DETROIT - Tonya Matthews PhD, president and CEO at the Michigan Science Center, has been appointed to Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Matthews will join the chairman and 13 other members on BOSE, a standing board that guides a portfolio of work on science education broadly conceived
GRAND RAPIDS – A recent meeting with longtime Open Systems Technologies client Herman Miller provided the inspiration that led to a strategic partnership between OST and leaders of the Grand Rapids office of Sweden-based Configura, maker of space-planning software. The collaboration agreement calls for OST to serve as a formal Implementation Partner for Configura’s CET
DETROIT - studiozONE has been named as general contractor for the transformation and renovation of the Toyota Engineering Theater at the Michigan Science Center. This announcement follows Toyota Motor North America’s $1.44 million commitment to the TET, which supports its desire to create the next generation of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) professionals.
PLYMOUTH - Nineteen Michigan nonprofit organizations expanded digital literacy, promoted the importance of community service and helped build tomorrow’s leaders thanks to $351,000 in grants from the Comcast Foundation in 2016. “I appreciate the Comcast Foundation’s continued investment in our state’s nonprofit organizations,” Gov. Rick Snyder said. “Thanks to the tireless efforts and extremely important
GRAND RAPIDS – A 2017 survey by the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce shows finding qualified talent as the top concern for the first time, surpassing the cost of health care which had been the top issue for the last four years. Despite the concerns expressed in the survey, more than 93 percent of
STAMFORD - Worldwide PC shipments in 2016 declined by 6.2 percent, the fourth consecutive year shipments have declined. For the year, worldwide PC shipments totaled 269.7 million units, the same levels of shipments as 2007. "Stagnation in the PC market continued into the fourth quarter of 2016 as holiday sales were generally weak due to
WARREN - The U.S. Army’s Detroit-area automotive research facility is now set to test the Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle and evaluate the readiness of Fuel Cell propulsion in military-like environments and uses. The announcement was made Monday during the North American International Auto Show press preview days. The show opens to the
SANTA BARBARA, CA. - It was a busy and abundant year for seed, crowd, series A,B,C,D and VC funding of robotics-related startups. 128 companies got funded, some multiple times. $1.95 billion, 50% more than 2015 which was also a phenomenal year with over $1.32 billion funded. Velodyne LiDAR got the most money in 2016, $150
PORTAGE - Stryker Corporation’s instruments division plans to establish a new 485,000-square-foot facility in the city of Portage, investing more than $130 million and creating 105 jobs. The division is experiencing significant growth and the company needs an expanded facility to support a new corporate campus. The facility will likely feature a customer experience center, functioning
LANSING - eTail giant Amazon.Com will build a one million square foot fulfillment warehouse in Livonia and hire one thousand employees after receiving a $7.5 million grant Tuesday from the Michigan Strategic Fund. While all the details remain sketchy and unconfirmed, the Michigan Economic Development Corp told Crain’s Detroit the MEDC is "encouraged by Amazon's
