LANSING - The months of nail-biting and worry among those affected by a budget standoff between Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Republican legislative leaders might finally be coming to an end. Negotiations between Ms. Whitmer, House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) gained enough momentum Wednesday that the House and Senate quickly and overwhelmingly passed
ROYAL OAK - Matt Roush returns Monday Dec. 9 as co-host of MITech TV. Our guests include Kathleen Norton-Schock who will talk MCWT and Diva Tech Talk end of year wrap. Richard Stiennon returns to scare us all with cybersecurity hacks. Dale Hermiller will announce his Hemp processing facility for farmers. While Greg Doyle will
DETROIT– Lambert & Co. has added two new professionals to its automotive and mobility practice: Lisa Lark, director, and Katelyn Davis, senior manager. Both will be based in the public relations agency's Detroit office. Joining Lambert from global automotive supplier Varroc Lighting Systems, Lark has extensive experience in the automotive communications space. Having worked for
LANSING - Distributed energy generation continues to grow in Michigan, as the number of installations producing power increased nearly 57 percent in 2018, according to the Michigan Public Service Commission’s annual report tracking participation in the state’s legacy net metering program. Participation in the state’s legacy net metering program has grown every year since 2006.
DETROIT - Michigan’s IT professionals already know about the crucial shortage of properly trained and educated Cybersecurity professionals. In fact, you can’t open a newspaper, or a browser, without seeing an article publicizing the critical shortfall of Cybersecurity workers. Worse, the gap shows no sign of diminishing because there are still far too few students
LANSING - Enbridge waited two months to report to the state the loss of some equipment on the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac while conducting geotechnical drilling ahead of the potential Line 5 tunnel project and likely will have to leave the debris until spring 2020. According to media reports this week, Enbridge was
ANN ARBOR–Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has completed the hatching of the second generation of its genetically engineered silkworms as it expands production at its breeding grounds and silk production centers in Quang Nam province, Vietnam. Company officials said that its Vietnamese subsidiary, Prodigy Textiles, would use the cocoons produced in this breeding cycle to begin its
COMMERCE TWP.–Nuspire, a managed security services provider, has hired Lewie Dunsworth as the company’s CEO. Saylor Frase, Nuspire’s previous CEO, now serves as chairman of the board. “After a long, extensive nation-wide search, we are incredibly fortunate to bring on board someone as well suited and talented as Lewie Dunsworth,” said Brian St. Jean, Nuspire
DETROIT–The Metro Detroit Teaching Residency for Urban Excellence will host an information session Tuesday, Dec. 11 at The Engineering Society of Detroit. The session will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at ESD Headquarters, 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, in Southfield. The Metro Detroit TRUE Project is an accelerated graduate level certification and residency program
DETROIT–Comerica Bank’s Michigan Economic Activity Index declined slightly in September to a level of 118.1 from 118.3 in August. The index is comprised of nine variables — nonfarm payroll employment, continuing claims for unemployment insurance, housing starts, house price index, industrial electricity sales, auto assemblies, total trade, hotel occupancy and sales tax revenue. Comerica economists
