GRAND RAPIDS ? Van Andel Institute announced Monday the appointment of Peter A. Jones Ph.D., D.Sc. to the position of Director of Research, Chief Scientific Officer of Van Andel Research Institute. Jones begins officially on February 17, 2014. Jones is an internationally renowned researcher with more than 40 years? experience in academia in the field
LANSING - Manufacturers of energy-efficiency products in Michigan and Ohio will receive vital assistance in developing technology, designing prototypes, improving manufacturing processes and assessing opportunities in the burgeoning energy market through joint-funding from the U.S. Energy Department, plus the Michigan and Ohio Energy Offices. On Wednesday, the Michigan-Northeastern Ohio Regional Clean Energy Roadmap Project ?
SAN FRANCISCO - A new Gmail policy that allows e-mailed image attachments to load automatically comes at a price, say two security researchers. Google announced on Thursday that Gmail would once again load attached images by default. The feature had been disabled years ago, as a way of clamping down on malware and phishing attacks,
WASHINGTON DC - It looks like NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander, and his successor, will hold on to the additional role as head of US cyberoperations. The Obama administration said that a single military official will continue to head up both the US National Security Agency and US Cyber Command. "Following a thorough interagency review,
DETROIT - Midtown Detroit Inc. will break ground Wednesday on a 30,000-square-foot, three-story commercial building at the corner of Woodward Avenue and West Willis Street that will have Lawrence Technological University as the anchor tenant. This new commercial development is funded by a wide variety of Midtown Detroit partners, including NCB Capital Impact, Invest Detroit,
EAST LANSING - The Mateen Cleaves 1 Goal. 1 Passion: Hope for the Holidays campaign is racing to meet its $1.3 million goal of gifting $1,000 in holiday gifts to 1000 struggling Michigan families this holiday season. He will appear on the Internet Advisor as heard on WJR 760 AM in Detroit Saturday at 3:30
DETROIT - As a special incentive for ConnecTech Detroit members, the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is offering two limited opportunities for firms who join the trade association as business-level members by December 15th. Select a Charter, Corporate or Small Business membership by December 15, 2013 receive a membership that runs thru December 31, 2014
ANN ARBOR - Duo Security Thursday introduced new editions of its two-factor authentication products, which the company said enables faster deployment, better usability and lower costs, starting as low as $1 per user per month. ?Our mission at Duo has always been to strike the perfect balance between iron-clad confidence and ease of use. The
SAN FRANCISCO - Buck Ryan made boxcars full of money repossessing aircraft whose buyers were in default. The glamorous sounding business, though, meant spending hours in dark and dirty locations, waiting, watching and drinking gallons of bad coffee, poised for the right opportunity to move. So when it came to spending that money, Buck made
AUBURN HILLS - Michael Horn, 51, is to become President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, succeeding Jonathan Browning, 54, who is leaving the group and returning to the United Kingdom. Three other promotions were also announced. Those include: Axel Schulte-H�rmann (52) is to be the new Head of After Sales of the Volkswagen