NOVI - ITC will be conducting its semi-annual aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission towers and lines in southeast Michigan from September 18-20, including Ingrahm, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties. The patrols are done in the spring and fall. The helicopter patrols are conducted to provide an overall status of the overhead
HOUGHTON - The Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board voted unanimously Monday to recommend Michigan Technological University lead a risk analysis of the 63-year old Enbridge Line 5 pipelines that runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac and would pose a significant environmental risk to the Great Lakes if they were to rupture, scientific studies have shown.
WASHINGTON DC. – The National Small Business Association Monday released its 2017 Mid-Year Economic Report where the small-business outlook on the overall economy is at its highest point in seven years despite growing frustration over elected officials’ inability to enact needed reforms. “For the first half of 2017, we’ve seen record highs in small-business confidence and outlook,
ANN ARBOR - Certified Public Accounting Firm UHY LLP is opening its fourth Michigan office, this time in Ann Arbor so it can be nearer to clients in Washtenaw County and beyond. The new office will be in a renovated suite on East Eisenhower Parkway, just minutes from the University of Michigan’s main campus and
GRAND RAPIDS — The new Grand Rapids Research Center opens this week, anchoring the western end of the city’s Medical Mile cluster of education, health care and research institutions and elevating Michigan State University’s role in biomedicine. The $88.1 million facility initially will house 18 research teams that will relocate from the nearby Van Andel Research Institute. The
GRAND LEDGE - As all eyes turned toward the Caribbean and Florida this week in essential preparation for Hurricane Irma, Equifax announced a different kind of unprecedented ‘incident’ that could significantly impact half of the U.S. population. Here’s what you need to know and how to respond to protect your identity and your family. Just
ROYAL OAK - Maria Vaz, the Provost at Lawrence Technological University, talks about LTU and what’s happening in its new school year on this episode of M2 TechCast. She highlights the new LTU nursing program, a bachelor’s of science degree, that will graduate nurses in four years. The degree is in partnership with the St.
ROYAL OAK - M2 TechCast Co-host Mike Brennan calls in from Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he interviewed a senior Dutch official who coordinates and promotes the Dutch expertise in controlling rising water level, including higher seas. With the world experiencing climate change, and rising sea levels, the Dutch expertise is now in great demand. To listen,
ROYAL OAK - Diva Tech Talk’s Kathleen Norton-Schock interviews Theresa Ancick, data warehouse consultant and manager of Business Information Service for Beaumont Hospital Systems. She also updates what’s happening with the Michigan Council of Women in Technology, including updating the Michigan Women in Technology award, now accepting nominations. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2techcast-episode-94-kathleen-norton-schock-with-theresa-ancick-beaumont-hospital-systems
DETROIT - Jason Raznick is known around Detroit as the founder and CEO of Benzinga, a financial media outlet that in a few short years has grown into a multi-million dollar media empire. Now he hopes to highlight other financial services companies in metro Detroit with his latest project, The Detroit FinTech Association. “For a
