ANN ARBOR - Bill Coughlin, president and CEO of Ford Global Technologies, and Brad Keywell, the co-founder of Groupon and current CEO and co-founder of Uptake, are the keynote speakers at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, May 19-20 at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti. The conference will also include five panel discussions, as well as
ERLANGER, Ky. - Toyota has earned its 11th consecutive ENERGY STAR Part of the Year award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. Toyota employees almost 43,000 team members across 14 North America manufacturing plants. It's pro-environment efforts have saved nearly $600 million since benchmarking
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK recently launched a new video series designed to provide critical information and education to business owners. The SPARK-Ed series' first installment, launched in time to support startups going through its Entrepreneur Boot Camp program, is a four-part look at what entrepreneurs need to know about starting a business. Featuring
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's administration is proposing a three-step, more stringent process for utilities looking to build new plants, Valerie Brader, advisor to Snyder, told the Michigan House Energy Policy Committee on Wednesday. Brader, in a presentation to the committee, said Snyder is proposing a three-step process that would first involve a statewide analysis
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SOUTHFIELD - On Episode 5 of the Digital Divas we visit with Rosemary Bayer, an engineer by training and a leader by nature. Rosemary is the co-founder and Chief Inspiration Officer for ardentCause L3C, the first low profit, limited liability company in Michigan, a "for profit company with a non-profit soul." She is also a
DETROIT ? In Episode 1515, Internet Advisor?s esteemed tech panel of Ed Rudel (Windows/Network), Cal Carson (Mac/Windows) and Shane Hamelin (PC Support and Gaming) along with producer and co host Foster Braun provide insights into tuning up your devices for a busy spring, summer and fall. To listen, click on InternetAdvisor.Net
ROCHESTER ? MI Earth Day Fest will take place April 24-26 at the Rochester City Center and Municipal Park with upwards of 50,000 people coming to see the latest green products and services. Honoring the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, the Fest is one of the planet's largest and liveliest Earth Day celebrations. The festival
SOUTHFIELD - Students can register now for summer semester classes that begin May 13 at Lawrence Technological University. Day, evening, weekend and online options are available, including many fast-track certificate programs in growing tech career fields. Lawrence Tech has associate, bachelor?s, master?s and doctoral programs that can lead to careers in areas such as robotics
BRUSSELS - The European Union is considering creating a powerful new regulator to oversee a swath of mainly U.S.-based Internet platforms, according to an internal policy document that lays bare the deep concerns in top EU policy circles around the threat posed by companies like Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. Such a move would be