The 33rd Annual Metro Detroit Youth Day was held on Wednesday July 15th on Belle Isle. The Metro Detroit Youth day workers and volunteers welcomed 34, 000 children from the Metro Detroit area for a day of fun and education. The event filled day kicked off with an opening ceremony celebrating Metro Detroit Youth Day’s Ed Deeb as well as the rest of the staff, and of course the youth of Detroit. More
During his State of the City address in January, Mayor Heartwell proposed a moratorium against the production of oil and natural gas via hydraulic fracturing (fracking) within Grand Rapids’ city limits. In April, however, he backed off from his proposal due to a lack of political support to implement the moratorium.More
Between recruiting new talent and retaining current employees, HR professionals have a lot on their plates. Fortunately, there are a variety of free and inexpensive Web-based tools available to help make life a little easier for HR professionals, not to mention recruiters, marketing professionals, and owners of small and medium-sized businesses. Paul Chambers, CEO of Core3 Solutions, will highlight those tools in his presentation, “HR Tech Tools and Toys,” August 6 at Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association.More
The Year of Clean Air – AQD 101 Webinar Series is a monthly webinar that will focus on specific topics associated with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Air Quality Division (AQD) and its associated programs.More
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced Michigan Strategic Fund approval of two business expansions and three community development projects that will generate more than $22 million in total investment and create 147 jobs around the state.More
Investment can be hard to come by if you are a “hardware” based cleantech company. Hardware technologies generally require a higher level of capital to develop prototypes, demonstrate, test and validate their commercial viability. Cleantech investment in start-ups was at an all-time high years ago. More
Henry Ford College (HFC) will present Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” beginning Thursday, Aug. 6, at 8 p.m. in the Adray Auditorium, located in the MacKenzie Fine Arts Center on the main campus.More
Automation Alley will lead a trade mission to Hannover Messe 2016, the world’s largest industrial fair, April 25-29, 2016. Small and medium-sized businesses interested in participating in the mission are invited to attend an information session, titled “Hannover Messe 2016: The Olympics of Industrial Technology,” on July 27 at Automation Alley headquarters in Troy.More
Researchers in Kettering University’s Advanced Power Electronics Lab (APEL) have become a go-to resource for global companies seeking innovations in electric vehicle (EV) charging technology.More
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director Dan Wyant and Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced the release of the Michigan Petroleum Pipeline Task Force Report. The report calls for an immediate ban on transporting tar sands and heavy crude oil through the Straits of Mackinac pipelines, mandates full insurance coverage liability, requires an assessment of options to the Straits pipelines, requires Enbridge to disclose coverage pipeline safety reports and creates a public advisory board on pipeline safety.More
