TROY - Automation Alley announced Friday that the technology networking group has been awarded more than $2 million in federal funds - a portion of which will be used to study how to expand Automation Alley headquarters by 4000 square feet. Automation Alley also received funds to develop more handicapped-friendly buses with Altair Engineering and
ROCHESTER - The Great Lakes Angels will celebrate St. Patrick's Day March 17 by reviewing a hot new deal and listening to a guest speaker that will discuss new programs from Lansing for start-up funding. Registration deadline is March 15 for the first 22 accredited investors. The presenting company is TellVision: TellVision is an internet
CAMBRIDGE - The outpouring of technology innovation in green technologies could be stymied without healthier financial markets and significant changes to government policies, speakers warned last weekend at the MIT Energy Conference. . Numerous speakers said the economy and current regulations are barriers to cleaning the energy industry fast enough to mitigate the effects of
WEST BLOOMFIELD - Cancer Information Center, a Michigan-based group of physicians and science experts, have unveiled its new Colon Cancer information web site. Colon Cancer killed 58,000 people last year. It contains simple to understand web pages to deal with this disease providing reliable medical suggestions. The site also offers ideas on how to get
ROYAL OAK - IT Consulting company C/D/H has earned the Microsoft Heartland Area Partner Marketing Excellence Award, the second time C/D/H has earned this award in marketing, and the third time overall. The Marketing Excellence award is given annually to companies that exhibit excellence in developing and improving business processes, and then conveying their knowledge
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- Utility company American Electric Power plans this year to place equipment in residential areas capable of storing a few hours of electricity, one of the first tests of distributed storage on the power grid. Ali Nourai, AEP's manager of distributed energy resources, calls the storage program a potential "game changer" for the utility
WASHINGTON DC - A top federal cybersecurity official resigned this week in a letter sharply critical of what he described as a power grab by the National Security Agency. Rod Beckstrom, director of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity Center, said in his letter that NSA "effectively controls DHS cyber efforts through detailees, technology insertions," and has
DETROIT - The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced the recipients of its 2009 Michigan Small Business Persons of the Year and champion awards, which will be presented April 20 during the fifth annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards dinner in East Lansing. Josh Linkner, ePrize founder and Chief Executive Officer, will be the keynote
TUSCON - Alternative energy company Ecotality said on Friday that it will supply charging stations in Arizona as part of the planned roll-out of plug-in electric cars from Nissan next year. Nissan North America has committed to making its electric vehicles available to municipal or private organizations in the Tucson, Ariz., area, Ecotality said. Nissan's
LANSING - The Prima Civitas Foundation is partnering with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to sponsor a Diversification Summit, aimed at providing area automotive suppliers with key strategies for diversifying their business in four high-demand sectors: Aerospace Manufacturing, Defense and Government Contracts, Medical Devices, and Wind/Renewable Energy. The summit, scheduled for March 18 at the