TROY - Automation Alley has selected Brett Opel, a senior from Clarkston High School, as its FIRST robotics scholarship recipient for 2014. The scholarship, supported by the Automation Alley Fund, was created to recognize high school seniors involved in FIRST robotics that are interested in pursuing a science, technology, engineering or math course of study
DETROIT ? join MIBB on the Riverfront to network and learn about current Michigan Israel partnerships and deals in the making with featured speaker Yariv Becher Consul for Economic Affairs, The Gov't of Israel Economic Mission to the Midwest. Tour the new U.S. Patent Office at 4:00 pm, prior to the networking event. All participants
LANSING - Last decade, Michigan ranked in the bottom ten states for its entrepreneurial environment ? in the latest Michigan Entrepreneurship Score Card ? released May 5 by MIQuest ? shows Michigan is a top ten state for growing start-ups. ?The Score Card rankings mirror what many of us have been seeing in the entrepreneurial
EAST LANSING ? The halls of the Michigan State University Engineering building were lined with professionally poised college students sharing their final course projects with peers, industry, and the next generation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math skilled workers to celebrate the 20th anniversary of MSU?s Engineering Design Day. More than 600 students, 10 academic
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index for April, though down from March, still suggests economic growth.
GRAND RAPIDS - Here are some fundamentals I?ve learned from my experiences in business consulting Okay let?s step off the main road of my usual Blog topics for a moment. Usually I focus on topics of business and technology. But today, let?s tackle a different question. Lately I?ve been approached for the same question. Advice
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced the feature film ISRA 88 has been approved for a film incentive from the state. The project will film in Oxford and Romeo, Michigan and is a sci-fi thriller that reaches to the ends of the universe. ?ISRA 88 will showcase Michigan locations, while harnessing technology that producer
ALBION - Caster Concepts, manufacturer of heavy duty industrial casters and wheels, has acquired the assets of Modern Suspension Systems of Rockford, IL. Terms were not announced. The tread tray carts and die cast business, which has been a part of Modern Suspension Systems, will remain under the control of MS Holdings Rockford LLC in
DEARBORN ? Ernst and Young announced that Luther Elliott, President and CEO of Information Systems Resources, is a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 Award in the Michigan and Northwest Ohio Region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal
AUBURN HILLS - The 2015 Volkswagen Golf is set to roll into showrooms this spring equipped with Faurecia technology for seating, door panels, and front-end modules. Faurecia Automotive Exteriors is producing the carrier for the new Golf model?s front-end module at its Puebla, Mexico, accessories facility, near the plant in Puebla where Volkswagen assembles the