DETROIT – LIFT, or Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, announced this week that Chris Conrardy has been named as the institute’s interim executive director. Conrardy, chief technology officer and vice president for strategic initiatives at EWI, succeeds Larry Brown, who had served as the executive director since 2014. The ALMMII Board of Directors is currently conducting
LANSING - Total utility customers participating in electric choice programs in 2017 were down from the previous year, as were the number of cable subscribers in the state, according to a pair of annual reports released Thursday. The Public Service Commission released its yearly Status of Electric Competition in Michigan and Status of Competition for
DETROIT - Internet Advisor will celebrate 20 years on the air this Saturday from 5 to 7 pm with a special show featuring guests from year's past. Listen live on WJR 760 AM News Talk Radio In Detroit. I do my Tech News update on WJR Saturday around 4:45 pm. Then we syndicate the show to radio
TROY - Join Automation Alley for the official launch of the National Association of Manufacturers’ 2018 State of Manufacturing Tour. State and local manufacturers, business leaders and students will join NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons as he delivers the NAM State of Manufacturing address. The NAM’s annual tour has become the flagship event for
COSTA MESA, Calif - Could social media be realizing its true calling as the ultimate customer service channel? According to the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Wireless Customer Care Full-Service Performance Study overall satisfaction is highest when customers ask questions or make requests of their wireless carriers via social media. “Personalized feedback, rapid-fire response time and interaction
ROYAL OAK - M2 TechCast Co-Hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush both attended the press preview days at the North American International Auto Show and in this podcast shared their observations, including the future of Autonomous Vehicles a big theme in the basement of Cobo Center where 57 auto mobility companies showed off their latest
ROYAL OAK - Multiple themes at the North American International Auto Show featured autonomous startups in the basement for the Automobile-D show sponsored by PlanetM, but upstairs where the auto industry was showcasing cars available now, not so much, said Auto Expert David Cole, chairman of AutoHarvest in Ann Arbor. The other theme was a
ROYAL OAK - We hear a lot of talk about electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles, but in reality on the floor of the North American International Auto Show were chock full of full-sized pickup trucks, big Sports Utility Vehicles, and flashy gas guzzling sports cars, said Michelle Krebs an analyst with Autotrader,. Auto makers will
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Jan. 29, cybersecurity expert Caston Thomas, CEO and founder of InterWorks Technology, will talk about cybersecurity threats to the Internet of Things. Michigan Small Business Development Director Keith Brophy will interview an entrepreneur helped by his SBA-backed program. Managed Service Provider Rick Beckers, CEO of CloudTech1, will announce
TROY - The early bird special to buy a ticket to attend IoT TechConnect April 4 at the Troy Marriott ends at midnight on Jan. 31. Only $15 to attend the day-long show that will feature Michigan companies, experts and products involved in the Internet of Things, dubbed IoT. The ticket price also includes breakfast
