Looking to upgrade your facilities but concerned about the expense, lack of capital and lengthy payback periods? Are you a business owner, architect, consulting engineer, contractor or vendor involved with energy efficient designs and upgrades difficult to justify from a building owner’s financial perspective?More
Peter-Lacke USA — the first U.S. subsidiary of Peter-Lacke GmbH and the most recent graduate of the Automation Alley International Business Center — moved into their new 20,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Troy in July and have already created 12 new jobs in Michigan, with growth plans to at least double in size over the next three to five years. With manufacturing scheduled to begin this month, Peter-Lacke USA will celebrate their grand opening Oct. 13-15.More
Organizers of the popular annual MI Earth Day Fest will launch a new event series, the Healthy People & Planet Wellness Festival, at the Royal Oak Farmers Market this fall and winter. Taking place on Thursdays, Oct. 15, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10, the family-friendly events run from 4 until 10 p.m. and feature green and wellness products, services and programs of leading local businesses and community groups.More
Jody Caldwell, P.E. has been appointed as the Oakland County representative for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department’s (DWSD) Board of Water Commissioners. Effective this month, Caldwell’s appointment replaces J. Bryan Williams, who recently resigned.More
Great Lakes Commissioners from the eight Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces today endorsed a plan to reduce nutrient loadings and diminish problems like harmful algal blooms, toxic cyanobacteria, anoxic zones and other problems in Lake Erie. A joint action plan developed by the Commission’s Lake Erie Nutrient Targets (LENT) Working Group proposes phosphorus reduction targets and a set of 10 steps to achieve the targets.More
Developing positive approaches to person-centered care is the focus for more than 700 long term care health professionals, providers, and state surveyors attending today’s Joint Provider Surveyor Training (JPST) at the DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids. The training is organized by the Bureau of Community and Health Systems within the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.More
The transportation design program at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) has been named to the Academy Member Program of Dassault Systèmes, the supplier of the CATIA software that students use in LTU’s transportation design and industrial design programs.More
Henry Ford College (HFC) will host Manufacturers Day (MFG Day) on Friday, Oct. 2, which is followed by American Graduate Day on Saturday, Oct. 3. Manufacturers Day takes place at HFC’s M-TEC.More
Following a spirited hearing on whether Bloomfield Township should “opt in” as a jurisdiction offering Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing, the Board of Trustees voted 5-2 tonight to become the newest PACE Financing District in Michigan. More
Local business Rustic MAKA is a finalist in the Martha Stewart American Made Audience Choice Awards in the Style/Beauty category.More
