DETROIT - Even though Comerica’s Economic Activity index this week reported a decline from the month before, the Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index released Friday rose to its highest value in six months. The Index spiked 7.1 points to 59.1 in March 2016, recovering from last month’s drop. The three-month average rose modestly from 54.6
ANN ARBOR - Physicist Shuji Nakamura, professor of materials and electrical & computer engineering at the University of California-Santa Barbara, will discuss the role in played in developing nitride-based blue and green LEDs. His work enabled white-light LEDs and earned him a share of the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics. LEDs offer a dramatic reduction
LANSING - Do you know a person or business in Michigan that represents the best in energy efficiency? Nominate them for the Governor's Energy Excellence Awards designed to recognize the innovators, the trendsetters, and those completely committed to energy efficiency. Nominations are due by May 20. Choose from the following categories for a total of eight
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech is pleased to announced that it has been selected as the cloud provider of choice for Advomas, a leader in the healthcare insurance industry. For 30 years, Advomas, a Michigan-based healthcare eligibility company, has helped providers secure health insurance coverage for uninsured patients. In 2015, Advomas was looking for a partner with extensive knowledge of HITECH & HIPAA security standards. After
ANN ARBOR - Logic Solutions will co-host the “How to Build a Successful Mobile App: A Bootcamp for Non-Tech Entrepreneurs” workshop on April 12 at the Technology Innovation Center in East Lansing. The event is targeted toward businesses interested in learning how to work with a mobile developer to bring their mobile app ideas from
DETROIT - DTE Energy received approval from the Detroit City Council Tuesday to develop one of the largest urban solar power arrays in the country on a 10-acre vacant parcel of land in Detroit at the former O'Shea Park, near Interstate 96 and Greenfield Road. The project will generate more than $1 million in tax revenue
DETROIT - The latest Comerica Bank’s Michigan Activity Index shows the state’s economy momentum, on the rise since February 2015, is starting to decline. The Index declined in January, falling 1.2 percentage points to a level of 126.5 from 127.6 in December. But the good news is January’s reading is 52 points, or 71 percent,
DETROIT - Online entries for the prestigious Association for Women in Communications Clarion Awards - that recognize through the communications industry as achievements of excellence and professionalism - will be accepted until April 11. Sponsored by the AWC national organization, the awards are open to any individual or organization in the communications field. Clarions encompass more
STERLING HEIGHTS - Rave Computer recently introduced two new workstations in the Rave Mobilebeast line that allows Rave’s customers to tackle real-time photo-realistic product rendering, 4- to 6-kb video creation, content deployment, complex visualizations, and super high-resolution displays. The Rave Mobilebeast comes in two variations - Senior and Ultimate. Both are armed with Intel Xeon
ANN ARBOR - More than 700 miles of shoreline in lakes Huron and Michigan are potentially vulnerable to oil spills if a 63-year old pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac ruptures, according to a new University of Michigan computer-modeling study released Thursday. Enbridge Line 5 pipeline moves up to 20 million gallons of light crude
