SPRING LAKE - Integrated logistics solution provider TGW-ERMANCO announced a series of promotions Tuesday, including Del Deur to Director of Product Development. Previously he was Manager Product Engineering. In his role as head of Product Development, Deur will be responsible for the company's Product Engineering and Controls Development Engineering groups. These groups design and develop
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LANSING - A fund that could help smaller telecommunication providers in Michigan bring their intrastate access rates more in line with federal standards would stymie innovation in the industry, a lobbyist for Verizon Communications told the House Energy and Technology Committee on Tuesday. Dave Vehslage, Verizon's lobbyist, testified on HB 4257 , which would ban
TROY - Start-up and/or newly established small businesses are now eligible to apply for the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund Micro Loan program. Loans range from $10,000 to $50,000. Companies must meet the following criteria before applying for funding: Located in Michigan Have the rights (ownership or license) to innovative technology, or be seeking a strong
KALAMAZOO - Applications for the third edition of the KVCC Automotive Academy, which is scheduled to start on Nov. 2, are still being accepted. Just like the high-tech vehicles that it trains prospective mechanics to maintain, the academy format is being fine-tuned. It will be shorter in duration, smaller in size, and slightly redesigned in
BEDFORD, Mass. - iRobot Corp. Tuesday announced that it received its biggest order ever from the military, a $35.3 million contract from the U.S. Army TACOM Contracting Center in Warren to build nearly 500 special robots that pick up and identify improvised explosive devices. The order falls under the $286 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)
DEARBORN - ISSA Motor City hosts a booth and conducts its September meeting at SecureWorld Expo. You will earn CPEs for attending SecureWorld as well as the standard ISSA Meeting CPEs when you attend the ISSA Chapter Meeting and Luncheon at SecureWorld. ISSA Motor City is hosting a panel discussion on Social Networking and is
DETROIT - Detroit Edison has been authorized by the Michigan Public Service Commission to partially reimburse customers for installing solar Photovoltaic systems, up to $25 million in total. Not only can customers receive a payment upon installation, but they also will receive a monthly credit on their energy bills for the next 20 years. This
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech has introduced OTMonitor, a multi-probe monitoring service for colocation servers and dedicated servers available at all of its data centers. The several hundred elements that can be monitored are grouped into three categories: Performance Monitoring - monitors and tracks the server performance characteristics including disk capacity, CPU and memory utilization.
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative is hosting a summit Sept. 17 at Grand Valley State University to help innovators and entrepreneurs navigate the trends impacting the life sciences industry. SUMmIT will provide hear experts to speak about emerging technology in the drug, diagnostic and device industries, followed by a panel