NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. Tuesday announced its new five-year capital investment plan that calls for the nation's largest independent electric transmission company to spend about $4.5 billion through 2018. ITC expects to investment of about $2.2 billion in base operating companies, approximately $1.2 billion in regional infrastructure projects, and approximately $1.1 billion in additional
DETROIT ? Seventeen teams from the Metro Detroit area will compete in a regional competition round of Robofest on Saturday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Robofest is a competition of autonomous robots ? computer-programmed to act independently and not remote-controlled ? that
LOS ANGELES - WayFounder has opened its first quarterly online competition, geared at sourcing great ideas from consumers who are not able to assume the risks inherent in founding a new company. The first competition will run for 60 days through June 8 and will focus on acquiring consumer product and mobile app ideas in
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University has received a three-year $697,000 grant from the Wisconsin-based Kern Family Foundation to support further expansion of entrepreneurial-minded learning in the curricula for undergraduate engineering students. This is the final phase of a series of grants adding up to over $2.4 million from the Kern Family Foundation that began in
ANN ARBOR - Toyota Technical Center, a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, has promoted promotion the fifth American Chief Engineer, Monte Kaehr of the Toyota Camry. "At Toyota, we believe there is always a better way. Even though the Camry is the best-selling car in America, I wanted to make it better," Kaehr
DETROIT - Financial incentives are vital to the growth and success of the automotive industry in Michigan. Whether you are expanding current facilities, acquiring or building new plants, or hiring, training, and retaining a qualified workforce, economic incentives are an important part of the planning process. To learn more, join Warner?s Economic Incentive Group for
DETROIT - The Internet Advisor welcomed Michigan?s Chief Nerd in Residence, Governor Rick Snyder to WJR?s studios. Michigan?s CEO discussed: Cyber Range to help combat cyber attacks, STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics) education for our Michigan youth, and The entrepreneurial culture and how it affects growing technology businesses in Michigan. MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan
STERLING HEIGHTS - If you are a startup or early-stage growth-based business looking for funding, come meet and listen to Macomb-Oakland University Business Commercialization and Capital Investment Advisor capital expert, Mike Brennan, on May 6. Brennan (no relationship to MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan) will detail the various capital sources in Michigan, and talk about how
FRAMINGHAM - Wearables took a huge step forward over the past year and shipment volumes will exceed 19 million units in 2014, more than tripling last year's sales, a new study reports. From there, the global market will swell to 111.9 million units in 2018. Complex accessories (e.g., Nike+ FuelBand, Jawbone UP, and Fitbit devices)
LANSING - There?s a new mentoring program for entrepreneurs in the Lansing area launched by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership, the economic development organization for the capital region, and Michigan State University?s Spartan Innovations spinout business accelerator. The first event of the new group was held after the March 26 session of The Hatching, the