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Report: Auto Manufacturing Wages Dropped In March

LANSING - March saw the steepest decline in automotive manufacturing wages since 2009, the Senate Fiscal Agency said in its Economic Indicators report issued Monday. The report showed wages for auto workers dropped more than 20 percent in March, close to the wage drop seen in January 2009. But unlike that drop at the beginning

By |2016-06-14T21:36:07-04:00June 14th, 2016|Featured, News, Politics|

Physical Security Aspects Of Cybersecurity:  An Objective View Of Asymmetric Strategy

LIVONIA - Traveling with technology needs a level of paranoia. It is safe to assume any time the tech is out of your site someone is trying to copy the data from it. From your phone's contact list to the contents of the hard drive of your laptop. Even the hotel safe and Wifi are

By |2016-06-14T21:18:08-04:00June 14th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Navy’s Newest Risk-Taker Is Unmanned Drone Ship That Can Cross Pacific

SAN DIEGO — Part trimaran and part robot, this odd-shaped ship is an unusual fit at the naval pier. What’s even more unusual is this self-driving vessel is designed to travel thousands of miles through the ocean and conduct its mission without a single crew member on board. At 132-feet long, the Sea Hunter is a

By |2016-06-13T11:54:28-04:00June 13th, 2016|Drones, Featured|

Are You Ready for Connectivity Revolution?

GRAND RAPIDS - According to networking giant Cisco Systems Inc., Intel Corp, and a variety of industry analysts; growth of connectivity thru the use of Internet of Things devices will range anywhere from 26 billion to 100 billion by 2020. As our world becomes increasingly more connected, business owners and consumers will need to shift

By |2016-06-12T19:39:12-04:00June 12th, 2016|Featured, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

U-M Report: Hypoxic Dead Zone Size Of Connecticut To Appear This Summer In Gulf Of Mexico

ANN ARBOR - Farmland runoffs containing fertilizers and livestock waste from the Upper Midwest will create this summer an oxygen-depleted “dead zone” the size of Connecticut in the Gulf of Mexico that could suffocate marine life in the 5,898 square mile hypoxic zone. This forecast was released Thursday by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

By |2016-06-10T12:16:38-04:00June 9th, 2016|Clean Update, Featured, News|

Ken Rogers To Retire From Automation Alley August 26

TROY - Automation Alley Executive Director Ken Rogers has announced he will retire from Michigan’s leading technology business association effective Aug. 26. He co-founded the organization with Oakland County Executive Brooks Patterson and served in his post for 17 years. Automation Alley’s Board of Directors will form an executive search committee and seek input from

By |2016-06-08T16:44:08-04:00June 8th, 2016|Featured, News|

Michigan’s Bio-Industry Sees Gains in Several Key Sectors and Success Indices

ANN ARBOR - Michigan's biosciences industry saw significant gains according to a new report with some 44,277 jobs, a gain of almost 2,400 since the last findings in 2014. The report, TEConomy/BIO The Value of Bioscience Innovation in Growing Jobs and Improving Quality of Life 2016 Report was released Tuesday during the annual BIO International

By |2016-06-08T10:30:43-04:00June 8th, 2016|Featured, Guest Columns, Life Sciences|

Inaugural Global Automotive Cybersecurity Summit Coming To Detroit July 22

DETROIT - A new cutting-edge technology event with cybersecurity solutions for connected and autonomous cars is being organized by Billington CyberSecurity. The cyber summit will include CEOs in the auto industry as well as top government and technology leaders from around the world. Something new is coming to Detroit, but it is based on something

By |2016-06-07T07:31:51-04:00June 7th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured, Guest Columns|

How To Advertise To Generation C Focus Of aimWest Update June 15

GRAND RAPIDS - Alex Gonzalez returns June 15 from Google to talk about Generation C, a group of digital users who thrive on four principles: Connection, Community, Creation and Curation. Brands who understand this new generation, their passions, and their needs, can create a stronger connection with potential buyers. This presentation will focus on getting

By |2016-06-07T19:32:41-04:00June 7th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Charter Capital Partners Closes $5 Million MAF Opportunity Fund

GRAND RAPIDS - Charter Capital Partners announced it has closed the over-subscribed $5 million MAF Opportunity Fund with investment commitments coming from institutional, family office, and individual investors. The Fund was organized to invest in elite companies from its predecessor fund, Michigan Accelerator Fund I. John Kerschen and Dale Grogan, both managing directors of Charter

By |2016-06-06T19:34:52-04:00June 6th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|