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Eaton Creates eMobility Business For Electrified Vehicle Technologies

SOUTHFIELD - Power management company Eaton is addressing increasing demand for high-voltage electrified vehicle technologies with the creation of its new eMobility business. With a focus on intelligent power electronics, power systems, and advanced power distribution and circuit protection, eMobility is poised to capitalize on a global vehicle electrification market projected to grow to 15

By |2018-06-26T19:47:48-04:00June 26th, 2018|Auto Tech, News|

Stryker Gets $2.6 Million State Grant To Propel $109 Million Medical Device Expansion

LANSING - Stryker Corporation, after getting a $2.6 million grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund, will expand capacity of its medical-device products with a $109-million investment at its 79-acre industrial site in Portage. In addition to the 253,000-square-foot expansion in southwest Michigan, the global medical technology manufacturer is expected to add 260 jobs by end

By |2018-06-26T18:49:56-04:00June 26th, 2018|News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Grand Rapids Group Seeks To Connect Cannabis Growers With Testing, Distribution, Insurance Needs

GRAND RAPIDS - As Michigan begins to license medical marijuana businesses, a new association seeks to offer an array of financial services to the industry. The Grand Rapids-based Michigan Cannabis Risk and Financial Association LLC wants to connect medical marijuana growers, processors, testing facilities, distributors and sellers with insurance and other professional services they need for their

By |2018-06-25T10:15:05-04:00June 25th, 2018|News|

AT&T’s IT Can Wait Anti-Distracted Driver Campaign Explained

ROYAL OAK - The road is full of people whose lives are at risk the second you take your eyes off the road to look at your phone. If you'd never use your phone with someone in the car, you shouldn't do it alone. AT&T’s Teresa Mask explains the IT Can Wait anti-distracted driver campaign

By |2018-06-15T13:05:16-04:00June 15th, 2018|M2 TechCast, News, Podcasts|

AT&T Names VP, General Manager For Michigan, Greater Lakes

DETROIT — AT&T Inc. announced the appointment of Tom Monahan to oversee business in what it calls the Greater Lakes region, including Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and northern Indiana. Tom Monahan. ATT photo. Monahan will manage more than 1,300 employees, 133 AT&T-owned retail locations and more than 267 national distribution outlets and authorized resellers. “Tom brings

By |2018-06-14T19:50:47-04:00June 14th, 2018|News|

Winning Futures Awards $30,000 To 20 Metro Detroit High School Students

DETROIT - Winning Futures awarded Wednesday a total of $30,000 to 20 local high schoolers and recognized 19 local business professionals who are enrolled in the Winning Futures’ life skills and workforce preparation mentoring program. Seven local business professionals received a Mentor of the Year Award for their exemplary mentoring service. Lee Ellen Kerr (Goodrich,

By |2018-06-08T11:34:23-04:00June 8th, 2018|News, STEM|

Prevailing Wage Repeal Passes Over Dems, Worker Objections

LANSING - Michigan's 53-year-old law requiring union scale wages to be paid to workers on public construction projects is no more after the Republican-majority Legislature passed the initiated legislation, accompanied by multiple chants and outbursts in the House by Democrats and furious construction workers who packed the gallery. The Senate voted largely along party lines,

By |2018-06-08T09:11:04-04:00June 7th, 2018|News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Record 700,000 Plus Michigan Workers Employed In Advanced Manufacturing Jobs

DETROIT – Advanced manufacturing employment in Michigan reached new heights in 2018 with more than 700,000 workers employed – the greatest employment level since 2006. This according to a new report from Detroit-based LIFT—Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, a Manufacturing USA institute.  The quarterly reports, highlighting employment trends, top jobs, and required skills in advanced manufacturing

By |2018-05-22T19:43:54-04:00May 22nd, 2018|News, Science, STEM|

DTE Energy, Consumers Energy Accelerate Plans For Cleaner Energy

DETROIT - Consumers Energy and DTE Energy Friday said they are accelerating plans to produce cleaner energy in Michigan, targeting at least a 50 percent Clean Energy Goal by 2030– achieved through a combination of investments in at least 25 percent renewable energy, and the remaining through energy efficiency. In the past year, both DTE

By |2018-05-18T13:58:39-04:00May 18th, 2018|Clean Update, News|