LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Aaron Fuller, about why data management is important and why people should think about how they treat data. Across an 11-year career with the Accident Fund Insurance Company, Aaron developed strategies to model data, create technical designs for a
DETROIT - TYE Detroit, the youth entrepreneurship program from TiE Detroit, has partnered with DAPCEP and The Entrepreneur Academy to bring an advanced level entrepreneurship program to Detroit City high-school students. The program, supported by the New Economy Initiative, will provide the entrepreneurial experience and connect them with mentors and seasoned entrepreneurs. Im so excited
ANN ARBOR - New University of Michigan research vehicles will be open testbeds for academic and industry researchers to rapidly test self-driving and connected vehicle technologies at a world-class proving ground. These open connected and automated research vehicles, or open CAVs, are equipped with sensors including radar, lidar and cameras, among other features. They will
ANN ARBOR - SF Motors has chosen the Ann Arbor region for its U.S. electric vehicle research and development operations. The Chinese company will invest more than $10.7 million in the project, which will create 150 new jobs, after getting a $1 million grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. SF Motors is a subsidiary of
HOWELL - The Michigan STEM Partnership, a statewide non-profit organization, has launched a new digital resource hub and expanded business sector representation on its board in an effort to become the primary contributor to the growth and development of STEM Education in the state. At a time where only 37 percent of Michigan high school
DETROIT - Wayne State University’s GO-GIRL (Gaining Options – Girls Investigate Real Life) program, designed to help girls build confidence and career awareness in STEM fields, is now accepting applications for the winter 2017 semester. Application deadline is Dec. 1. GO-GIRL is free and open to a limited number of seventh-grade girls. The Saturday program,
ANN ARBOR - Economists at the University of Michigan announced Friday that Michigan will add on average 45,800 jobs each of the next two years - good news indeed, but slightly more than half the average 70,000 jobs added from 2014 to 2016. In their annual November forecast of Michigan's economy, George Fulton and colleagues
DETROIT - The Workforce Intelligence Network has been awarded a $6 million, four-year grant to train 900 southeast Michigan workers in robotics and automation careers through the Advance Michigan Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative. The funding aligns with southeast Michigan’s White House designation as an Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership area, which prioritizes
LANSING - Passing a long-term energy policy remains a goal for both Democrats and Republicans in the House, and members are expected to study the proposal passed by the Senate and determine how much support it has when the Legislature returns for lame duck next month. House Minority Leader Sam Singh (D-East Lansing), who has
ANN ARBOR - A national survey of consumer attitudes towards plug-in electric vehicles suggests that people would prefer control to convenience in many charging scenarios, and also that renewable energy sources are an important component. The survey, released Thursday by researchers Brandon Schoettle and Michael Sivak of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, includes
