SOUTHFIELD -The Engineering Society of Detroit presented several awards at its Annual Benefit Dinner June 18 at Cobo Center in Detroit. Christopher Webb, FESD, co-founder and volunteer director of The ESD Institute, received the organization?s highest award, the Horace H. Rackham Humanitarian Award, for his work in important public policy issues ? most recently, the
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GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic has been awarded a contract by Associated Grocers of New England to provide a new order fulfillment system that will be used to replenish food and merchandise items to grocery retailers. The solution will allow Associated Grocers of New England to increase the scope of products offered as well as improve
Patents: Offering Protection or Inviting Lawsuits? Moats are over-rated. I mean, honestly, how many castle lords do you know? We used to think of patents as good protection. Once, Tesla may have too. But today the entrepreneurial electric car company is open-sourcing is entire patent portfolio. Gratis. Believing this will spur the emerging electric car
LANSING - The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs on Wednesday issued a statement warning Michigan corporations of a non-governmental entity trying to collect a $59.99 fee to obtain a certificate of good standing, implying such is required to comply with state business formation requirements, but that's not true. "Michigan corporations and limited liability companies
DETROIT ? If you want to get a chance to win the $500,000 first prize in the $1 million Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition you need to get your application in by July 23. First Round: Dead�line July 23 Abstract - Maximum 250 words Exec�u�tive sum�mary ? max�i�mum 5 pages of text including a cover sheet
ANN ARBOR ? Supply chain software provider LLamasoft and Cassidy Turley, a leading commercial real estate services provider in the U.S., have announced a partnership whereby Cassidy Turley will provide industrial real estate cost data and other information for top U.S. markets to LLamasoft customers for their use in strategic supply chain design. Cassidy Turley
ANN ARBOR - Small restaurant chains are gaining customer satisfaction as the largest chains deteriorate, according to a report released today by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. ACSI data show that Americans ate out an average of four meals per week in 2013, representing a 60 percent increase since the end of the Great Recession.
LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder Tuesday signed two bills to help ensure Michigan?s rates will accurately reflect the cost of service for all customers. ?In December I laid out my plan for a ?no regrets? energy future. A key part of that plan is ensuring affordable energy,? Snyder said. ?These bills will help us work