DETROIT - A new organization dedicated to spurring job growth in Southeastern Michigan has been launched and has hired its first CEO. Barry Matherly will join the group, transitioning from his role as president and CEO of a similar initiative in Virginia, and will lead the effort to ensure that Southeast Michigan's 11 counties are served
WARREN - Student Mentoring and Leadership skills development nonprofit, Winning Futures, is now accepting applications for its 2019 Scholarships granted to alumni that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to their education and career goals. Applicants must be graduates from the Winning Futures mentoring program or Keys to College program and currently enrolled in a continuing education
LANSING – A strategic partnership to help Michigan’s first responders with additional technology choices for emergency communications technology has been announced by the Office of Michigan’s Public Safety Communications Systems and Harris Corporation This effort will continue to focus on a reliable, secure and interoperable communications for the first responders across Michigan. “No single emergency
EAST LANSING - A new DNA tool created by Michigan State University can accurately predict people’s height, and more importantly, could potentially assess their risk for serious illnesses, such as heart disease and cancer. Stephen Hsu, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. For the first time, the tool, or algorithm, builds predictors for human
DETROIT - Career in Energy Week, Oct. 15-19, hopes to show Michigan students and adults learn more about professional opportunities in the energy industry statewide. More than 108,000 Michigan residents hold energy-related jobs today, and the Michigan Workforce Development Agency estimates energy jobs will grow by 6 percent through 2026. The campaign is backed by
ROYAL OAK - Elaina Farnsworth, CEO of The NEXT Education, explains her company’s certification and training programs to upskill and reskill the workers of tomorrow. Elaina Farnsworth In this segment of M2 Techcast, Elaina explains: What is The NEXT Education? What’s going on in the transportation industry? What is the growing skills gap. What are some
STAMFORD, Conn. - Worldwide PC shipments totaled 67.2 million units in the third quarter of 2018, a 0.1 percent increase from the third quarter of 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. The global market has shown modest stability for two consecutive quarters. EMEA, Asia/Pacific and Japan experienced growth in the third quarter of
DETROIT - The Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan has partnered with OneMagnify (formerly Marketing Associates) to bring U.S. Department of Labor registered IT apprenticeships – Apprenti – to its operations in Detroit. OneMagnify joins national IT brands like Amazon, Microsoft and Accenture as an Apprenti employer partner and is the first company in Michigan
SOUTHFIELD – Wards Intelligence has hired connected car and smart mobility expert Doug Newcomb as a senior analyst to lead WI’s mobility practice. Newcomb joins WI from C3 Group, LLC, a West Coast mobility and events consulting firm, headquartered in the Portland, Ore. area, where he has served as president since 2013. Prior to launching
SOUTHFIELD - 123Net, the Southfield high-speed connectivity and managed services provider, is partnering with the Detroit Community Technology Project’s Equitable Internet Initiative to bring more gigabit internet connections to the Motor City. “123Net sees what we see in Detroit,” said Diana Nucera, director of the DCTP. “They understand that this city is experiencing tremendous growth,
