LAS VEGAS - VW offers a hint of the electric microbus it's expected to unveil at CES this coming week. You’ll be hearing plenty about the so-called “Internet of Things,” and there’ll be rooms full of next-generation TVs and digital cameras. But some of the biggest headlines to come out of the annual Consumer Electronics
LAS VEGAS - While last-minute snags could yet delay a formal announcement, Ford Motor Co. and Google are planning to reveal the details of an extensive new partnership during a news conference at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. The expansive alliance will provide Ford access to Google’s cutting-edge autonomous vehicle technology,
DETROIT - The Great Lakes Chapter of the Change Management Institute is hosting a free evening webinar on the ROI of Change Management – the People Side of Change, on February 24. Change is accelerating in organizations around the globe, as companies respond to our changing regulatory, technology and economic realities. Return on investment is
FERNDALE - Cyber security experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon discuss the major cyber attacks during 2015 and the possible threats looming in 2016 on this episode of M2 TechCast. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2-techcast-15-stiennon-and-lohrman?in=podcastdetroit/sets/m2techcast-on-podcastdetroit M2 TechCast airs live each Monday at 3 pm on the www.podcastdetroit.com network. All previous episodes are available on-demand 24/7 at
FERNDALE - Diva Tech Talk returns to M2 TechCast on Monday Jan. 4 to discuss recent women in technology news, the Divas’ three most recent women in tech podcasts, and trends that will make a difference in 2016. M2 TechCast airs each Monday at 3 pm on the www.podcastdetroit.com network. All the shows also are
LANSING - Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Keith Creagh will serve as interim director for the Department of Environmental Quality effective Jan. 4, Gov. Rick Snyder announced Wednesday. Creagh will guide the DEQ through its leadership transition period, following the resignation of former director Dan Wyant. Dr. Bill Moritz will serve as interim director
GRAND RAPIDS - Calling all innovators, entrepreneurs, designers, programmers and business gurus-West Michigan Startup Weekend is back & ready to blast off Year 7 on Jan. 15, 2016. Have a great new business idea? Have a great skill or talent to share? Want to engage in West Michigan’s awesome startup community? Then this event is
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder apologized to Flint residents for the failures of state agencies and called on the departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services to reach out to experts on drinking water quality in light of additional preliminary findings of the Flint Water Advisory Task Force that put the primary responsibility
LANSING - Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant resigned Tuesday in the wake of interim findings from the task force Governor Rick Snyder commissioned to investigate why Flint's drinking water became contaminated with lead that pointed the finger squarely at the DEQ. Snyder, who is out of state this week on vacation with his
HOLLAND - In general, West Michigan companies seem to be holding steady on technology hiring. Sixty percent continue to plan on hiring more tech staff in the next six months just as they did for all of 2015. Fewer, only about 50 percent, are raising salaries. Perhaps this is because in 2015 more than 75
