LIVONIA - A123 Systems LLC, a developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries and systems, announced plans to build a $40 million headquarters complex in Novi. Located just off I-96 near the Fountain Walk complex, the 32-acre company-owned site will house all corporate functions, an engineering center, new laboratory space and a manufacturing plant. The new
LANSING - Go Phish, as in Phishing attacks and how to thwart them, was live webinar that aired March 30 presented by NuWave Technology Partners. It is now available on-demand. To watch, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2784/Go-Phish.aspx
LANSING - April 3rd marked the first day this year that H-1B visa applications were accepted by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. The date holds particular significance for many employers who hire technical talent, as the H-1B is a vehicle by which many difficult-to-hire IT and engineering vacancies are filled with foreign workers. Historically,
DETROIT - TechTown Detroit, in partnership with Wayne State University, will host the Cleveland Water Alliance Erie Hack Semi-Final on April 13. Finalists will compete for $100,000 in prize money in May. Erie Hack is a months-long, international water innovation accelerator and competition that has brought together coders, developers, engineers and water experts to generate
ANN ARBOR - Congress recently passed a law repealing a set of Internet privacy rules, in a move that’s taken the media by storm and for good reason. In the wake of this new legislation, there’s been a lot of confusion over what it means for the privacy of consumer Internet data. President Donald Trump
DEARBORN - U.S. Rep Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for details into why the Corps is planning on moving a shipment of hazardous, contaminated waste into Michigan for disposal. In a letter to Lt. General Todd Semonite, commanding general to the Corps, Dingell asked why the Michigan site was
LANSING - Michigan's largely industrial economy could be the one most dramatically harmed by a so-called border adjustment tax that has been discussed in Washington, D.C., a report by the organization Americans for Prosperity has said. A border adjustment tax has been discussed as part of a major tax restructuring by President Donald Trump
ROCHESTER - Along with the greening landscape, a sure sign of spring in Southeast Michigan is MI Earth Day Fest, the weekend-long Earth Day celebration that draws tens of thousands to downtown Rochester annually. Taking place April 21 through April 23, this year's event moves from its former park location to a larger, easily accessible
ALLENDALE - A newly established program at Grand Valley State University will help students become innovative thinkers and problem solvers who are able to make lasting impacts in the world by utilizing the design thinking process. "A Design Thinking Academy for undergraduate students is unique in the United States," said John Berry, director of Grand
ANN ARBOR - A self-healing, water-repellent, spray-on coating developed at the University of Michigan is hundreds of times more durable than its counterparts. It could enable waterproofing of vehicles, clothing, rooftops and countless other surfaces for which current waterproofing treatments are too fragile. It could also lower the resistance of ship hulls, a step that
