ANN ARBOR - Farmland runoffs containing fertilizers and livestock waste from the Upper Midwest will create this summer an oxygen-depleted “dead zone” the size of Connecticut in the Gulf of Mexico that could suffocate marine life in the 5,898 square mile hypoxic zone. This forecast was released Thursday by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
TROY - Automation Alley Executive Director Ken Rogers has announced he will retire from Michigan’s leading technology business association effective Aug. 26. He co-founded the organization with Oakland County Executive Brooks Patterson and served in his post for 17 years. Automation Alley’s Board of Directors will form an executive search committee and seek input from
ANN ARBOR - The National Society of Black Engineers will host its annual National Leadership Conference from June 9 -12 at the University of Michigan, where for the first time, the U-M College of Engineering will be helmed by an African American. On July 1, Alec D. Gallimore, Ph.D. — associate dean for academic affairs,
LANSING – Michigan’s University Research Corridor added $958 million in economic activity to the city of Detroit in 2015, or the equivalent of $1,400 per Detroit resident, along with hundreds of programs that improve lives and advance neighborhoods, contends a new report. Beyond jobs and economic investments, “Engaging Detroit: URC’s Contributions to Resurgence in the
PONTIAC - Oakland Schools will launch on June 13 an apprenticeship summer training program for juniors and seniors in the Construction Technology program that will give them the skills to enter the building trades when they graduate. The program is a joint effort of Oakland Schools, Construction Craft Laborers LIUNA 1076 and the Michigan Laborers
DETROIT - AT&T and Samsung Electronics America on June 10 will offer customers a water- and shatter-resistant Samsung Galaxy S7 active, and also will throw in the Samsung Gear S2, the first smartwatch with NumberSync, for free. Beginning on Friday, you can purchase the Galaxy S7 active at www.att.com/galaxys7active or at AT&T stores. You can
FARMINGTON HILLS - Great Lakes Angels will be reviewing the Michigan Venture Capital Association Research Report on Angel Investing and reviewing three exciting companies that have been selected to present June 14 at UHY Advisors. Registration begins at 5 pm, followed at 5:30 pm by the presentations. Presenting companies include: MiSyren www.misyren.com Formerly known
BIRMINGHAM - Seven technology-oriented women received scholarships or laptop computers at the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation’ Scholarship Recognition event. The MCWT Foundation has awarded over $928,000 to further the educational pursuits of 124 students throughout the past 11 years. “Retention of women in tech majors in college is below 10 percent;
DETROIT - Forbes magazine came out with its annual richest person list and Dan Gilbert was tops in Michigan (and 31st nationwide) with an estimated worth of $5.1 billion. Gilbert's Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online mortgage lender, is now hawking Rocket Mortgages, a new Web and smartphone app to speed the approval process. Critics
SAN JOSE, Ca. - Uber confirmed Tuesday that it has made a strategic investment and auto leasing deal with Toyota, which announced last November it was pouring $1 billion into its Research Institute in Ann Arbor to develop self-driving technology. “Toyota is a global leader in the automotive industry and Toyota vehicles are among the
