DETROIT - Ford Motor Co.’s press conference at Monday’s opening Press Preview Days at the North American International Auto Show here offered a peek at its newest cars, trucks and vans. But it was a whole lot more. Executive chairman Bill Ford, CEO Mark Fields, and veteran journalist and public policy analyst Walter Isaacson gave
LANSING - The Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday gathered to urge Congress to refrain from repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unless an alternative plan with the similar protections is established, Dr. Sharon Swindell, the president-elect of the Michigan chapter and a pediatrician in Ypsilanti, said 600,000 Michigan residents
LANSING - Former Michigan International Speedway CEO Roger Curtis, appointed to director of the Department of Talent and Economic Development in December, is still developing goals for the department, but hopes to blend a lot of focus on the educational system, he told Gongwer News Service in a recent interview. Born in Indiana and spending
FLINT - Kettering University is expanding its summer learning camps to target Flint students thanks to a grant from Ford Motor Company’s Corporate STEAM fund. The $32,000 grant will allow for the creation of the Flint Schools Summer Day Camp in July 2017. The summer camp will focus on creating and learning about model electric
FARMINGTON HILLS - All companies are looking to cut costs while turning a profit. One of the biggest challenges is considering what to invest in their own IT department. Are you getting the most out of your IT budget? Here are 6 reasons owners and business decision makers utilize CloudTech1’s CloudCare1 package. Benefits of the
DETROIT - AT&T is teaming with Willow Run-based American Center for Mobility to speed the development of self-driving vehicles. Working with the Center gives us the space to explore, create and safely test driverless technologies. We’ll also serve as the Center’s exclusive cellular network provider through 2020. The American Center for Mobility will transform the
WASHINGTON - A traditional infrastructure plan that invests in roads and bridges could increase employment in the short term, but the incoming Trump administration and new Congress also should focus on “innovation infrastructure” to spur long-term economic growth, according to a new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. ITIF, the leading U.S. science
ANN ARBOR - Monitoring of U.S. drinking water supplies for chemical and microbial contaminants should be increased, especially for vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, infants and young children, according to the final report from a panel of scientists and engineers that advises President Obama. In response to concerns about the safety of the nation's
GRAND RAPIDS – Universal Mind, a digital consulting and services firm, is hosting the next event from the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan’s Grand Rapids chapter of Mobile Monday Michigan on January 16. This panel-style event will take a quick look back at 2016 connected tech advances, and an in-depth look at how connected technologies
GRAND RAPIDS - To help Detroit residents get access to the transit options they need to travel safely and/or efficiently to school, work, healthcare and play, Ford is calling on developers to create new apps that help commuters get around efficiently and safely to all the places they need to go. The "Go Detroit Challenge",
