ANN ARBOR - Consumer sentiment has remained largely unchanged for more than a year at very favorable levels, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The January Sentiment figure was just 0.2 Index-points below December's, and just 1.1 points below the 2017 average of 96.8—which was the highest yearly average since 2000, said
DETROIT - Internet Advisor will celebrate 20 years on the air this Saturday from 5 to 7 pm with a special show featuring guests from year's past. Listen live on WJR 760 AM News Talk Radio In Detroit. I do my Tech News update on WJR Saturday around 4:45 pm. Then we syndicate the show to radio
ANN ARBOR — Ownership of cars and light trucks are on the upswing, says a University of Michigan researcher. In his 10th report in a series examining changes in various aspects of motorization in the U.S. since 1984, Michael Sivak of the UM Transportation Research Institute found that light vehicle-ownership rates per person and per
ROYAL OAK - Lawrence Technological University Dean of Students Kevin Finn talks about LTU’s transition from commuter to residential school, with yet another dorm that will house another 300 students, upping LTU’s residence hall occupancy to near 1,100 students living on campus. Some 4,200 students attend LTU. LTU also is expanding its sports programming with
DETROIT – Nine Lawrence Technological University students won industry-sponsored awards and scholarships Sunday night at MAIN Event 2018, a celebration of automotive design and innovation held at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in midtown Detroit. Around 600 people attended the eighth annual event, which helps kick off the North American International Auto Show. The
STAMFORD, Conn. - Worldwide PC shipments declined 2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, the 13th consecutive quarter of declining PC shipments, as well as the sixth year of annual declines, a new report says. In the fourth quarter, 71.6 million units, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. For the year, 2017 PC
DETROIT - Seven transitioning soldiers have graduated from a pilot program developed by Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow - LIFT - to earn national credentials in marketable skills that include metalworking, CNC machining and industrial technology maintenance. The pilot program, called Operation Next Advanced Manufacturing Certification Program, includes its first graduate Tim Short, a soldier who
ANN ARBOR - Kelly Sexton, an assistant vice chancellor at North Carolina State University, has been named associate vice president for research — technology transfer and innovation partnerships at the University of Michigan. Sexton will provide leadership for U-M’s innovation and technology transfer activities along with building partnerships with public and private entities that are
DETROIT - The North American International Auto Show is a global showcase for the world’s top vehicles – but also displays the talent and skills of the people who design and build the top models. While crowds are getting a closer look at the newest cars and trucks, people interested in working in the automotive
ANN ARBOR - Faculty at the University of Michigan School of Information and Washtenaw Community College will collaborate on an open-source course with the goal of encouraging more students to consider a U-M Bachelor of Science in Information degree. The two institutions have teamed up to offer WCC students, particularly those underrepresented in STEM fields,
