DETROIT - The Engineering Society of Detroit on Jan. 27 will kick off its popular Eggs & Energy Breakfast series by looking at Nuclear Energy, how it is used today, its future potential, opportunities and obstacles facing this industry, as well as innovations and new technologies. This breakfast will feature: David B. Harwood, Director and
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? A survey of Michigan business leaders, academics and industry experts shows optimistic expectations for Michigan's economy in 2011. The 2010 Michigan Economic Outlook was sponsored by the Business Improvement Team and conducted by Business Research Group of Bloomfield Hills. This is the first in a series of semi-annual surveys that BIT will
YPSILANTI - Integrated Sensing Systems has received two federal grants to aid in the support of its wireless implantable pressure sensors for the chronic treatment of congestive heart failure, as well as its drug infusion flow sensing technology for much safer drug administration. ISSYS applied for these grants earlier in the year under the Qualifying
DETROIT - Oil-soaked plastic boom material used to soak up oil in the Gulf of Mexico is finding new life as auto parts in the all electric-powered Chevrolet Volt. General Motors has developed a method to convert an estimated 100 miles of the material off the Alabama and Louisiana coasts and keep it out of
GRAND RAPIDS ? If you'd have a great web-based technology business idea, and you'd like to live in West Michigan for 12 weeks this summer, than the Momentum business accelerator program may be what you're looking for. You can apply now for the 2011 program. Momentum is open to any entrepreneur in Michigan or beyond.
LANSING - Governor-elect Rick Snyder will keep Kirk Steudle as his Department of Transportation director and will promote Lt. Col. Kriste Etue to the top post on the Department of State Police. Steudle has been head of Transportation since 2006 and has been under fire from Republicans in recent years for his support of the
ANN ARBOR - Servant Systems, the MI franchise software development specialist, has upgraded a Web-based franchisee pricing application for the Aire Serv Heating and Air Conditioning franchise network. The advanced Menu Pricing Guide is accessible by Aire Serv franchisees at more than 180 locations in the United States and Canada as well as by Home
MANISTEE - Merit Network announced Tuesday the commencement of construction for the REACH-3MC Broadband Stimulus Project. At a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the occasion, Merit staff were joined by representatives from the offices of U.S. Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, Manistee Intermediate School District, Connect Manistee, the Manistee Alliance for Economic Success, and construction
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple announced Tuesday that unit sales of its tiny set-top box are expected to reach 1 million by the end of this week. The Apple TV, which launched in September, is one-quarter the size of its predecessor, and allows users to rent and stream television shows and movies from iTunes on their
WASHINGTON DC - The Federal Communications Commission today officially adopted controversial Net neutrality rules, but the fight is far from over as the FCC's authority to create and enforce these rules may still be in question. With the support of the Democratic FCC chairman, Julius Genachowski, and two other Democratic commissioners, Michael Copps and Mignon