FLINT - Two economists from the Detroit branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will present an economic forecast for 2016 Feb. 3 at the Baker College of Flint Center for Business. The event is free and open to the public; registration is not required. The Fed presenters, Paul Traub, senior business economist, and
AUBURN HILLS - The FCA US LLC Design team today announced four winners in this year’s Drive for Design contest and one of them was from Bloomfield Hills High School. The FCA US Drive for Design contest challenged U.S. high school students in grades 10-12 to design a Dodge SRT Hellcat for the year 2025.
NOVI - Ransomware threat is the biggest worry according to Mathew Solnik senior security researcher with Azimuth Security speaking ahead of the March TU-Automotive Cyber Security USA 2016 at the Suburban Showcase. Q: What are the top threats to cybersecurity in the automotive industry? “I think right now the top threats are really shifting to
DETROIT - The North American International Auto Show was a magnet for 208,327 people on opening weekend – all wanting to get a glimpse of the more than 700 vehicles on display and the over 50 vehicles that debuted earlier in the week at Press Preview. Attendees experienced a show floor that has undergone a
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Art Center will turn the mid-winter school break - from Feb. 15 to Feb. 19 - into a week of hands-on art prove that involve collaboration, experimentation, critical thinking and problem solving. Its theme for the week will be an explosion of color! Kids will learn new ways to use
DETROIT - The US Army has a problem. About a fifth of the employees who work for the Army in its Materiel Command are eligible for retirement, including many of the 7,500 civilian and military employees who work at the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command in Warren, the home of the old Detroit Arsenal. On
FLINT - A group of roughly 100 citizens protesting the water crisis and associated conditions in Flint called for Governor Rick Snyder to resign, and House Minority Leader Tim Greimel agreed with them but only under certain conditions. "If the governor knew the seriousness of these problems and chose not to act, then he should
SOTUTHFIELD - The Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurs on January 26 is Michigan’s premier business showcase for launching entrepreneurs and introducing Michigan business startups and exhibitors to the growing Michigan entrepreneurial community. ACE’16 will be held Tuesday afternoon, January 26, at the Westin Hotel in Southfield in the afternoon. More than 750 attendees are expected and
DETROIT - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Thursday at the North American International Auto Show that the federal government would like to spend $4 billion over the next decade to make autonomous vehicles a reality on America’s roads. “Automated vehicles open up opportunities for saving time, saving lives and saving fuel,” Foxx said. “We
WASHINGTON DC - The Department of Transportation and National Highway Safety Administration will be unveiling this week and later this month, a three-point plan to bring the auto industry up to speed and accelerate the rollout of new technology to vehicles, the Car Connection reports. The first piece of that plan debuts today, when U.S.
