PLYMOUTH- Comcast announced that its new 1 Gigabit-per-second internet service is now available to residential and business customers in Battle Creek, Jackson, Lansing and their surrounding areas. Comcast’s new 1 Gigabit Internet service uses DOCSIS 3.1 technology that makes it possible for Xfinity and Comcast Business internet customers to receive gigabit speeds over the communications
DETROIT - The Michigan Science Center and ITC Holdings Corp. will host a special Arbor Day program on Friday with schools throughout the state to highlight the museum’s new ECHO Distance Learning Program. ECHO, part of the Science Center's Traveling Science program, uses video conferencing to connect classrooms from any location with a museum educator
DEARBORN - A $1 million donation from Omron, a global leader in automation, will help fund the Omron Robotics and Human Factor Lab at the University Of Michigan-Dearborn’s Engineering Building. Ground breaking for the $90 million, 123,000 square foot building was held last Friday. Construction will begin in spring 2018. Once completed, the new ELB
BINGHAM FARMS – jācapps COO, Bob Kernen, named Most Valuable Professional by Corp! Magazine, an award that celebrates individuals that make business happen in Michigan and serve their community. The award honors individuals who demonstrate strong leadership skills in growing and managing a successful business, becoming industry experts, and delivering lucrative business results. Kernen is a
DETROIT - Grand Circus announced its third round of DEVELOP(her) in three years, supported by TEKsystems, and Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation (MCWT). DEVELOP(her) provides scholarships to women who are committed to learning how to code through one of Grand Circus’ bootcamps. The first of these scholarships will be available for the July
DETROIT - Although auto manufacturers have relied on front-end modules for quite some time, modules today are much more complex. HBPO, for example, is being called upon to incorporate higher levels of technology into complex new designs that meet aggressive OEM targets for cost, weight, safety and sustainability. Today we are providing our customers
DETROIT – As more than 35,000 students descend on Detroit this week for what has become known as the Super Bowl for nerds, FIRST Robotics participants and spectators from near and far will get their chance to experience the people and products that move Michigan during the 2018 FIRST Robotics World Championships in Detroit. And while
ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday at 2 pm, Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to update the latest interviews on Diva Tech Talk, and the latest happenings with Michigan Council of Women In Technology. Oakland County Tech248’s Greg Doyle interviews Yerko Sepluveda, creator of BackBeat, who benefited from the Oakland Entrepreneurial Alliance. Jeremiah Staes, Editor of
PLYMOUTH – With manufacturing now a top five industry target for cyber-attacks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership program has tapped the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center to lead a national effort to prepare MEP centers to roll out cybersecurity services to small and medium-size manufacturers across the United States. The MEP
LANSING - The Michigan House and Senate are well on their way to completing their versions of the budget, and there are some striking differences between the two. The biggest one is that while the House budget bills spend $164.6 million less General Fund than Governor Rick Snyder, the Senate budgets are just $9.4 million under
