ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The Northrop Grumman Foundation and the National Society of Black Engineers have launched a three-year, $2-million program designed to expand the nation’s engineering workforce through a partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities to help improve science, technology, engineering and math education. The Northrop Grumman Corporation/NSBE Integrated Pipeline Program, funded by the
LANSING - A culinary team from Plymouth-Canton Educational Park in Canton and the management team from Saginaw Career Complex took first place in their respective disciplines at the Michigan ProStart Competition held earlier this month. Both will now compete in the national finals in Dallas. Sixty-four (64) teams representing 20 career and technical centers from
FERNDALE - On M2 (Squared) TechCast Monday March 28 Lawrence Technological University’s Donald Carpenter will discuss a model parking lot project he created at LTU’s Southfield campus that is designed to allow stormwater to flow naturally into the groundwater under a parking lot. The project was chosen for inclusion in the White House Water Summit
TRAVERSE CITY - How long does it take to obtain a FAA Section 333 Exemption? The FAA does not make any commitments on processing time. They have taken as little as two months and more than six months during various phases of 333 review. Here is what the FAA posted last week for people looking to
EAST LANSING - Supported Intelligence’ SmartBracket software after the first weekend of March Madness was ranked in the 74th percentile in the ESPN challenge pool. SmartBracket demonstrates the capabilities of its distinctive Rapid Recursive technology, which was designed to make sequential decisions – where one choice affects the next – for business managers. Their technology
GRAND RAPIDS - The public release Friday of the movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” also marks the debut of an App developed by Grand Rapids-based Mutually Human that allows movie fans and tourists to create a self-guided tour of the Detroit locations featured in the movie. Mutually Human President Mark Van Holstyn said
EAST LANSING - The GreenLight Business Model Competition is a startup event series that brings together entrepreneurs and small business supporters from all over the State of Michigan. Held at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts in East Lansing, participants can pitch their business idea to compete for up to $50,000 in cash prizes. Register
TROY - Karen Stewart Spica, APR, has been named the recipient of the Headliner Award by the Association for Women in Communications Detroit Chapter’s Matrix Awards given to a chapter member for outstanding personal and professional achievements. The Diamond Award, which recognizes an individual who has improved workplace conditions for women, will be awarded to
CHICAGO - A new report published this week says Michigan represents the Midwest’s evolution from traditional manufacturing and automotive jobs toward advanced transportation and clean energy technology. With more than 87,000 clean energy jobs, Michigan has the second highest percentage of clean jobs in the Midwest, marked by a diverse workforce with specialized training. What's more,
GRAND RAPIDS - Join C/D/H consultant Ben Froese on March 29 for a webinar on best practices for creating custom data visualizations from SharePoint in Office 365 using REST API, JavaScript, and Third Party Plug-ins. Froese is a skilled designer and consultant, having significant working history in the web design and development field. Ben's experience include
