NOVI - Linda H. Blair has succeeded Joseph L. Welch as president and CEO of ITC Holdings Corp. In her new role, Blair is responsible for the strategic vision and overall business operation of ITC and its subsidiaries. Blair has served in several leadership roles with ITC since the company’s inception in 2003 including most
DETROIT - Young adults, aged 18-26, in metro Detroit and nationwide have a different definition of adulthood, a new survey reports. It is less about age and more about financial independence. In a Bank of America/USA Today Better Money Habits report. Some key metro Detroit findings include: Metro Detroiters ages 18-26: 71 percent are worried about
DETROIT - The second quarter of 2016 set a new high in employment in Southeast Michigan dating back nearly a decade to 2007 to the beginning of the recession, reports the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan, a 16-county partnership region. With employment expanding by 1.4 percent, some 35,000 jobs were added from April through
TROY - If you are a manufacturer trying to figure out how cloud computing will impact your processes, you're going to want to attend Game Changing Cloud Technology For Manufacturing - a Lunch and Learn Nov. 17 at Automation Alley. CloudTech1 CEO Rick Beckers will lead the discussion on what Cloud Computer has to offer
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STAMFORD - Worldwide PC shipments declined 5.7 percent in the third quarter - the eighth consecutive - the longest decline in the history of Personal Computers. This news comes from Gartner Group. Third quarter shipments totaled 68.9 million units. In the United States, PC shipments totaled 16.2 million units in the third quarter, a 0.3 percent
AUBURN HILLS - Faurecia North American will close two metro Detroit factories resulting in the layoff of 348 employees after FCA US discounted production of its Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart models. The interiors and emission controls supplier's Merrill Road plant in Sterling Heights and its Masonic Road plant in Fraser will be closed as
DETROIT - Co-working space Bamboo Detroit will be expanding into a new 6,000 square foot office in the Julian C. Madison Building in downtown Detroit early next year. The announcement, made Tuesday, also said the build-out space - which will include private offices - is expected to accommodate up to 300 entrepreneurs, up 161 percent
ANN ARBOR - Dendrites, whiskers of lithium that grow inside batteries and can cause fires like those in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, are the bane of next-generation lithium batteries. While they usually spread under cover of darkness in a closed cell, a team of researchers at the University of Michigan has spied on them
LANSING – To help businesses understand the best ways to use mobile video, Mobile Michigan Monday Lansing on Oct. 24 at 6:45 pm will host Brian Town, CEO of Michigan Creative. Research firm eMarketer indicates that one in three consumers watch video on their mobile devices, resulting in mobile being used more today for video
