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Report: Most Americans Favor Flying Cars – Really

ANN ARBOR—Despite considerable concerns about the safety of flying cars, two-thirds of Americans say they would like to ride in or operate their own airborne vehicle. A new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute shows that 41 percent of adult respondents to an online survey are "very interested" in riding

By |2017-04-19T18:30:29-04:00April 19th, 2017|Auto Tech, News|

West Michigan Works! Opens Satellite Site At North Kent Community Services

GRAND RAPIDS - North Kent Community Services is now offering services to help people find jobs.  On Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., West Michigan Works! will help people with resume writing, cover letters, and more at the NKCS location. Anyone can use West Michigan Works! Services. You do not have to be a

By |2017-04-13T19:56:40-04:00April 13th, 2017|News|

Grand Valley State Offers Academy To Develop Design Thinking Process

ALLENDALE - A newly established program at Grand Valley State University will help students become innovative thinkers and problem solvers who are able to make lasting impacts in the world by utilizing the design thinking process. "A Design Thinking Academy for undergraduate students is unique in the United States," said John Berry, director of Grand

By |2017-04-06T16:02:54-04:00April 6th, 2017|Featured, News|

Registration Closes April 6 For Michigan Robotics Day Celebration At U-M

ANN ARBOR - Registration closes April 6 for the 2017 Michigan Robotics Day at the University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex April 11, an event celebrating National Robotics Week. It is co-hosted by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences and the U-M College of Engineering. Keynote - Paul Snyder, Designing for Advanced Urban Mobility

By |2017-04-05T09:55:04-04:00April 5th, 2017|News, STEM|

AT&T Selected For First Responder Network Broadband Buildout For Police, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Services

DETROIT -  AT&T has been selected by the First Responder Network Authority to build and manage the first broadband network dedicated to America’s police, firefighters and emergency medical services. The FirstNet network will cover all 50 states, five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, including rural communities and tribal lands in those states and

By |2017-03-30T16:36:11-04:00March 30th, 2017|News|

U-M Spring Commencement Will Include Unique Bicentennial Elements

ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan's spring commencement ceremonies will celebrate the bicentennial-year graduates with a unique Michigan Stadium event that features voices from the past and the present, Oscar-winning musicians and special alumni awards. The April 29 event will celebrate the graduating Class of 2017 and honor the university's 200-year history. "Our bicentennial

By |2017-03-29T12:12:48-04:00March 29th, 2017|News|

Billionaire Cuban Contends Trillionaires Will Be Those Who Master Artificial Intelligence

AUSTIN - Multi-billonaire Mark Cuban, speaking at South By Southwest, said the world’s first trillionaires will be men and women who master Artificial Intelligence and its derivatives. "I am telling you, the world's first trillionaires are going to come from somebody who masters AI and all its derivatives," the Shark Tank investor said, according to

By |2017-03-15T18:07:09-04:00March 15th, 2017|News|

California Closets Locates To West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS - Luxury storage company California Closets is expanding to Cascade Charter Township with financial support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The company is building a new facility in West Michigan to supply the Eastern United States and expects to generate more than $5.7 million in private investment and create 61 jobs in exchange

By |2017-03-10T12:46:56-05:00March 10th, 2017|News|