SOUTHFIELD – There’s a very sophisticated game of real estate musical chairs going on this summer on the campus of Lawrence Technological University. Only in this game of musical chairs, everybody will get a seat when the work is completed. Lawrence Tech is opening a new residence hall in August, its fourth (pictured above). That means more
TROY - In-Wheel Electric Motor company Protean Electric announced this week that it has completed a $40 million equity investment as the initial closing of its Series E funding round. Protean, founded in 2009 as a spinout of a bankrupt English electric motor manufacturer, has approximately 110 employees. The company has research and engineering offices in
LANSING — The American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/M) has announced Sean J. Kelley, PE, of The Mannik & Smith Group Inc. as its 2018-19 president. Kelley has been employed in the Michigan engineering consulting industry his entire 32-year career. He is a senior vice president and principal with the 300-plus-employee firm Mannik
DETROIT — More than 15,000 students and 40,000 family members, friends and fans gathered last week for the FIRST Robotics world championships. The four-day event came down to a conclusion Saturday night in front of thousands of cheering fans at Ford Field when teams competed in match finals for the FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST
DEARBORN — The SME Education Foundation and the Michigan Manufacturers Association will make manufacturing education available to students at Fraser High School in cooperation with Macomb County businesses, SME officials announced. Dominion Technologies Group, I.F. Metalworks, Fori Automation, General Motors, Oakley Industries and Superior Heat Treat LLC will collaborate through SME’s Partnership Response In Manufacturing
ANN ARBOR — Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., a biotech and advanced materials developer, announced it has been issued its Enterprise Registration Certificate required to begin its operations in Vietnam. Kraig is developing genetically engineered silkworms that spin silk that has some of the strength characteristics of spiderwebs — so-called “spider silk.” “These licenses to operate
LANSING — Connect Michigan, the nonprofit dedicated to bringing high-speed internet and related technologies to all people in Michigan, has launched a new website. Erick Frederick The organization, a subsidiary of Bowling Green, Ky.-based Connected Nation, says the new site features community resources, broadband data and solutions, and a look at the action plans so
ROYAL OAK - Emily Auten, Lawrence Tech University’s Anime Club President, discusses the game art and programming events coming at up at LTU on Saturday April 21. LTU Anime Con is a FREE, local convention for cosplayers, anime fans, gamers, and fandoms! This con is a one day event, running from 10am — 7pm, where
SOUTHFIELD – Lawrence Technological University has hit triple digits in its annual Research Day. More than 100 research projects by undergraduate and graduate students and faculty were presented, according to Research Day chairman Matthew Cole, associate professor in LTU’s College of Management. The total included 86 poster presentations and 16 oral presentations – a record.
SOUTHFIELD – More than 100 Lawrence Technological University students, along with dozens of faculty members and sponsors, gathered in an LTU rite of spring Tuesday – the Blue Devil Motorsports team unveiling. The event featured presentations from the leaders of five teams building vehicles for competitions sponsored by SAE International, formerly the Society of Automotive
