GRAND RAPIDS - As Michigan emerges from a tough and long winter, the state economy is improving, Comerica reported. While the strong dollar has started to hit manufacturers' export sales, vehicle demand remains firm and near its cyclical high, driving high-paying jobs in the region. Low gasoline prices will contribute to regional tourism, as fishing
LANSING - The signed framework for the 2015-16 fiscal year will leave an unusually large number of major items for Michigan House-Senate conference committees to resolve, but points toward reductions at the Department of Talent and Economic Development as well as the human services portion of the Department of Health and Human Services. It is
HOUGHTON - Most people see defects as flaws. A few Michigan Technological University researchers, however, see them as opportunities. Twin boundaries, which are small, symmetrical defects in materials, may present an opportunity to improve lithium-ion batteries. The twin boundary defects act as energy highways and could help get better performance out of the batteries. This
SOUTHFIELD - On June 4 at noon Learn about IT job demand in Michigan from Workforce Intelligence Network Executive Director Lisa Katz. She will discuss in this webinar emerging opportunities in IT and provide strategies to position yourself for these roles. The session also will discuss how to leverage resources and partners in the public
DETROIT - Although women are often lead adopters of technology, the percentage of women in technology ranges from 15- to 20-percent - this dichotomy was explored May 13 at Grand Circus by a panel of women that discussed navigating a male dominated technology industry. The panel covered topics from mentorship to getting hit on
DETROIT - Invest Michigan announced Thursday it has invested $325,000 in five early stage technology companies. The money came from the Michigan Pre-Seed Fund 2.0 and allowed these companies to leverage another $2.7 million in co-investments from private sources. Since its inception in June 2014, the Fund has invested in 18 Michigan startups through
PLYMOUTH - Comcast on Thursday offered the Southeast Michigan technology press a demo of its new remote control that allows customers to navigate tens of thousands of shows and movies on the X1 platform with their voice. The new Xfinity remote with voice control lets viewers search for networks, shows and movie, set DVR recordings,
SAN FRANCISCO - Sight Machine, developer of a manufacturing analytics platform, announced Tuesday that Inteva Products, a global automotive supplier of engineered components and systems, has selected its manufacturing analytics solution to deploy in Inteva factories. Inteva Products is a spin-off from Delphi and its headquarters is in Troy. Sight Machine is a start-up with
SAN FRANCISCO - Americans don't trust government or corporations with their privacy, Pew Survey says. Technically Incorrect: Only 6 percent of adults say they are "very confident" that government agencies will keep their records secure. We cheerily give away our personal information every day. Often, we don't even know where it ends up or who
SAN FRANCISCO - Tech companies, along with security experts, say President Obama should protect user data, putting them in direct competition with the country's top law enforcement officials that may want access to that data. Some of the technology industry's largest companies have applied pressure on President Obama over the issue of data encryption. A