LANSING - Michigan topped at least 47 other states in the 2011 Area Development Gold Shovel Award business competition that recognizes states that drive job creation through innovative policies, new employers, and investments in new and expanded facilities. ?This recognition demonstrates our ability to grow business and adds to our momentum as a state,? said
LANSING - The Michigan State Police today fired back at claims that it has been using handheld machines called "extraction devices" to download from smart phones personal information from motorists they pull over, even if they're not suspected of any crime. The Michigan branch of the American Civil Liberties Union last week said it was
LONDON, United Kingdom - Mavizen will offer A123's advanced Nanophosphate lithium ion battery technology for two-wheeled high-performance motorsports applications. Initially, Mavizen will offer A123?s AMP20 prismatic cells and over the course of the relationship, intends to offer the full portfolio of A123?s lithium ion battery cells, which are designed to deliver a combination of high
LONDON, United Kingdom - Mavizen will offer A123's advanced Nanophosphate lithium ion battery technology for two-wheeled high-performance motorsports applications around the world. Initially, Mavizen will offer A123?s AMP20 prismatic cells and over the course of the relationship, intends to offer the full portfolio of A123?s lithium ion battery cells, which are designed to deliver a
ANN ARBOR - NanoBio Corporation Wednesday announced a licensing agreement with the University of Michigan that provides NanoBio with rights to an antigen that has been shown to prevent urinary tract infections following intranasal vaccination. Through the agreement, NanoBio gains access to an antigen that University of Michigan researchers have shown can prevent recurring UTIs
WARREN - Shawne Duperon is leading what she calls a "media mastery bootcamp," a two-day session designed to make her "boots" comfortable when dealing with reporters ? or with any other occasion where they have to answer questions in public. Duperon knows her subject well because she is a six-time EMMY award-winning television veteran with
CHICAGO - Have you ever tried to win an emotional argument with logic? If you have, I am guessing you lost that one. Trying to meet someone's need for emotional understanding with logic, or someone's need for logical understanding with emotion simply doesn't work. Depending on the situation, we humans want to hear facts when
ANN ARBOR - Sakti3 announced the inclusion of its advanced solid state battery technology among MIT Technology Review's 2011 TR10, an annual list of the world's ten most important emerging technologies. Each TR10 winner is drawn from the editors? coverage of key fields, and is based on a simple question: is the technology likely to
DETROIT - Join TechTown at the May First Friday for a special celebration of women entrepreneurs. Three women will share their inspiring stories and wisdom they've gained along the way in their entrepreneurial journeys. Presenters include: Carolyn Cassin, President and CEO, Michigan Women's Foundation Debi Scroggins, President and CEO, The Bearclaw Coffee Company LaTonya Barber,
LANSING - School employee unions could be decertified if they call a strike and teachers could lose their licenses if they join the strike under legislation being considered by the Michigan House Education Committee. Though a 2008 strike in Wayne-Westland Community Schools was cited as a driving force for the changes (HB 4465 and HB