Washtenaw counties will receive a total of $275,000 in funding in the inaugural round of awards from the Innovation Fund Macomb. http://technologycentury.com/2015/07/21/macomb-innovation-fund-funds-five-tech-focused-startups/
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. - The two-time defending Future City national champions from St. John School in Rochester are having an out of this world time. The presentation team of Abby Dayton, Leah Schroeder, and Emily Abramczyk, along with engineer-mentor Linda Gerhardt and St. John teacher Jon Pfund, are at Space Camp, at the U.S. Space and
ANN ARBOR - MichBio U on July 28 will host a webinar to help its medical device makers enter key emerging markets quickly. China has most likely passed from "emerging" status into a "must enter" status as it rapidly becomes the second largest health care market in the world. However, due to familiarity with the
TROY - Billhighway on Thursday announced the promotion of two team members, Charlotte Muylaert and Sarah Garrity. Muylaert has been named Marketing Team Leader and Garrity takes on the role of Marketing Specialist. Muylaert joined Billhighway fresh out of Michigan State University in 2012. She hired in as a Marketing Lead, developing the Billhighway digital
DETROIT -The 12th annual Michigan Council for Women in Technology (MCWT) summer technology camps are in full swing. The Wayne County Community College in Harper Woods hosted dozens of 5th to 8th grade girls this week who designed apps, created video games and websites, and programmed robots. Harper Woods is just one of the locations
LANSING - Norm Saari has been appointed by Governor Rick Snyderto the Public Service Commission and will no longer serve as the House Speaker Kevin Cotter's chief of staff, with Brock Swartzle taking over that post. "Norm has had a distinguished career in the utility industry as well as in public service, and he brings