PONTIAC - General Motors announced Thursday it will invest nearly $800 million at three Michigan plants in Pontiac, Warren and Lansing - part of a $5.45 billion U.S. manufacturing upgrade over the next three years. GM and UAW executives met for a news conference to announce the investments at GM's Pontiac Metal Center, which is
PLYMOUTH - Spring is the time of year for fresh starts. We change the batteries in our smoke alarms. We go through closets and give away old clothes, toys and other unused items. We clean up the yard, garden beds and even the garage. It's also a good time to ensure the technology in our
DETROIT - In Episode 1516 on the Internet Advisor, Photographic Expert Terry White returns to Detroit to shares the nuances of Adobe's Lightroom and Creative Cloud. Terry also is founding father of the MacGroup Detroit. http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IA-15-Terry-White-Lightroom-and-CC.mp3
DETROIT - Well we've had smoother running episodes, that's for sure but Episode 89 of our live weekly broadcast is in the books. We were plagued by technical difficulties this time around for some reason, so please excuse some of the rough cuts during conversations. We did the best we could getting everything cleaned up
ANN ARBOR - MITechNews.Com headline with Editor Mike Brennan. Foster Braun of the Internet Advisor on WJR, asks him about the MI Earth Fest, and a story that contends US Millenials support Edward Snowden's effort to expose US government spying by the NSA. They also discuss the new and improved MITechNews.Com website debuting in May.
MT. PLEASANT - Central Michigan University's Institute for Great Lakes Research is helping the U.S. Department of Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration identify and restore Great Lakes coastal wetlands and, in the process, make them more resilient to a changing climate. Supported by a $103,069 grant from the
EAST LANSING - 64 alumni of the Michigan State University Broad College of Business Executive Master's of Business Administration anniversary were nominated for making a significant and lasting impact on the program, their industry, or their communities. Only ten were selected, two from each decade. Alumni of the Decade Honorees are:
CUPERTINO, Ca. - A key component of the Apple Watch made by one of two suppliers was found to be defective, prompting Apple to limit the availability of the highly anticipated new product, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. The part involved is the so-called taptic engine, designed by Apple to
DETROIT - NextEnergy has awarded $295,000 in Michigan Accelerating Technology Energy Grant funds to three Michigan companies - Navitas Advanced Solutions Group, REL and Temper. The MATch Energy Grant provides matching funds, or cost-share, as well as funding for follow-on commercialization projects, to eligible Michigan businesses and universities applying for federal funding in the area
ANN ARBOR - The National Venture Capital Association, in a report released this week, said Michigan set a record in the first quarter for investment activity. But the executive director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association said she's not sure those figures are correct. "Their numbers are higher than ours," said MVCA's Maureen Miller Brosnan.