$5 Million grant for Automation Alley Announced
Source: metromode, 5/30/2007
Congresswoman Candice Miller and Congressman Joe Knollenberg announced that $5,000,000 has been authorized for Automation Alley to create a new Macomb County Business Accelerator.
Model D/metromode Speaker Series: the Young and Restless
Source: metromode, 5/29/2007
Join Model D in conversation with national thought leader and CEO’s For Cities President Carol Coletta for an exploration into research on what she calls “The Young and Restless” to learn first hand where the skilled workforce is going.
Dickinson Wright broadens IP practice
Source: metromode, 5/29/2007
Dickinson Wright has increased its intellectual property practice capabilities by combining with Southfield-based firm Artz & Artz.
UM scientist awarded L'Oreal fellowship
Source: EurekAlert, 5/29/2007
L'Oreal awarded fellowships to five up-and-coming female scientists -- including Dr. Sarah Clinton, a Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Research Institute at the University of Michigan.
Green Leader: Diane Jones
Source: metromode, 5/28/2007
Diane Jones --former director of the United Way's Non-profit Facilities Center— is working hard to green the city of Detroit on multiple fronts.
Fumes-to-fuel propels Climate Technologies
Source: metromode, 5/25/2007
Northville-based Climate Technologies is a 37-year old company that specializes in industrial climate control. This stable business is poised to explode with the development and marketing rights for fumes-to-fuel technology—which utilizes VOC fumes produced in industrial processes as energy.
(Almost) guilt-free grilling
Source: metromode, 5/24/2007
Kelli B. Kavanaugh ask the most important question of the summer: "Am I killing the earth by grilling this sausage?"
Asterand enters relationship with Bristol-Myers Squibb
Source: Great Lakes IT Report, 5/24/2007
Asterand plc, the human tissue bank located in Detroit's TechTown, has
entered into a three-year collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb in
which Asterand will provide the pharmaceutical giant with drug
discovery services and clinical samples.
Cobasys to outfit Verizon vans with hybrid batteries
Source: Great Lakes IT Report, 5/23/2007
Cobasys has landed yet another coup, as it will be equipping Verizon trucks with its hybrid batteries. Verizon will be the first major US fleet retrofit its vehicles with hybrid batteries.