DETROIT - Online job postings for lightweighting-related advanced manufacturing occupations in Michigan increased by five percent between the second and third quarters, from 28,902 to 30,325, says a new report from LIFT – Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow. The quarterly reports, highlighting the employment trends, top jobs, and required skills in advanced manufacturing through Sept. 30
ANN ARBOR ⎯ A $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation has underwritten the creation of an alliance among the University of Michigan and three other colleges to help researchers commercialize their products. Partners include the University of Michigan Engineering's Center for Entrepreneurship and includes the University of Illinois, Purdue University and the University
ANN ARBOR - In July 2015, a pair of hackers commandeered a Jeep Cherokee through its Uconnect entertainment system to attack the vehicle’s brakes, engine and navigation system. Fiat Chrysler responded by patching the vulnerability and then issuing a recall for 1.4 million vehicles. Fast forward to July 2016: Fiat Chrysler announced it would pay
TROY - MITechNews.Com has partnered with Automation Alley to provide video news to its members. The new Automation Alley Video News Update will debut this month with interviews of Automation Alley’s 16th Annual Awards Gala winners. “We look forward to offering our membership this unique business growth opportunity through MITechNews.com. With video news updates, our
ROYAL OAK - Terry Bean of Motor City Connect and Janet Tyler, COO of Red Level, also were producers of the TEDX Detroit conference held in October at the Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit. TED (Talent, Education, Design) drew 2,600, a record for the eighth year of the independently produced conference. Some 600 students also
ROYAL OAK - Delphi, a global automotive manufacturing company, won the Microsoft Ignite 2016 Mealogix MetroHero Award, in the Migration category, with the assistance of the C/D/H team. Delphi set almost unachievable goals that most organizations would have said were not feasible, possible, or attainable. Put quite simply, a pipe dream. That didn’t deter Delphi
ROYAL OAK - Janet Tyler, the COO of Red Level, talks about how IT people can sell their budgets to the “C” level decision makers, particularly when the early reports claim that IT budgets will be down in 2017. The key, she says, is effective communication—and a little persistence— that can do a lot to
DETROIT - Imagine downloading a 5 Gigabyte HD Movie in 40 seconds. Or a 150 Megabyte music album in two seconds. Or a 15 Gigabyte video game in two minutes. Well imagine no more Detroit because Comcast announced Tuesday it began delivering 1 Gagabit-per-second service to residential customers in the Motor City. The rest of
NOVI - Linda H. Blair has succeeded Joseph L. Welch as president and CEO of ITC Holdings Corp. In her new role, Blair is responsible for the strategic vision and overall business operation of ITC and its subsidiaries. Blair has served in several leadership roles with ITC since the company’s inception in 2003 including most
TROY - Mobile Monday Detroit on Nov. 14 will host a variety of experts to educate the public about the variety of career opportunities available in Cybersecurity. The event is scheduled for RIIS in Troy. Start time is 6 pm. Featured speakers will be: Colleen Riccinto, Founder, Cyber Talent Search Hector Acosta, Research & Policy
