FAIRFAX, Virginia - Michigan's economy has improved, but when looking at the relative strength of its Budget Stabilization Fund, one college has said Michigan is unprepared to handle the next recession. The Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Virginia ranked all the states in terms of their ability to prepare for a recession based
ANN ARBOR - Fuel economy of vehicles sold in calendar year 2015 fell slightly compared to 2014, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the U.S. last year dropped to 25.3, down 0.1 from the value for the vehicles sold in
DETROIT - Toyota Motor North America through its “Toyota Walk In My Boots” community outreach project and North American International Auto Show activities, is stepping in to help area low-income and homeless families by providing new insulated boots and socks to more than 200 participants of The Salvation Army Conner Creek Corps Community Center located
DETROIT - On this episode of the Internet Advisor on WJR Radio, the show’s co-hosts and contributing editors provide what they think will be the top technology trends in 2016. Predictions range from more connected vehicles, to further development of autonomous cars, to the continued emergence of video conferencing aimed at smart phones to keep
FERNDALE - Kicking off 2016 with a bang, we had a great set of chats for episode 125 of our weekly live broadcast of our podcast. We were joined by Nicole Johnson from Diva Tech Talk, friend of the program Jeff Haase for some additional insights and commentary, and Jennifer Trovato to talk about her
FERNDALE - On the Jan. 11 edition of M2 (squared) TechCast, co-host Matt Roush will interview fellow co-host Mike Brennan from the North American International Auto Show press preview days. Also on the show will be Rachel Downs, Vice President, Entrepreneurial Strategies at Inforum and Inforum Center for Leadership, who will be discussing inGAGE, Inforum's
FERNDALE - Two of the three Diva Tech Talk ladies joined M2 TechTalk co-hosts Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on the Jan. 4 show. Kathleen Norton-Schock and Amanda Lewan discussed the first 16 episodes during 2015 and where Diva Tech Talk is headed (hint national) this year. Matt and Mike also talk about the CES
GALESBURG - Power management company Eaton announced that Stephen Noble has been named vice president, Manufacturing, Vehicle Group, reporting to Ken Davis, president, Vehicle Group, effective January 1. Noble most recently served as vice president, Operations, for Eaton’s Hydraulics business in Istanbul, Turkey. He will be based in Galesburg. “Stephen’s success in key roles at
LAS VEGAS - Ford and AT&T are bringing high-speed connectivity and an even better owner experience to customers this year – with plans to connect more than 10 million customers to Ford SYNC Connect within the next five years. SYNC Connect, Ford’s new high-speed connectivity technology, adds levels of convenience to SYNC, the industry-leading in-car
BINGHAM FARMS - jacapps has announced the company's flagship V4 app platform will begin offering support for and integration of Google's Android Auto, the connected car extension to its Android smartphone platform. This new functionality will be available as part of jācapps' App Everywhere product and will enable Android smartphone users with an Android Auto
