Events/Announcements

ITC Creates Power-Engineering Scholarship At Lawrence Tech

NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp., the nation?s largest independent electricity transmission company, has donated $250,000 to Lawrence Technological University to establish the ITC Power Engineering Endowed Scholarship in LTU?s College of Engineering. It will provide a fulltime student with half tuition each year. ITC will also offer a paid internship each year to the student

By |2014-04-29T00:00:00-04:00April 29th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Snyder Says Toyota Expansion Shows State Has World Class Talent

LANSING - Toyota Motors announced Monday that it was expanding its Ann Arbor technology campus, adding some 250 jobs in the area as the giant automaker announced a massive consolidation of its U.S. operations. The company announced it was consolidating its U.S. headquarters into Plano, Texas. The expansion in Ann Arbor will relocate its direct

By |2014-04-28T00:00:00-04:00April 28th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Business Leaders Urge Smarter Balanced Assessment Adoption

LANSING - Business Leaders for Michigan headed a coalition urging the Legislature to support adoption of the Smarter Balanced assessment as a replacement for the Michigan Education Assessment Program. The groups noted that school districts have already been implementing the Common Core State Standards and that some districts are beginning to try Smarter Balanced next

By |2014-04-28T00:00:00-04:00April 28th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Report Shows Michigan Behind Nation In High School Graduation

LANSING - Only 76 percent of Michigan high school students graduate in the normal time, compared to 81 percent nationally, a report released during the weekend showed. The report, by a variety of groups including Civic Enterprises, the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University, America's Promise Alliance and the Alliance for Excellent Education, showed

By |2014-04-28T00:00:00-04:00April 28th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Two Brothers Share More Than Jobs At Eaton – Win Gamechanger Award

MARSHALL ? Two brothers working for Eaton share more than just a family name and an employer ? they now each have won the Eaton Gamechanger Award, the company?s highest recognition for innovative employees who drive breakthrough results for their work on different advanced technologies that enable significant fuel savings benefits. Older brother Tom Genise

By |2014-04-25T00:00:00-04:00April 25th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Survey: 30 Percent Of CIOs Say Biggest Challenge Managing Remote Workforce

MENLO PARK, Calif. - For technology professionals who work remotely, out of ?site? isn?t necessarily out of mind. In a new Robert Half Technology survey, nearly one-third (30 percent) of U.S. chief information officers interviewed said communication is their greatest challenge in managing a remote workforce. Productivity and technology challenges followed, each cited by 22

By |2014-04-24T00:00:00-04:00April 24th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Automation Alley Senior Director Anderson To Retire

TROY - After 12 years with Automation Alley, Thomas Anderson announced he will retire and be replaced by Kelly Kozlowski, Director of Public Affairs. In addition to his role as senior director, Anderson also led the association?s entrepreneurship programs. Under his leadership, Automation Alley has invested more than $8.59 million in 38 technology-driven startup companies

By |2014-04-23T00:00:00-04:00April 23rd, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|