China’s appetite for environmental technologies is indisputably a growing opportunity for U.S. companies. While flying to China to research and develop the market is important for U.S. environmental hardware and software companies, increasingly Chinese corporates and even Chinese clean-tech funds are regularly visiting the U.S. in search of licensing and investment deals.More
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Shiver on the River
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Free Admission Family Fun on Belle Isle
Main Event held at the Casino Building
~ Exhibits, Displays and Refreshments
~ Marshmallow Roasting at the Aquarium
~ Environmental Arts and Crafts for Kids
~ Pancake Breakfast at the Flynn Pavilon (fee)
~ Snowshoe Rental at Casino (fee)
~ Live Entertainment:
10:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Bob Kat Caricatures
11:00 A.M. – Children’s Magician
12:00 P.M. – Improv Project w/Cass Tech
1:00 P.M. – Wanda & Winky
2:00 P.M. – Water Walkers
Other Island Attractions Hours:
Belle Isle Aquarium
10 A.M. – 4 P.M.
Belle Isle Nature Zoo
10 A.M.- 4 P.M.
Coast Guard Station
10 A.M. – 3 P.M.
Belle Isle Boat Club
(Rowers)
10 A.M. – 4 P.M.
Belle Isle Conservatory
10 A.M. – 5 P.M.
Dossin Museum
11 A.M. – 4 P.M.
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Click here to be introduced to Friends of the Detroit River!
SMSBF is excited to announce that City of Detroit Planning Director Maurice Cox will keynote the event. In addition to Mr. Cox, the speaker lineup includes Paul Bierman-Lytle from OHM Advisors and Rich Harrison from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy.
Don’t forget to register for Nurturing Sustainable Communities. The event will take place on Thursday, Feb. 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register for the event here.
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Production at the New Center Stamping plant is highly dependent on access to a reliable source of compressed air. Only a 25% reduction in available pressure causes air – dependent machinery to automatically shut down.More
Production at the New Center Stamping plant is highly dependent on access to a reliable source of compressed air. Only a 25% reduction in available pressure causes air – dependent machinery to automatically shut down.More
Join the American Water Works Association and the U.S. Department of Commerce for a conversation about the available opportunities in the water & wastewater industries for U.S. companies looking to travel as a part of the delegation to Peru.
Why Peru? Peru’s new president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, is a former World Bank executive and former prime minister, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Energy for Peru. Kuczynski’s administration wants to set clear environmental standards and improve the country’s water and wastewater infrastructure. This presents an important opportunity for potential suppliers to gain traction in promoting to the incoming administration— potentially for the next five years and longer—new technologies, supplies, investments and services related to the water industry.
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The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) today wrapped up two weeks of welcoming brand-defining products, emerging mobility technologies, top government officials – including then-Vice President Joe Biden – and leading auto and tech thinkers, in addition to greeting over 800,000 car enthusiasts who came to see the exciting technology-laden products driving the industry’s transformation.
The show closed tonight with a strong finish of 98,125 attendees, bringing total ticketed attendance for 2017 NAIAS to 806,554.More
We are hosting a retirement party to honor Peg Upmeyer, the co-founder of Arts & Scraps! We are celebrating Peg and her dedication to Arts & Scraps for over 29 years as well her support of the children, families and communities in Detroit. It was Peg’s vision, through reimagining materials, for all those young and young at heart to be able to think, create and learn. We are having this celebratory gathering to say thank you to Peg for all that she has done and accomplished. Peg is indeed a one-person wonder.More
