FENTON - Webasto Thermo & Comfort North America, a global tier-one automotive and aftermarket equipment manufacturer, has appointed John Thomas as Head of Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions North America. Thomas' focus will be to provide one of the most comprehensive electric vehicle charging approaches, as Webasto is one of the only suppliers to offer a
ANN ARBOR - Up to 8.1 million car crashes and 44,000 deaths could be prevented if the federal government mandated connected vehicle technology now, rather than waiting even three years to develop and evaluate competing technologies. That's according to a new analysis by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. The research shows the extent
GRAND RAPIDS - Keith Brophy, who had served as State Director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center for the past three years has resigned to return to the private sector to pursue health tech. His resignation was effective March 8. Ed Garner, the West Michigan SBDC Regional Director, has assumed the role of Interim
LANSING - LAFCU’s investment in Autobooks, a Detroit-based financial technology company, has paved the way for LAFCU members to be the first in mid-Michigan to benefit from innovative software that helps business owners manage funds. “Technology is accelerating efficiencies in the financial sector, and we want to be on the forefront of providing these efficiencies
ANN ARBOR - Consumer sentiment has remained at very favorable levels for more than a year. In the February survey, it was just below the October 2017 peak of 100.7, the highest level since 2004, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Expected gains in incomes, jobs and after-tax pay dominated concerns about
TROY – AxleTech, a leading powertrain technology company for heavy-duty vehicles announced two new additions to its executive leadership team. Rick Larkin joins AxleTech as Chief Financial Officer, overseeing accounting, treasury, tax, and strategic financial planning and reporting. Larkin brings over 35 years of financial and executive management experience in technology, transportation, and manufacturing industries
DETROIT - Three years ago this month three intrepid women accepted the invitation to join us on the Internet Advisor to officially launch the Diva Tech Talk podcast. They were veteran tech marketing leader Kathleen Norton Schock, Cisco Engineer Nicole Johnson Scheffler and Amanda Lewan (founder of successful co-working space Bamboo Detroit) Foster and Gary had interviewed these ladies individually over the years and believed
LANSING - AT&T Tuesday named David Lewis, a 10-year veteran of the company’s external, government and public affairs departments, president of AT&T Michigan. In addition to his service to AT&T, Lewis has been a member of the Board of Directors for the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, the United Way of Central Indiana, the Hispanic Business
PLYMOUTH - Two new board members have joined the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center - Carla Bailo of the Center for Automotive Research and Ed Terris of Peckham Inc. Bailo brings with her a variety of qualities and connections that will benefit the Board of Directors. In her current role as President and CEO of CAR,
DETROIT - In spite of the heavy focus during the last several years on connected and autonomous vehicles – particularly in Michigan, much less attention has been paid to the infrastructure required to support these vehicles. On Monday, March 12 at 5:30 p.m. at RIIS in Troy Mobile Monday Detroit will hear from Michigan-based experts
