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LTU Fields First Football Team In September – First Coach Explains How
ROYAL OAK - For the first time in the last 70 plus years, Lawrence Technological University is fielding a football team. The first LTU head football coach Jeff Duvendeck discusses what it is like building
Brennan Updates CAR’s MBS Conference, Progress On MITechNews TV
TRAVERSE CITY - The Center for Automotive Research’s Management Briefing Seminars has morphed into a technology show, and this year the focus was on Autonomous Vehicles - how to build them, protect them from hackers,
Marburger STEM Center Update With Executive Director Collins
ROYAL OAK - What is the Marburger STEM Center at Lawrence Technological University? Executive Director Sibrina Collins explains in this segment of M2 Techcast. In September, the STEM Center celebrates is third anniversary. It was
Breaking News
Detroit Makes Top Ten List For Homebuyers Seeking To Relocate
DETROIT - A record number of potential U.S. homebuyers are seeking to relocate, according to
Green Hydrogen Economy Depends On Electrolyzer
NEW YORK - Solar power depends on the solar cell. Wind power, the wind turbine.
MiSBF Webinar – Increasing Acceptance, Use Of Compostable Products In Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS - Compostable and biodegradable products are an important part of many corporate and
Automakers Invest Billions In North American EV And Battery Manufacturing Facilities
ANN ARBOR - Automaker investment in battery and Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturing in North America
Consumer Optimism Surges In January Amid Partisanship – Highest Level In Last 12 Years
ANN ARBOR - Consumers expressed a higher level of confidence in January than at any
Michigan Science Center CEO Appointed To National Academies Of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine
DETROIT - Tonya Matthews PhD, president and CEO at the Michigan Science Center, has been
Open Systems Technologies Forms Strategic Partnership With Sweden’s Configura
GRAND RAPIDS – A recent meeting with longtime Open Systems Technologies client Herman Miller provided
studioONE Named General Contractor To Renovate Toyota Engineering Theater
DETROIT - studiozONE has been named as general contractor for the transformation and renovation of
Featured News
Detroit City Distillers Offering Paczki Day Vodka Online Orders Feb 11
DETROIT - Paczki Vodka, made with real Paczkies made in Detroit, will be going on sale online on Friday Feb. 11
Ford, Google, City of Detroit, State Of Michigan Partner To Build Mobility Center In Cork Town
DETROIT – Michigan Central is launching a public-private partnership with the state of Michigan and the city of Detroit, and Google
West Michigan Businesses Rebounding, But Slow Down Later When Interest Rates Rise
GRAND RAPIDS — West Michigan businesses will continue to rebound from the pandemic but Grand Valley State University researchers said growth
Michigan
Trump Travel Ban To Arab Countries Impacting Business In Michigan
LANSING - Last Friday President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) which banned travel from
Beware Form 6367 From Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency
LANSING - Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency will be sending out its annual Form 6367 mailing
Redford School Wins ESD’s Future City Competition, Advances To National Finals
NOVI — A team from St. Valentine Catholic School in Redford Township won the 2017
Royal Oak’s Powerley Rolls Out Smart Home, Real-Time Electricity Usage App
ROYAL OAK — Powerley, the utility-led smart home technology pioneer, has introduced the next generation
Trump Travel Ban To Arab Countries Impacting Business In Michigan
LANSING - Last Friday President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) which banned travel from
Beware Form 6367 From Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency
LANSING - Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency will be sending out its annual Form 6367 mailing
Redford School Wins ESD’s Future City Competition, Advances To National Finals
NOVI — A team from St. Valentine Catholic School in Redford Township won the 2017
Royal Oak’s Powerley Rolls Out Smart Home, Real-Time Electricity Usage App
ROYAL OAK — Powerley, the utility-led smart home technology pioneer, has introduced the next generation
Managing High-Volume Facilities Smoothly With A Parking Management Company
In busy cities, large parking facilities often deal with traffic jams and pressure to keep
AI-powered ‘Opportunity Marketplace’ Helps West Michigan Jobseekers Find Careers
GRAND RAPIDS - MiCareerCompass, helps students and jobseekers explore career paths, find training and education,
Cooper Creative Provides Marketing Services For Business
GRAND HAVEN - In a candid and insightful conversation, we sit down with Jamie Cooper,
Is Medical Research Getting Smarter? Top Ways Science Is Advancing Faster Than Ever
Medical research isn’t just about groundbreaking discoveries—it’s about getting those discoveries to patients faster, improving
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Science Tech
Oakland County Creates Zika Virus Control Plan
PONTIAC - The Zika virus, which has potentially been linked to birth defects in infants in Central and South America, has not been found in Michigan, but Oakland County officials announced Friday that they were
IBM To Buy Ann Arbor Truven Health Analytics For $2.6 Billion
ANN ARBOR - The Watson Health business unit of IBM announced this week plans to acquire Truven Health Analytics, a provider of healthcare data analysis. The purchase price would be $2.6 billion. There was no
Asterand Bioscience Wins $6.5 Million Contract From National Institutes Of Health
DETROIT - Asterand Bioscience says it has been awarded a five-year, $6.5 million contract from the National Institutes of Health to provide oncology specimens with associated clinical data to the Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium.
