DETROIT - The North American International Auto Show has renewed its contract with Cobo Center through 2025, keeping the annual auto show in downtown Detroit for another eight years. The announcement was made this week by Claude Molinari, general manager of SMG/Cobo Center and Rod Alberts, Executive Director of NAIAS. “With the leadership and work
LOS ALTOS, Ca. - Toyota Research Institute will invest an initial $100 million to launch Toyota AI Ventures, a new corporate venture capital subsidiary designed to provide early-stage financing to startup technology companies. TRI will launch the venture by contributing initial investments it has made in three technology companies: Nauto, SLAMcore and Intuition Robotics. The
GRAND RAPIDS – Dematic announced this week updates to the latest release of its Warehouse Execution System software platform, Dematic iQ 2.5. It includes first-to-market Material Flow Analysis — a new blend of performance monitoring, analytical insights and visualization essential to operations efficiency. As an addition to the Dematic iQ Operations Management Center, this new tool
The City of Detroit has a long and growing list of resources for small business owners looking to put roots down. Whether it’s Motor City Match, Hatch, NEIdeas, there’s plenty of opportunity for business owners. Hatch Detroit is one of the top grant competitions that happens every year, giving away $50K to one lucky winner.
JACKSON - Small, independently owned power plants across Michigan are locked in a battle with Jackson-based Consumers Energy over what may very well decide their fate. In a rate case before the Michigan Public Service Commission that’s expected to be settled in mid July, state regulators are setting a new course for how these independently owned facilities
GRAND RAPIDS - The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is partnering with the Michigan STEM Partnership and Inforum on a the 'Michigan STEM Careers Video Showcase' initiative to collect and share videos from STEM professionals to enable student awareness of, and encourage student participation in, STEM career opportunities. Join our host, Melissa Birnie, as she
DETROIT - Trish Lopez is a young mother from New Mexico who decided that seniors, like her home, needed help keeping up with technology. So she created Teeniors™ , tech-savvy teens and young adults who help seniors learn technology through one-on-one, personal tutoring.Whether it’s a smartphone, tablet or computer – our goal is to empower you to connect
SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk was inspired by Dusty Welsh, co-founder of Cause Activators, a Web-based company that connects corporations/businesses with tangible nonprofit opportunities, making it easier for those organizations to support their local communities, and empower their team members to do good. “For nonprofits, the value is clear,” she said. “You post your opportunities online,
ROYAL OAK - A majorly fun episode as we had a guest returning from waaaay back in episode 59 to talk about All Things Detroit, her new All Things Marketplace, as well as having Jer from Daily Detroit in the room to talk Henry the Hatter closing and more… To listen, click on http://www.itinthed.com/
ROYAL OAK - A study done to better understand how organizations in connected and automated vehicle sectors are related to each other was able to identify some 350 working in this space in Southeast Michigan, and some 1,400 connections, so says Tricia Walding of the Workforce Intelligence Network of Southeast Michigan. WIN wanted to generate
