TROY - Altair IS accepting nominations for the 2015 Altair Enlighten Award, the automotive industry?s only award program solely dedicated to innovation in vehicle lightweighting. Now in its third year, the annual award will be presented in collaboration with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) at the 50th annual CAR Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse
FRASER ? Faurecia announced that its interior systems manufacturing facility in Fraser has been awarded Q1 certification from Ford Motor Company, complying with very tough standards. The 793 employee facility, which opened in 2006, manufactures the door panel, center console and other interior components for the Ford Focus. To achieve Q1 certification, Ford suppliers must
LANSING - Last year marked the first time an electric cooperative had a customer participate in electric choice despite Michigan having had the option of electric choice for 13 years, an annual report released by the Public Service Commission has found. But that doesn't mean no one is using the electric choice system. In fact,
LANSING - Long-anticipated funding to pay for the customs plaza on the U.S. side of the new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, may finally be coming together. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told The Detroit News on Tuesday that an agreement on a funding mechanism is close. U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) also
LANSING - If voters approve the sales tax increase in May, Detroit would see $12 million more in road funding, according to a document distributed by the Department of Transportation showing how the formula would divvy up the $1.2 billion expected for roads. The Gongwer.Com shows estimated additional funding for all 83 counties, as well
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company has recently teamed up with NextEnergy to launch a technology innovation challenge for industry suppliers to help advance state-of-the-art automotive lighting. Innovation drives every part of our business at Ford, and lighting is no different. The global design engineering team I lead is always challenged to find new and innovative
LIVONIA - A new reality in information security has developed that it is now a matter of when, not if an organization is beached. This new reality compels an information security organization to search for a new strategy to deal with an evolved adversary. On Feb. 19 at 6 pm, at the VisTaTech Center at
WASHINGTON DC - Tom Wheeler, chairman of the FCC, wants to reclassify broadband as a utility in order to protect the open Internet. Wheeler confirmed Wednesday that he intends to bring wired and wireless broadband services under utility-style rules based on Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. He said Title II would bring
GRAND RAPIDS - The Center for Leadership is featuring the Leading High Performance Teams Program on Feb. 25 where participants learn the core competencies that come together to produce effective teams and how to foster them in your organization. At this program attendees will learn how to identify opportunities and challenges of team building in
MIDLAND ? Richard and Ronald Smith not only brothers but twins, will be teaming together to teach MidMichigan Innovation Center?s 's nationally recognized Best Shot Program on Feb. 18 ? both in person and on-line. They will share go-to-market strategies that they learned throughout their business careers starting four different companies. They have experience with