Rubicon Genomics Inks New Deal With Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
ANN ARBOR - Rubicon Genomics announced Monday a new agreement with Beckman Coulter Life Sciences for distribution of its ThruPLEX Plasma-seq kits for research applications. It follows an announcement last fall that the kit has
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
Mobility Spotlight: Navistar Establishes eMobility Center in Rochester Hills
ROCHESTER HILLS - Navistar International Corporation is working to further establish itself in the automotive
Detroit Auto Show Moves To Fall 2021 In Hopes Pandemic Won’t Be Impact
DETROIT - The North American International Auto Show move its reimagined indoor and outdoor show,
Car Hauler Rolls Out Mobile Logistics Platform
ROMULUS—United Road, the largest provider of finished vehicle logistics in North America, today announced the
Amazon Orders 100,000 Electric Delivery Trucks From Rivian
SEATTLE - Amazon will be stepping up its efforts to reduce its climate impact, CEO Jeff Bezos
Digital and Mobile
Internet Advisor: Lohrmann Provides Michigan Cyber Militia Update
DETROIT - Dan Lohrmann, led Michigan’s cybersecurity and technology infrastructure teams from 2002-2014, receiving numerous national
Mobile Michigan Detroit Focus On Apple CarPlay, Android Auto And App Development
DETROIT - While technology inside our vehicles isn’t new, auto manufacturers have somewhat struggled to
Putin’s Russian Hackers Behind Wikileaks Democrat National Committee eMail Dump
WASHINGTON DC - Reports surfaced over the weekend that points squarely at a Russian intelligence
US DOT Secretary Foxx Detroit Auto Cybersecurity Speech Now Online
DETROIT - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s speech at the inaugural Billington Auto Cybersecurity conference
Report: Cyberwarfare Incidences in 2012 Three Times Higher Than 2011
SAN FRANCISCO - Cyberwarfare incidences jumped sharply in 2012, Akamai said, with the number of
Alternative Online Authentication Group Gets Google As Backer
MOUNTAIN VIEW - A group of tech companies looking to replace passwords for online identity
Macomb County Back To Pen-And-Paper Have Fire Wipes Out Only Datacenter
MT. CLEMENS - Macomb County's courts and other departments are back to pen-and-paper operations after
McAfee, NIST Partner To Boost U.S. Cyberdefenses
WASHINGTON DC - Security firm McAfee is working with the National Institute of Standards and
Business and Finance
Bamboo Detroit To Expand Into Bamboo On Washington Co-Working Space – Add Private Offices
DETROIT - Co-working space Bamboo Detroit will be expanding into a new 6,000 square foot
Six Finalist Named For TiE & AutoNebula Mobility Contest
FARMINGTON HILLS – TiE Detroit and AutoNebula, a business accelerator and investment fund focused on
Accelerate Michigan Names 36 Finalists For $1 Million Tech Start-Up Competition
DETROIT - Accelerate Michigan is back next month and one lucky startup will have the
M2 TechCast: Young Basile IP Update – How To Tell A Good Patent From A Bad one
ROYAL OAK - Keith Schoenberger, an Intellectual Property attorney with Young Basile, in this episode
