DETROIT ? Carolyn Shields is the new dean of the College of Education at Wayne State University. Farshad Fotouhi is dean of the College of Engineering. MITechNews.Com incorrectly reported Shields was the newly appointed Engineering Dean. Our apologies to all for the mistake. a>>
DETROIT ? Biofuels developer NextCAT has received $250,000 in seed funding from Automation Alley to help commercialize biodiesel catalyst technology developed at the National Biofuels Energy Lab at Wayne State University. Founded in 2009, NextCAT is commercializing a class of catalysts that enable producers to use a wide variety of inexpensive feedstock such as waste
YPSILANTI - Michigan-based business owners will share their success with aspiring entrepreneurs as the Eastern Michigan University College of Business presents the Sesi Midwest Entrepreneurship Conference on February 11 at the EMU Student Center. The conference will focus on Innovation and Green entrepreneurship in Michigan. The keynote speaker will be Elizabeth Redmond, founder and president
WARREN - The Michigan Business and Professional Association, along with its sister association Michigan Food and Beverage Association, support President Obama's announcement during the State of the Union address to correct section 9006 of last year?s health care law, which requires companies to report to the IRS payments of more than $600 a year to
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Biosciences Legislative Caucus kicks off 2011 with new leadership and scheduled quarterly meetings, MichBio, the state life sciences trade association reported. The body will be led by Sens. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor, a founding co-chair) and Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Kalamazoo), and Reps. Gail Haines (R-Waterford) and Roy Schmidt (Grand Rapids) in
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration will expand the e200 Emerging Leaders executive-level training initiative to eight new cities and communities in 2011. The expansion means the successful program will be available to entrepreneurs in 27 cities across the United States. Detroit was added previously. The eight new cities and communities being added this
LANSING - The House and Senate Transportation committees could hold joint hearings on legislation to create the Detroit River International Crossing. Sen. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba), chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, said he and Rep. Paul Opsommer (R-DeWitt), the House Transportation chair, have been discussing how they will handle the legislation in the wake of
LANSING - Officials in the administration of Gov. Rick Snyder hope to release a plain language balance sheet to the public before he unveils his budget proposals for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 fiscal years. With officials now hoping to release the budget by February 17, release of the plain language balance sheet is seen for
DETROIT - General Motors Monday announced plans to add a third shift at Flint Assembly, generating 750 jobs for the plant that makes the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups. The shift is expected to start in the third quarter with employees starting to arrive at Flint Assembly in the second quarter. "Adding a
DETROIT - Canadian native Carolyn Shields has been named dean of the College of Education at Wayne State University effective July 1. Shields, who most recently served as a professor in the Department of Educational Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, earned a Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of Saskatchewan,