DETROIT – Advanced manufacturing employment in Michigan reached new heights in 2018 with more than 700,000 workers employed – the greatest employment level since 2006. This according to a new report from Detroit-based LIFT—Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, a Manufacturing USA institute. The quarterly reports, highlighting employment trends, top jobs, and required skills in advanced manufacturing
DETROIT - Consumers Energy and DTE Energy Friday said they are accelerating plans to produce cleaner energy in Michigan, targeting at least a 50 percent Clean Energy Goal by 2030– achieved through a combination of investments in at least 25 percent renewable energy, and the remaining through energy efficiency. In the past year, both DTE
FARMINGTON HILLS – Enterprise Resource Management provider Central Data has acquired St. Louis, MO., based consultant Lowery Systems Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of LSi offers a complementary suite of services to Central Data’s current offerings and will increase Central Data’s customer base by 30 percent. Central Data has rehired all of LSi’s
DETROIT - May 5 is not only Cinco de Mayo but also National Free Comic Book Day across America. On Saturday, Lexus has partnered with the Vault of Midnight comic book stores in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids to provide fanboys and fangirls alike with the opportunity to grab some cool artwork. Select magazines
ANN ARBOR - The tempo of Oakland County's job growth moderated in 2017, but that slow down appears to represent a "temporary hiccup" before it picks up to a more robust pace similar to 2015 and 2016. Job growth for the next three years is forecast to average 1.9 percent per year or an increase
ANN ARBOR — Supply chain software developer LLamasoft announced that longtime supply chain industry executive Razat Gaurav has joined the company as its new CEO. Razat will also become a member of the company’s board of directors. Gaurav is a highly respected industry veteran whose experience includes leadership positions at JDA Software, i2 Technologies and
HOUGHTON - President-elect Richard J. Koubek will lead the University as its 10th president, the Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees announced Friday. Koubek, who is executive vice president and provost of Louisiana State University, begins his tenure at Michigan Tech on July 1, 2018. He succeeds Glenn D. Mroz, who has served as president since
GRAND RAPIDS - Despite steel and aluminum tariffs, West Michigan’s economy continues to grow a new report from Grand Valley State University contends. Brian Long, director of supply chain management research at GVSU’s Seidman College of Business, said his survey of purchasing managers index tick up by two points over the previous month to 34,
DETROIT - The combination of financial start-ups and the emergence of new technologies is radically shaking up the long-standing financial services industry. Changes are happening that are breaking up control of financial institutions and provide greater choice to consumers, along with providing financial inclusion for those not currently eligible for standard banking products. On Monday,
TROY - On April 1, top 40 accounting firm Rehmann and Grandville-based Trivalent Group, a top 100 managed IT service provider, merged to create what Rehmann CEO Randy Rupp described in an interview as Accounting as a Service. Trivalent Group, with some 85 percent of its 700 business clients outside Southeast Michigan, specializes in managed services,
