WIXOM - TiE Detroit, the Detroit Chapter of the global not-for-profit organization TiE ? Talent, Ideas, Enterprise, has launched a new educational program that targets motivated high school students to teach them the basics of entrepreneurship. The application deadline is Aug. 26. ?TiE Young Entrepreneur's bigger cause is Social Development,? said Seema Chaturvedi, co-founder and
STERLING HEIGHTS - UHY Advisors has expanded its presence in Asia by welcoming its newest member - Shanghai ZhongHua Certified Public Accountants, to the global accountancy network of UHY, of which UHY MI has been a member since 2001. This new Shanghai-based member gives UHY Advisors a second location in China, where it also has
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University will launch a bachelor's degree in robotics engineering this fall, what university officials described as the first undergraduate program of its kind in Michigan and only the second in the country. The interdisciplinary degree program blends mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science with robotics. In keeping with Lawrence Tech?s
WARREN ? Corp! magazine has named its Metropolitan Detroit 101 Best and Brightest Companies To Work For, a group of winners that practice innovative strategies and represent best practices in human resources in industries as diverse as automotive, insurance, hospitality, communications and nonprofit organizations. An independent research firm evaluates each company?s entry based on key
SAN FRANCISCO ? Anonymous, the collection of independent hacktivists worldwide, announced this week that they will take down Facebook on Nov. 5, on the British Guy Fawkes Day. Guy Fawkes was a passionate revolutionary who tried to blow up Britain?s House of Parliament. The event is commemorated each year in Britain with fireworks, CNET News.
DETROIT ? General Motors has awarded a production contract to A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium ion batteries and systems, for complete battery packs to be used in future GM electric vehicles to be sold in select global markets. All of the battery packs will be assembled at A123?s plant in
ANN ARBOR - The U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration announced a $250,000 grant award to Ann Arbor SPARK to support development of a business accelerator model that can be used by communities throughout the U.S. Initially, the model will be deployed in Washtenaw and Wayne counties, providing a full range of business development services
ROCHESTER HILLS - General Motors Ventures made its sixth investment last week, investing $7.5 million into solar panel maker Sunlogics to build solar-powered electric charging stations for the Chevy Volt electric car. GM Ventures, the venture capital arm of General Motors, has invested $45 million into a variety of start-ups, mostly in cleantech and vehicle
LANSING - A plan by Zeeland-based Gentex to hire 1,100 new employees over the next five years received support from the Michigan Economic Growth Authority on Tuesday as it approved a Michigan Business Tax credit for the jobs equal to $2.4 million. The credit will run for the next three years while the automotive parts
LANSING - Negotiations on setting a fixed amount local government employees must pay toward their health insurance appear on track, with a conference committee vote likely the week the Legislature comes back into session. Sen. Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Township), chair of the SB 7 conference panel, said Friday he has been working with Rep. Tom