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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Orders State, Flint To Take Immediate Action To Address Water Crisis

FLINT - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering the state and city of Flint to take a series of immediate actions to address the city's drinking water crisis, declaring the state and city "have failed to take adequate measures to protect public health." Additionally, in a series of rapid developments Thursday evening, President Barack

By |2016-01-22T11:01:36-05:00January 22nd, 2016|Featured, Politics|

M2 TechCast Jan. 25: Drone Law, Cybersecurity Update, Crain’s Detroit Business Henderson Co-Hosts

FERNDALE - On M2 TechCast on Jan. 25 at 3 pm, Enrico Schaefer will provide a drone law update, cybersecurity experts Richard Stiennon and Dan Lohrmann will talk about the latest cyber threats, including hacktivist group Anonymous threat to attack Gov. Rick Snyder's administration over the Flint water crisis. Also on the show will be Crain’s

By |2016-01-22T14:44:34-05:00January 20th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Contrite Snyder Says He Will Release Emails On Flint

LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder said tonight at the opening of his State of the State speech that he will release his emails from 2014 and 2015 on Flint water. Whether that will include just Snyder’s emails or those of all those in the Executive Office was not immediately clear. Under the Freedom of Information

By |2016-01-19T21:16:52-05:00January 19th, 2016|Featured, Politics|

National Venture Capital Groups Invest $7.5 Billion In High-Growth Start-Ups During 2015

WASHINGTON DC – Corporate venture groups invested more than $7.5 billion in 905 deals to high-growth startups in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in 2015, accounting for 13 percent of all venture capital dollars invested for the year and 21 percent of all deals. This news comes from the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and the National

By |2016-01-19T18:20:02-05:00January 19th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

More Bad News For Automakers – UM Study Says More Americans Of All Ages Spurning Driver’s Licenses

ANN ARBOR - While more and more teens and twentysomethings are forgoing driver's licenses, the most recent trend holds true for pretty much all age groups, say University of Michigan researchers. In a new report examining changes in driver licensure in the U.S. from 1983 to 2014, Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the U-M

By |2016-01-19T18:11:56-05:00January 19th, 2016|Featured, News|

Drones – Love them – Hate them – FAA Says They Are Here to Stay

TRAVERSE CITY - The drones are here!  How long will our fears of drones last? From agricultural inspection of crops to search and rescue; from drone delivery to real estate; from TV and film to industrial inspection - drones are becoming quickly part of our national consciousness. We not only are seeing drones flying in

By |2016-01-20T17:19:26-05:00January 19th, 2016|Drones, Featured|

Detroit Auto Show Draws 208,000 plus On Opening Weekend

DETROIT - The North American International Auto Show was a magnet for 208,327 people on opening weekend – all wanting to get a glimpse of the more than 700 vehicles on display and the over 50 vehicles that debuted earlier in the week at Press Preview. Attendees experienced a show floor that has undergone a

By |2016-01-18T10:58:43-05:00January 18th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured|

DOT Secretary Foxx Proposes $4 Billion To Fund Development Of Autonomous Vehicles

DETROIT - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Thursday at the North American International Auto Show that the federal government would like to spend $4 billion over the next decade to make autonomous vehicles a reality on America’s roads. “Automated vehicles open up opportunities for saving time, saving lives and saving fuel,” Foxx said. “We

By |2016-01-15T09:32:14-05:00January 15th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Politics|

IBM Study Consumers Still Want Cars But Maybe Not Own Them

DETROIT - When it comes to cars, Americans are increasingly like they are with movies and music. They want a car on demand — but not necessarily ownership, according to a new consumer study released by IBM in conjunction with the North American International Auto Show. For the second part of its “Auto 2025” series,

By |2016-01-14T15:44:40-05:00January 14th, 2016|ESD, Featured, Guest Columns|

New Group Formed To Allow Direct Factory Sale Of Vehicles In Michigan

LANSING - A new group has formed with the goal of changing Michigan's laws affecting motor vehicle sales, with the Freedom to Buy coalition saying it was comprised of groups that had more than 250,000 individuals as members. The group is focused on recently approved legislation that requires most motor vehicles to be sold by

By |2016-01-13T22:56:11-05:00January 13th, 2016|Featured, News, Politics|