DETROIT ? Gov. Rick Snyder announced Tuesday during the North American International Auto Show that the Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center in Superior Township plans to add 50 new jobs over the next three years as part of a $15 million expansion. The expansion, which involves a new environmental chamber used for testing vehicles in extreme
LANSING - If the House passes a bill, or a Senate committee reports it, Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) said Wednesday he's not standing in the way of a floor debate on right-to-work legislation. But Richardville, who supports a right-to-teach bill targeted at the Michigan Education Association, told reporters he doesn't support a broader
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, provider of Plex Online, Cloud ERP for manufacturers, Wednesday announced the next webinar in its series for the aerospace manufacturing industry - Operational Impacts of Rev. C. ? is scheduled for Jan. 26. Led by independent aerospace expert Francis Charbonneau, the one-hour webinar ? starting at 11 am - will
ANN ARBOR - Fritz Seyferth, a known expert in leadership and executive coaching and founder of The Foundation of WinningO program taught to companies around the nation, has been added to the speakers for the ACE 12 January 31 at Skyline High School. A former Michigan football player and staff member under coach Bo Schembechler,
LANSING - For months, the major stakeholders in the health and insurance sectors have attended and testified at hearings of the House Health Policy Committee on creation of the state's health insurance exchange, but next week, Rep. Gail Haines, the committee chair, said the panel will seek and welcome input from residents on the controversial
DETROIT - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation's website design competition drew 51 teams of high school students to vie for $2,775 in cash prizes. For its sixth year running, women from metro Detroit high schools learned creative development and technology principles during the two-month-long program. It is one of the initiatives benefiting
BIRMINGHAM ? Blaze Medical Devices received an investment of $250,000 at the end of 2011 from a group of angel investors that included Great Lakes Angels. Great Lakes Angels Chairman David Weaver declined to specify how much GLA invested in his company. Weaver is CEO of Blaze Medical Devices, which is developing a line of
ATLANTA - A Poll Position national scientific telephone survey found that the majority of Americans (50 percent) said people who are caught texting while driving should lose their driver's license for a period of time. The survey also showed 38 percent said you should not lose your license for a period of time and 12
WASHINGTON DC ? The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that nonfarm payrolls rose by 200,000 last month. The unemployment rate, obtained by a separate survey of U.S. households, sank to 8.5 percent in December, its lowest level since February 2009. November's rate was revised up to 8.7 percent. The Labor Department said private companies added
GRAND RAPIDS ? As I was typing out the issue number on this eNewsletter, it hit me ? Vol. 10, No. 1. Means MITechNews.Com ? the first web portal site in Michigan to offer news about Michigan technology and entrepreneurs ? is celebrating its 10th birthday. It?s hard to believe when I left the Detroit