DEARBORN - There are few pleasures in life that rival sitting on top of your car, miles from anyone in the middle of the wilderness, staring up at the vast inky-black sky painted with stars. Ford apparently understands this as much as I do and wants to patent a roof-rail-mounted chair for "camping and tailgating activities."
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite a big jump in concern for inflation small business owners are feeling good about the health of their businesses and expectations for the future, leading to a new pandemic-era high score of 64.1 for the MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index. About three in five (61 percent) small
ANN ARBOR - Renaissance Venture Capital has helped attract $2.3 billion in investments for 78 Michigan companies through its portfolio and capital attraction activities. Renaissance also announced that the 55 Michigan companies in its portfolio have raised $2.17 billion to date, or more than $13 for every dollar invested by Renaissance. This is more than
MIDLAND – As Northwood University celebrates its Founder's Day today, the Michigan university announces the launch of an online lesson for anyone interested in The Northwood Idea and free-market economics. "The Northwood Idea exists as a timeless set of values that adapts to changing conditions while remaining steadfast as a guiding light," stated Dr. Dale
WASHINGTON – A new survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Hotel & Lodging Association finds that sentiment around business travel is shifting, with 77 percent of business travelers and 64% of employed Americans agreeing that it is more important than ever to bring back business travel. Nearly two-thirds of business travelers
ANN ARBOR - CJ Chung, a professor of mathematics and computer science at Lawrence Technological University, provides details on a National Science Foundation grant that will let him train eight college students from around the country this summer to develop computer programs for self-driving cars. The grant is targeted for underrepresented populations. Community college students
DETROIT - The move from manual operations to levels of automation can be challenging. The same is true when updating existing automation to more sustainable levels of automation. Many industries, from traditional food and beverage, CPG, non-food, consumer products and industries like automotive, are looking for ways to differentiate brands and products on the shelf
LANSING - After receiving over 550 nomination submissions, 90 small businesses from every corner of Michigan have been selected as recipients for the 18th annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala. Success is best when shared, and on May 3 when more than 800 guests will gather in-person at the Breslin Center in East Lansing to
NEW YORK - The impact of sanctions and the collapse of the Russian ruble after the invasion of Ukraine has some Russian banks turning to the crypto market for a boost. Like the biggest one. That is Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender, which just received a license from the central bank to issue digital assets to clients on Thursday. Sberbank said
ANN ARBOR—As automated truck technology continues to be developed in the United States, there are still many questions about how the technology will be deployed and what its potential impacts will be on the long-haul trucking market. A new study by researchers at the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University assessed how and where
