DETROIT - In a new report, more than 3,000 companies in Michigan and Northeast Ohio have been identified as stakeholders in what’s described as an energy efficiency value chain that will tap the rapidly growing market for clean energy technology to meet a growing U.S. economy, greater electricity demands and a need to reduce emissions.
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TROY - Managed service provider CloudTech1 on Aug. 23 at Automation Alley headquarters will be discussing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. A disaster doesn't have to be a disaster. Disasters happen. It is part of life. Hopefully you and your company never have to go through one. The key is preparedness. How do you prepare and
NORTHVILLE - Come celebrate the Buy Michigan Now festival from Aug. 5 - 7 Friday, a weekend celebration of the state’s annual Buy Michigan Week. This family-friendly event includes tasty treats, street vendors, live music, and children’s activities, all highlighting Michigan-based businesses and Michigan-made products. Together we are revitalizing the economy, one product, one purchase,
SOUTHFIELD - Four Lawrence Technological University professors have won a $25,000 grant from the National Fluid Power Association to bring problem-based and entrepreneurial-minded learning to fluid mechanics and thermodynamics education. The LTU team is led by principal investigator Liping Liu, assitant professor in LTU’s A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering. Other members are Robert
DETROIT - The parents of actor Anton Yelchin, best known for his role in the Star Trek movie reboot, will file a wrongful death lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles today, according to a wire service report. The 27-year-old Russian-born actor was killed on June 19 in the driveway of his home as he was pinned
ANN ARBOR - Consumers were a bit less optimistic in July than one month or one year ago, although consumer confidence remains at a reasonably high level, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The recent decline was due to rising concerns about prospects for the economy that were mainly expressed by upper
ROYAL OAK - On the segment of M2 TechCast, David Palmer from Workforce Intelligence Network, talks about its jobs available in IT and advanced manufacturing. WIN is a southeast Michigan collaborative effort between ten community colleges, six workforce boards and economic development partners. In the podcast, Palmer explains: What WIN does? What are the goals
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. - Money-making opportunities associated with the Internet of Things are coming into focus for companies around the world, so says a new report released this week by the Computing Technology Industry Association. CompTIA’s Internet of Things Trends and Opportunities report finds that 23 percent of channel companies surveyed say they’ve already made
EAST LANSING - Richard Lunt has been appointed to the Johansen Crosby Professorship of Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University. Lunt, who joined MSU in 2011, is an award-winning chemical engineer and materials scientist. Donald Morelli, interim chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, called the position one of the most prestigious
