LIVONIA — The city of Livonia has partnered with Denver-based Wide Open West, a cable TV provider that does business as WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone, to offer its WOW! Business fiber-optic connectivity. WOW! began working with the city of Livonia in 2015 to install fiber with 100 megabits per second of dedicated internet access
DETROIT — The German auto supplier Bosch has released a survey of 1,000 American carbuyers who believe that electric vehicles are finally reaching the mainstream. The survey was conducted of adults aged 18 and older who purchased or leased at one new vehicle within the past five years. According to the study, new car buyers
SOUTHFIELD — The Japan-based auto supplier Denso Corp. announced the opening of the Denso R&D Lab at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The company said 12 UM students were selected to help on various research projects being undertaken at the lab. The projects will begin this month and continue throughout the year. Officials
SEATTLE – 2,470 investors deployed $12.7 billion in capital to 1,736 venture-backed companies during the fourth quarter, according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor. Michigan ranked 31st among the states with 14 deals worth $33.21 million. The report also found that throughout 2016 more than $69.1 billion was invested across 7,751 companies, representing the second highest
WATERFORD - More than $1 million a day of new international investment fueled Oakland County businesses in 2016 as foreign direct investment increased for the third consecutive year, totaling $371 million, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said Wednesday. Foreign direct investment – investment from a company that is headquartered outside the United States – accounted
WASHINGTON, D.C - On Thursday, SCORE launched the fourth annual American Small Business Championship that will award two small businesses from every state and the District of Columbia with a $1,000 Sam’s Club gift card, an all-expense paid trip to a training and networking event in Dallas, and mentoring from small business experts at SCORE.
WINDSOR, Ontario - The FCA Foundation, the charitable arm of North American automaker FCA US LLC, Thursday awarded more than $65,000 in grants to 13 Ontario robotics teams and programs to compete in STEM-building First Robotics Competition programs. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen
ANN ARBOR - Hacks and data breaches continue to make headlines—including during the presidential election—but that hasn't seemed to worry consumers, or even many policymakers. M.S. Krishnan, the Accenture Professor of Computer Information at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, says that while security breaches haven't changed consumer behavior, it's time for a
FLINT TOWNSHIP – The student Cyber Defense Club at Baker College’s Flint campus can add another victory to its growing list, thanks to the great turnout for its first Computer Fix-IT. Through the two-day event, Dec. 29-30, about 25 students and faculty members serviced more than 250 computers at no cost for approximately 150 community
PLYMOUTH - Nineteen Michigan nonprofit organizations expanded digital literacy, promoted the importance of community service and helped build tomorrow’s leaders thanks to $351,000 in grants from the Comcast Foundation in 2016. “I appreciate the Comcast Foundation’s continued investment in our state’s nonprofit organizations,” Gov. Rick Snyder said. “Thanks to the tireless efforts and extremely important
