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NextEnergy Partners With Denso To Accelerate Smart City, Advanced Mobility Technologies

DETROIT - NextEnergy has partnered with global auto supplier Denso to accelerate smart city and advanced mobility technologies. Japan-based Denso said in a press release that its sponsorship aligns with the company’s corporate environmental policy and action plan to help resolve environmental and energy issues and conduct business in harmony with nature, a policy first

By |2016-10-27T20:26:09-04:00October 27th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Tech|

Michigan Absentee Ballots Up Compared To 2012

LANSING - Absentee ballots completed and turned in are up significantly, by more than 36 percent, compared to the same period in 2012, state officials said Thursday. That equates to nearly 165,000 more ballots being cast absentee with 12 days before the election compared to the same time in 2012, said Department of State spokesperson

By |2016-10-27T20:15:17-04:00October 27th, 2016|Politics|

Employment In Southeast Michigan Reaches New High, Unemployment Sinks To Historic Low

DETROIT  - The second quarter of 2016 set a new high in employment in Southeast Michigan dating back nearly a decade to 2007 to the beginning of the recession, reports the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan, a 16-county partnership region. With employment expanding by 1.4 percent, some 35,000 jobs were added from April through

By |2016-10-27T20:04:59-04:00October 27th, 2016|Featured, News|

Michigan’s Renewable Portfolio Standard To Increase To 15 Percent By 2021

LANSING - State Sen. Mike Nofs, chair of the Senate Energy and Technology Committee, has conceded that in order to get Democrats on board with his energy policy proposal, there will be an increased renewable energy standard of 15 percent by 2021, which would put Michigan ahead of some states in the Midwest but well

By |2016-10-27T20:15:55-04:00October 27th, 2016|Clean Update, Politics|

OST Hires Solution Architect For Data Center Solutions Projects

DETROIT  - Open Systems Technologies has hired Stew Carless for its Detroit office.  Carless joins OST as a Solution Architect who will work on projects in Data Center Solutions. OST is an award-winning, 225-person, $160 million global technology and design firm focused on enterprise data centers and business transformation services such as design strategy, software

By |2016-10-27T18:36:46-04:00October 27th, 2016|New Products / Contracts|

Survey: Climate Change Issue Will Play Major Role In Deciding Presidential Election

AUSTIN, Texas — A mounting perception that climate change is occurring could play a role in deciding the upcoming presidential election, particularly if significant numbers of younger Americans turn out to vote, according to the latest UT Energy Poll. More than 9 out of 10 survey respondents (91 percent) under age 35 say climate change is

By |2016-10-27T18:36:46-04:00October 27th, 2016|Clean Update, Featured, Politics|

New Blue Cross Personal Choice PPO Plan For Small Business Owners

LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks about the new Blue Cross’ Personal Choice PPO product with Aaron MacDonald, Director of Small Group Sales and External Distribution at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and Dr. David Share, Senior Vice President, Value Partnerships at Blue Cross Blue

By |2016-10-27T15:03:59-04:00October 27th, 2016|Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Great Lakes Angels Hosts Pitch Night, Private Equity Talk Nov. 15

FARMINGTON HILLS - Great Lakes Angels on Nov. 15 will be showcasing three start-ups that could be attractive investments for accredited investors plus Loomis, Sayles’ David Sowerby will talk about capital markets and private equity investing. Sowerby joined Loomis, Sayles & Company in 1998 and has 30 years of investment industry experience. During his tenure

By |2016-10-27T14:00:42-04:00October 27th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

NHTSA Provides Guidelines For U.S. Automakers To Thwart Cyber Attacks

WASHINGTON DC - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published a series of non-binding guidelines for all U.S. Automakers to protect cars and drivers from the increasing threat of cyber attacks. Vehicle cyber attacks are on the rise. Just last month, Yahoo was the subject of the world’s most massive hack with half a billion

By |2016-10-27T13:03:24-04:00October 27th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Politics|

Michigan Strategic Fund Approves $200,000 Grant To Extend Train The Trainers

LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund approved extended funding for “Train the Trainers,” a program managed by the University of Michigan's Center for Entrepreneurship that trains entrepreneurs, researchers and inventors, while expanding mentoring and teaching of commercialization strategies. The $200,000 grant provides additional funding for the two-year old program. The training works in partnership with

By |2016-10-27T12:22:30-04:00October 27th, 2016|New Products / Contracts|