DETROIT - Comedy Central has selected Detroit as the backdrop for its upcoming series, Detroiters, a comedy series that follows the travails of two small-time advertising men who produce low-budget, off-beat commercials with an eye toward a bigger dream. Filming is scheduled to begin this summer with pre-production as early as April. The series, which
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present a luncheon on sustainable food management and organic waste February 8 at Aquinas College. Featured speaker is Susan Mooney, Chief of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 5 Municipal and Industrial Materials Section. Mooney will introduce various EPA programs and tools that businesses can use
AUBURN HILLS - The FCA US LLC Design team today announced four winners in this year’s Drive for Design contest and one of them was from Bloomfield Hills High School. The FCA US Drive for Design contest challenged U.S. high school students in grades 10-12 to design a Dodge SRT Hellcat for the year 2025.
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Art Center will turn the mid-winter school break - from Feb. 15 to Feb. 19 - into a week of hands-on art prove that involve collaboration, experimentation, critical thinking and problem solving. Its theme for the week will be an explosion of color! Kids will learn new ways to use
TRAVERSE CITY - Appia Communications announced the availability of its Cloud desktops that deliver a Windows desktop experience that includes Microsoft Office 2013 Standard, with options to upgrade to Professional Plus, add hosted Microsoft Exchange, and add line of business applications. For more than 15 years, Appia has provided Cloud voice, cellular, colocation, call center,
SOUTHFIELD - Environmental and Technical Controls Inc. hopes to build a $24 million plant on Detroit’s east side to supply hydrogen fuel cell power systems pending land approval from the Detroit City Council. The 150,000 square foot plant would manufacture fuel cells and components as well as research and development, warehousing and distribution. GEI’s technology
DETROIT - Just in time for the public opening of the 2016 North American International Auto Show on Saturday, AT&T has boosted its mobile Internet coverage at Cobo Center. AT&T has upgraded its network by installing a new Distributed Antenna System. A DAS is made of numerous, small antennas that distribute AT&T's wireless network coverage.
GRAND RAPIDS - Six high school students will gain valuable hands-on experience in the software design and development process and assist in the creation of a mobile app in the Groundhog Shadow day Program Feb. 2. Organized by the Kent Intermediate School District, the Groundhog Shadow Day Program helps students throughout Kent County prepare for
DETROIT - Hyundai plans to add production of its Santa Fe Sport at its assembly plant in Montgomery, Alabama this coming summer, hoping to keep up with a surge in demand for utility vehicles driven, at least in part, by low fuel prices. The boost in production of the Santa Fe Sport will come at
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources currently is seeking public comment on the final draft of its 2016-2020 Wildlife Division Strategic Plan - Guiding Principles and Strategies. The GPS sets the DNR Wildlife Division’s strategic direction for the management of Michigan’s unique wildlife resources for the next five years. The plan clearly defines
