ROYAL OAK - Rave Computer CEO Rick Darter outlines the National Modeling & Simulation Coalition conference Sept. 26 at the Henry in Dearborn. It will feature speakers from around the country who will describe how these digital tools are used, and how they are becoming an industry - in other parts of the country but
ANN ARBOR — Until switching banks is as painless as switching cell phone providers, at least 21 percent of customers feel like they’re being held captive by their current bank. And despite the growing popularity of online banking, nearly half (49 percent) of customers still want access to a physical branch. These are just some
LANSING - All but one of Michigan’s labor markets saw unemployment fall in August, but 16 of the 17 also saw their workforce decline, the Department of Technology, Management and Budget said in a report Thursday. The majority of the markets also saw higher unemployment rates last month than they did in August 2016, the
SEATTLE - Sometimes old technology can be resurrected to support new. That certainly is the case with Egan Airships that has developed a plane-blimp hybrid Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, aka Drone, that can fly and hover for an hour. The PLIMP is expected to be commercially available by the first quarter of 2018. PLIMP aircraft represent
DETROIT - Detroit has been chosen as one of a handful of cities to host the global pre-accelerator Startup Boost. The free six-week mentorship program is open for applications now through September 26. Each week startups will participate in pitch practices and meet with mentors and investors in order to prepare for funding. “The program
LANSING - Nominations for the 2018 Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards program are officially open, including the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch award! Why nominate a company for MCSB? Awardees of the program receive significant statewide exposure and gain the honors of a program that they may proclaim to customers and peers. Submitting a nomination
GRAND RAPIDS – Representatives from Great Lakes Health Connect and Making Choices Michigan have announced the integration of their day-to-day operations. MCM will maintain its existing brand and governing board of directors, but will function as a wholly owned subsidiary of GLHC. Doug Dietzman, Executive Director of GLHC, will add leadership responsibility for MCM to
SAN FRANCISCO - It's been more than two years since Nest entered a new product category, but the smart home company is now coming off the sidelines. On Wednesday, Nest, which is owned by Google's parent Alphabet, showed off two new devices during a press event in San Francisco. The first is an internet-connected doorbell called Nest Hello, which has a
ANN ARBOR - Inspired by the Labyrinth of Greek mythology, a new chip etched with fluid channels sends blood samples through a hydrodynamic maze to separate out rare circulating cancer cells into a relatively clean stream for analysis. It is already in use in a breast cancer clinical trial. Tumor cells isolated from blood samples
DETROIT - The Intelligent Transportation Society of Michigan is partnering on Sept. 27 with NextEnergy to host “Life on Planet M” in Detroit. The daylong ITS Michigan annual conference will focus on “smart” transportation technologies, the related economy and the Intelligent Transportation Systems industry’s impact in Michigan. “ITS Michigan is thrilled to be hosting our
