DETROIT - On July 22, ITC Transmission subsidiary delivered 11,500 pounds - four miles - of old copper conductor to Goodwill’s Green Works worth about $12,600 that will be used for training, education, and career placement programs for people in greater Detroit. “We are incredibly thankful for our ongoing partnership with ITC Michigan and its
JACKSON - IChallengeU, which invites high school students to develop solutions to real-world business problems, will include a state competition in 2017 sponsored by Baker College. The sponsorship was announced on the final day of the 2016 IChallengeU regional competitions in Jackson and Holland. IChallengeU is an intense, two-week summer educational opportunity for high school juniors
AUBURN HILLS - Starting this fall, Oakland University will offer a Master of Science in Cybersecurity - the only one of its kind in the state designed to prepare students for careers in what’s becoming a white-hot cybersecurity job market. Starting salaries can be in the six-figures. “The overall goal of the program is to
DETROIT - Toyota has donated $1.44 million to the Michigan Science Center, the latest of many efforts by Toyota to promote and expand STEM education initiatives. “It’s critical to foster innovative thinking at a young age,” said Toyota Technical Center Senior Vice President Jeff Makarewicz. “Developing that interest early on can create great opportunities not
DETROIT - Comcast Thursday announced Michigan will be one of five states where it offers pay-as-you-go plans for Xfinity TV and Internet services, as well as prepaid wireless plans. Both will let people who do not have checking or savings accounts to pay for these digital services as needed. The offers are only available for
AUBURN HILLS - Oakland County’s Tech248 on July 26 will be hosting a program that brings some “nontraditional” talent options for IT companies in Michigan - some are “out of the box” thinking and others are very “bleeding edge” thinking. Speakers include Jennifer Llewellyn, manager, Workforce Development, and Greg Doyle, One Stop Shop Business Center
DETROIT - Business Incubator TechTown has named seven new members to its Board of Directors. All new members were appointed to three-year terms. “I look forward to working with our talented board members, new and returning, as we expand our support for both tech and neighborhood businesses, create jobs and opportunity, and help revitalize our
TROY - Join Automation Alley for a discussion on Big Data for business July 13 and learn how to manage complex data sets to make your company more effective, productive and profitable. Every company faces challenges when it comes to the analysis, capture, curation, storage, transfer and visualization of Big Data. Come to better understand
WIXOM — Japanese company, Idemitsu Lubricants America, has opened a new, 13,000-square-foot laboratory space in Wixom. The company says the new technology center will concentrate on product development in automotive lubricants and industrial fluids. It will also offer technical services to a full range of businesses, including automotive companies and industrial manufacturers. The company was
DETROIT - Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow and the ASM Materials Education Foundation are introducing a new program to disseminate both organizations’ materials science content and infuse it into high school curriculum nationwide. In many schools, basic science, technology, engineering, and math building blocks are either nonexistent or lack meaningful, up-to-date-information, creating a disconnect between the
