Events/Announcements

Greek Group Gets $220,000 To Complete Energy Efficiency Upgrades

GRAND RAPIDS - The Geek Group announced Tuesday that they have been awarded a $220,000 grant by the Michigan Energy Office in order to complete energy efficiency upgrades to the organization?s 43,000 square foot Leonard Street Labs. The $473,000 project will include replacement of entryways and windows along Leonard Street, replacement of the roof, and

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Michigan Hosts Two Major Initiatives To Bolster Global Auto Advantages

DETROIT ? Michigan will be the home of two major initiatives that will bolster the state?s role as a global automotive leader ? the Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation and the Michigan Design Council. The announcement was made Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show by Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and Kevin Kerrigan, senior vice

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U-M Leads Nationwide Study On Safety Of Older Drivers

ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute is one of five national test sites selected by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety to address the well-being of older drivers. Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) is a five-year $12 million project that will allow researchers to better understand the role of physical

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U-M’s Cityscape Will Test Driverless Vehicles

ANN ARBOR - A 32-acre mini-city designed expressly for testing connected and automated vehicle systems, and other emerging 21st-century smart city technologies, is taking shape on the University of Michigan's North Campus. Called M City, the one-of-a-kind facility will include a network of roads with up to five lanes, intersections, roundabouts, roadway markings, traffic signs

By |2015-01-13T00:00:00-05:00January 13th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

AT&T To Bring Back Rollover Plan ? But For Data

DETROIT - AT&T announced Wednesday it is bringing back its popular Rollover concept ? but this time for data. Beginning January 25, all new and current AT&T Mobile Share Value customers will automatically receive the Rollover Data feature at no additional cost. Now, all Mobile Share Value customers will have their unused, shareable plan data

By |2015-01-07T00:00:00-05:00January 7th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

The Grommet?s CEO Jules Pieri To Deliver Keynote Address at ACE ?15

LIVONIA - Michigan born entrepreneur and The Grommet CEO Jules Pieri will draw on her years of experience reshaping how customer products get discovered, shared and bought in her keynote address to ACE ?15, the 15th Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship event to be held January 29 at Burton Manor in Livonia. Pieri?s extensive resume includes

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