SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Toda America is scouting locations in Michigan and South Carolina to build a new lithium-ion battery cell production factory. Toda America wants to find a shovel-ready site, contingent upon winning a Department of Energy grant under the Recovery Act - Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative to be awarded in
DETROIT ARSENAL, WARREN - In efforts to partner Michigan's automotive-based companies with Department of Defense robotic requirements, several organizations are coming together to create an Automotive-Robotics Cluster July 28 -29 at Oakland University in Rochester. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Great Lakes Chapter is hosting the event at the Oakland Center to initiate
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft recently provided a "Technical Preview" of Office 2010 highlighting new capabilities such as lightweight, Web-based versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote, all accessible via desktop, mobile device, and through Web browsers Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari. Other standout improvements include new cut-and-paste features for Word and new ways to broadcast
NEW YORK - A study released Tuesday by the privacy-focused Ponemon Institute, companies' chief executives tend to value cybersecurity just as - if not more - highly than their executive colleagues. But compared to lower-level execs, CEOs also tend to underestimate the frequency of cyberthreats their organization faces. The survey, which was funded by cybersecurity
ANN ARBOR - Accuri Cytometers Monday announced the completion of a $4 million Series D financing round from current investors Fidelity Biosciences, Flagship Ventures, Baird Venture Partners and Arboretum Ventures, as well as the InvestMichigan! Program co-managed by Credit Suisse. The money will be used to finance working and growth capital to support its C6
LIVONIA - Quicken Loans, unable to secure a construction loan for a new headquarters in downtown Detroit, will instead move its 1700 employees to leased space in the Compuware Building by mid-2010, some 18 months earlier than planned. In November 2007, Quicken Loans announced it would relocate its headquarters to a newly constructed building in
LANSING - With a new toll free phone number, the Michigan Transportation Team has created a direct line for frustrated drivers who want to voice their opinions to lawmakers about the state of Michigan roads and whether to implement more funding to fix them, a spokesperson said Thursday. Mike Nystrom, vice president of government and
LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm returned from her latest trade mission to Germany and Belgium saying that a battery pack manufacturing company will soon look for a location in West Michigan for a construction site. Granholm said the company fortu PowerCell has identified several potential market areas, including vehicle batteries, battery back-up for cell phone
LANSING - If state officials turn to taxes to help resolve its ongoing budget problems, a slight majority of residents polled would favor either enacting a graduated income tax or cutting the sales tax rate and extending the tax to services. But the survey also showed most would oppose simply raising the state's income tax
ANN ARBOR - West Michigan entrepreneur Keith Brophy became the first local business leader to capture the championship trophy at the New Enterprise Forum annual "Entrepreneurial Improv: Battle of the Elevator Pitch." The third annual event was held on May 21 in Ann Arbor. The light hearted contest pits seasoned business leaders against each other