DETROIT - Cutbacks in Defense Department procurements have resulted in a $2.23 million grant to help defense contractors diversify and expand into other industries and expand job opportunities. The grant goes to the Advance Michigan Defense Collaborative to provide immediate and sustained assistance to defense contractors and their employees in southeast Michigan. AMDC coordinates assistance
ANN ARBOR - Surveys and self-reports are a time-honored way of trying to predict consumer behavior, but they have limitations. People often give socially desirable answers or they simply don't know or remember things clearly. A new study by Carolyn Yoon, University of Michigan professor of marketing, and colleagues Alexander Genevsky of Rotterdam School of
NOVI – Six hundred sixty ITC Holdings Corp. employees raised $12,500 to support Pearl, Texas, residents impacted by Hurricane Harvey. The funds will support the Pearland Neighborhood Center to deliver food, water, baby items, hygiene items and cleaning supplies to Pearland and Brazoria County residents in need. ITC Holdings is the nation’s largest independent electricity
DETROIT — A new set of awards recognizing advances in autonomous and connected vehicle technologies will be launched at next year’s North American International Auto Show. The awards will be sponsored by PlanetM, a consortium of industry, government, and higher education, intended to advance autonomous and connected vehicle technologies launched by the Michigan Economic Development
NOVI – To help restore electric service to communities after catastrophic emergencies or significant natural events, 28 utilities – including ITC Transmission and METC in Michigan – have now committed to participate in the RESTORE program, which establishes a proactive approach to providing critical equipment for utilities that need additional resources during disaster recovery. The
ROYAL OAK - Businesses have become far too reliant on social media automation to the point they believe it is the end point of their marketing process. Businesses are broadcasting into social communities as though it was a radio station. The problem is no one is listening on the other end, Melih Oztalay, President of
ANN ARBOR - Supported Intelligence announced it is partnering with a team of University of Michigan engineering students to research and prototype an innovative application for use with connected vehicles. Supported Intelligence developed the revolutionary Rapid Recursive decision software. Supported Intelligence has created a prototype applying the Rapid Recursive method to connected vehicle traffic management,
LANSING - How does small business owner Cathy Koch of K-Tec Systems continue to provide exemplary customer service in an e-commerce world? Host Michael Rogers will discuss with Cathy how her firm, which provides instrumentation and control systems, has kept up the pace. To listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2980/Old-fashioned-customer-service-in-a-high-tech-e-commerce-world.aspx
DETROIT – Consumers Energy announced today that it will spend $250 million with small businesses in Michigan over the next two and a half years. The spending commitment is part of the company’s involvement in the Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC) initiative. In 2015, Consumers Energy pledged to spend $1 billion a year with Michigan businesses for
ROYAL OAK - There’s a new co-working space in downtown Detroit and this one is focused on connecting mobility- and auto-focused startups. PlanetM Landing Zone officially opened October 5. And we’ve got all the details on this M2 TechCast podcast. PlanetM is backed by the Detroit Regional Chamber, Michigan Economic Development Corp. and WeWork, a
