Automation Alley to recognize Senator for economic stewardship
Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association, will honor Senator John Pappageorge (State Senator, District 13) with the Automation Alley Legacy Award in recognition of his exceptional support of Automation Alley and its members throughout his legislative career on Sept. 15 at Automation Alley Headquarters in Troy.More

Mikaylah Heffernan is the first student from the Henry Ford Early College (HFEC) to graduate from Henry Ford College’s (HFC) Biotechnology Program.
The Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) of Schoolcraft College will host its 6th Annual Meet the Buyers™ event on October 7, 2014 at Schoolcraft College’s VisTaTech Center in Livonia, MI. The attendance fee is $45 per person.
The works of art of 24 women from around the country will be on exhibit at OCC’S annual women’s juried art exhibition.
More advanced recycling rather than disposal of “produced” water pumped back out of wells could calm fears of accidental spillage and save millions of gallons of fresh water a year, according to Rice University chemist Andrew Barron, who led a recent analysis of water produced by hydraulic fracturing (fracking), and how to treat and reuse it in environmentally friendly ways. The primary goal of the researchers is for their analysis to aid in anticipating future problems as industry develops processes to remove organic compounds from water bound for reuse.
Are you responsible for the HR function in your company? If so, that could mean you are the HR manager at a large company or that you’re a small business owner with one or two employees.
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced the cities of Allegan and Roseville are the first communities in the state to receive Redevelopment Ready Communities® (RRC) certification. RRC is a voluntary, no-cost program that assists local municipalities in establishing a sound foundation for development and investment to occur in their communities.